The Holbrook news., 1922-11-03
BONAR LAW WINS
 VOTE OF PARTY
LLOYD GEORGE TAKES LEAVE OF kfNG-NEW PREMIER AND
 AIDES INSTALLED.
CABINET BACKS TREATY
NEW CABINET TO BACK TREATY FOR FREE IRELAND-PAR-
 LAMENT DISSOLVED.

London.-Andrew Bonar Law. in the traditional phrase of the court circu-
 lar, kissed hands upon his appoint ment as prime minister and first lord of the treasury" and thus became England's first Canadian-born premier. One day was devoted to the formali ties necessary in a mOnarchical cOun- try to a change in the government. The king gave audience to and took formal leave of the outgoing prime minister, Mir. Lloyd George. Then came the Unionist meeting when Mir. Bonar Law was unanimously elected leader of the party. This was followed by an audience at Buckingham palace, when Mir. Bonar Law, at the kings invita- tion undertook to form a new admins tratiOn.
 The king held privy council for the swearing in of the new ministers. The
 king on the advice of the prime min ister proclaimed the dissolution of Parliament and, according to present arrangements, elections will be held Nov 15
 Mir. BOnar Law is understood to
 have his cabinet list almost complet- ed, and it is expected the composition of the ministry will be announced soon. It is the almost universal opin- ion that he succeeds to most diff
 cult and Oner0uS task and many mis-
 givings are heard as to whether his
 health will stand the inevitable strain, but he has made it quite clear that if
 he finds his health unequal to the task he shall be allowed quietly to step aside.
 The situation is unique in the an-
 nals of British election politics, inas-
 much as only a short time before the election date none of the leaders has
 yet announced his policy; each side appears to be waiting on the other.
 Mir. Lloyd Georges opponents are
 making merry with the suggestion that the sword he announced himself as brandishing when he left London re- gently must have been lost somewhere ou tiiC way to LSSu''
 The only real question before the electorate is whether they wish to be governed by coalition. But that
 cannot properly be described as an
 election plank. because, except in the quite anticipated result of tremen' dous landslide in favor of one partic
 ular party it is almost certain that no
 party will be returned strong enough
 to form a government without the CO
 operation of some other party. Mir. BOnar Law confirms that Ire land is an agreed question, and he fur ther intimated clearly and frankly at
 the UniOniSt meeting that tariff reform or protection would not form an item of his policy. And since MT. Lloyd George has announced himself as a free trader, this question cannot come to the front, as both the Liberal and
 Labor parties are in favor of free trade The prime minister promises
 to define his policy in his coming speech at Glasgow, but judging from
 his remarks it will not be of an event full character.
 Previous to the breakdown of his health. which forced him temporarily to retire from politics, Mir. Bonar Law
 was very close friend of MT. Lloyd George and was identified with the en-
 tire coalition policy. It therefore is
 practically impossible that he can il
 any important measure reverse this
 policy Thus, unless Mir. Lloyd George
 should take strong turn in his policy.
 there will be little difference between
 the policies of the two men.
 The contest seems likely to be one
 of personalities of men, rather than
 measures, so far as these two parties
 are concerned. The Free Liberals and
 the Laborites have, of course, well de-
 fined policies, and, according to pres
 ent indications, are opposed resolutely
 to any cooperation with Lloyd George,
 even should the former premier seek
 reconciliation with either of them.