The Washington times., 1922-10-15
STANDS ON RECORD,
SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
viii Not Change Governments
Policy Despite Attacks by -
Political Opponents.

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scheduled for next week and an elec.
ton will be held early in November"
the Sunday Times will say tomorrow.
The Sunday Observer viii say:
The premier left the way open to
accept any one Of several courses.
The swan song tone OF the speech
may mean that Lloyd George has de-
cided TO resign and let Austen Cham.
berlain tUnionisD struggle with the
government"
Reynolds Newspaper. owned by
Lord Dalziel. q close confidant OF
Premier Lloyd George, will say on
Sunday: r.
"The Manchester speech ives a
feeling to determine whether Lloyd
George should resign, or 10 suffi.
cieptly strong TO 60 before the coun.
try on his present popularity"
Emphatic stress was laid by the
Premier upon defense of ths British
policy in the Near East. He spoke
Of the grave danger OF war; OF the
necessity OF keeping open the Turk.
ish straits; Of the menace OF the in.
yasiop Of Southeastern Europe by
the Turks, who might convert Thrace
into q shambles OF bloodshed.
Then he dramatically declared that
war has been averted and that the
British policy of peace had arisen
triumphant above the perils OF con-
flict.
Curious Political TangIe.
II seems likely to political observ.
ers that the Premier will not make
another move in the political arena
until he sees what reaction Is coming
from the public and especially from
his critics. 1t is a curious anomaly
Of politics that Tories-the supporters
of the idea Of monarchistic power
are lined up against Lloyd George
with the Neutrality-suspicious. OF So
cialism in its varying degrees OF radi-
calism.
Among the various interpretations
nut upon the Manchester speech the
two that stood out most prominent
ly were:
First-Lloyd George may ask
King George 10 dissolve parliament,
calling q general election,
Second-Lloyd George may re.
sign his premiership at once with.
out an election. allowing the Con.
seryatives Tories) to attempt to
carry on the government In the
hope that they will not succeed and
win find It necessary to cali him
C.loyd George) back to power.
Many believe that the first inter
pretatiop Ia most likely but II was
pointed out that much depends on
whether the Unionists would agree
to continue the coalition government.
There are many who believe that II
may be necessary to fight out the
election on a strict party basis with
three contenders in the field, Lib
erals. Unionists and Laborites.
To the premier's supporters It
seems that he has his opponents
unlikely that any other party could
against him.
May Lead Coalitionists.
Further indication Of an election
later In the year was given by the
premier tonight In his remarks at
Black Pool, when he said "the fight
is coming"
II there is a coalition" party in
the Forthcoming flight" the pre-.
mier's friends believe he is the only
one strong enough to lead 1t.
Reports Of the creation Of a brand.
new political party are recurrent.
1t Is understood that Lord Birken,
head, the lord chancellor. and Co.
lonial Secretary Winston Churchill
are in favor Of IL. Both these states.
men were the premier's strongest
supporters on his Irish policy. II
IL rumpred, however, that Churchill
was not In complete sympathy with
the prime minister's Near East pol