Evening star., 1922-10-20
TWO MINISTRIES
FILLED IN RAPID
WORK ON CABINET
Marquis Curzon and Earl of
Derby, Veterans in Official
Life. to Serve.
BONAR LAW KEPT BUSY
SORTING MANY ELIGIBLES
Plans of Bereft Premier Uncertain,
But Fighting Spirit
Runs High.
Ey the Associated Press.

I:y the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 2O-Premier
Designate Bonar Law In q mes
sage to the newspapers this after.
noon says:
Elf L am elected the leader OF
the conservative party 1 may pc
in n position to advise the king 10
order Immediately the dissolution
OF parl ament. This would give
plenty of time to get the irish
home rule bill through"
LONDON, October 20. - Andrew
Bonar Law appeared to be making
rapid progress today in forming
cabinet to replace the fallen coalition
government. This was evidenced by
the announcement that Marquis Cur
zon and the Earl of Derby both men
OF influence and experienced cabinet
ministers, have agreed to serve under
him in any capacity. Mr.. Bonar Law
cannot officially announce the for-
nation of his ministry until he Is
elected head of the unionist party to
succeed Austen Chamberlain but 1t is
generally conceded that this election
VIII be only a formality.
Although the split in the unionist
ranks has deprived him OF sucn cabi-
Birkenhead. the Earl of Balfour and
some lesser lights, political experts
believe Mr.. Bonar Law will find
plenty of timber among the younger
members of the party who have.
shown promise in the political field
and are marked for advancement at
q favorable moment.
Busy Seeking Eligibles.
The premier-designate was busy
seeking out eligibies at an early hour
today. His secretary declared he is
IN good health again and ready to
"buckIe to" the work which lays
before him. Certainly he is giving
ergy, though whether he is strong
enough to stand the long hard strain
Of office is problematical
Meanwhile Mr.. Lloyd George, bereft
Of his rank as prime minister. but
to the full the indomitable courage
and fighting spirit which have char
acterized his thirty-odd years of po-
litical life, was making his way to-
day along the first stage of his trek
into the wilderness" with those of
his comrades who had remained
faithful to his leadership. Whether
he was hoping that chance would
smile upon him and lead him quickly
along some as yet undisco !ered path
10 a realm of renewed political pros
perIty or whether he was planning
the pioneering job of hewing a new
way out, none could say, except the
little Nelshman himself. Perhaps
even he did not know, for the si.ua-
tion remained one of great COM
pleXity.
Political Cauldron SeethinE.
The political cauldron in England
IS seething as the country has not
seen it nlong years, and none today
was handy enough to predict what
brew would emerge from the strange
mixture that was cooking. But what
ever fate might have in store. 1t was
was certain Mr.. Lloyd George was
entering a stage of his career which
would call for all his skill and craft.
1t was equally certain that he would
prove to be a difficult opponent in
the coming battles. as there are ad-
mittedly few men in the country who
possess such mastery of the art of
politics as he.
The unionists, the liberals and the
iaborites alike were comforting and
working intensely in an attempt to
solve the problem confronting them.
Former Premier Asquith, who was
N the country when ne hearu of Ine
collapse of the Lloyd George govern
ment, rushed back to town this morn
ing to confer with his colleagues as
20 what line the liberals should adopt,
and other conferences were proceed
ing among the various party leaders.
1t is declared in high political cir
cles that the government which Mr..
BOnar Law has IN v.xw w.I. &c pre-
pared to continue In all essential re-
spectS the WORK of the late ministry.
The keynotes of his program, 1t is
indicated, will be the strictest econ
omy in internal administration and
better understanding with the allies
in international affairs.
Conservatives Seek Leader.
The conservative party organizers
were busy today arranging the meet
ing at which leader will be elected
to succeed Austen Chamberlain. 1t is
understood that the. Carlton Club.
which yesterday saw the deposition
of the old leader, will be the scene of
the choice of his successor.
1t is believed in conservative quar-
ters that the cabinet will be COM
pleted before the end of next week.
This prediction ignores dark hints
from some coalition sources Of the
ANTIQUITIES which Bonar Law may per-
haps encounter. Prominence is given
to form a center party with Mr..
Chamberlain and the leading CO ,lition
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