Evening star., 1922-11-17
8OLAW MAJORITY
PLEASES BRITAIN
Conservative Lead Disputed
and May Mount Up to
j. 81 Votes.
CHURCHILL MUCH UPSET
News of Defeat Brought Tears.
f. Labor Party New Feature
=. of Interest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 17.-Gratifica-
ton is expressed by most of the morn
ing newspapers at the result OF the
parliamentary elections. This was. of
I'course. to be expected from the con-
servatfVe press, in view of the reten-
ton of the conservative majority, but
some of the liberal newspapers also
find certain grounds for satisfaction,
or at least compensation.
They recognize that the outcome
| means return to party government
and the disappearance of all they
most dislked in the survival of the
coalition long after they regarded It's
dissolution as due.
Rid of Compromises.
We are rid says the Westminster
Gazette, of the compromises and
subterfuges which have made parlia-
ment contemplate" while the Daily
News declares the election has
blown breath of clean air into our
tons" and reJoices at the establish
! ment of "a strong, effective and able
opposition"
The Daily Herald. exulting over la
| bors successes, anticipates another
! election within eighteen months, and
I
| boldly and skillfully we ought to have
| d labor government without doubt"
| The Times regards the result with
| deep satisfact' on and says 1t demol-
ishes the last argument for mainte-
! nance of the coalition. The newspa-
per would have preferred that the
! balance be held more evenly between
| the liberals and laborites, but be-
! lieves the country has nothing to fear
and much to gain from ventilation of
| the labor party's ideas in parliament.
! Opposition Held as Check.
| Several of the newspapers derive
| satisfaction from the fact that the
| conservative majority is not over
whelmingly large, thus enabling the
| opposition to exercise a wholesome
check upon the predominant party.
! The size of the conservative ma
jority is seriously disputed by the
| papers, their figures ranging from
I eighty to eighty-seven. and until all
! the returns are complete this diver
| gence will continue.
! A curious situation obtains in the
northeast division of Derbyshire,
| where the labor candidate, Frank
| Lee, was at first declared elected by
! Il majority of fourteen votes. a re-
count being demanded. this majority
was reduced to two. There have now
been six counts in all. and all have
other today, which perhaps will be
final.
Avoyved Communist Elected.
For the first time in the history of
the British parliament a candidate
standing as an avoWed communist
was elected when ]. w. Nswbold was
returned for the Motherwell division
of Lanarkshire.
Another isolated new member is f.
Scryugeour, prOhibitionist who. with
the laborite, +. d. Morel, defeated
Winston Spencer Churchill and three
other candidates in Dundee, a two-seat
constituency.
Those who expected Mr. Church!ll's
defeat, little expected Scrymgeours VIC
tory. He has been trying to enter par
lament for Dundee since 1908. his
candidacy hitherto being treated largely
as joke. He is an ardent prohibition
list and was one of those who brought
Carrie Nation 70 Great Britain years
ago. The women's- votes are thought to
have been large factor in his election,
as they outnumber the men in this dis
trict.
Churchill Is Upset.
Mr. Churchill seems to have been
much upset by the result. although he
spoke cheerfulIy when it became known
Weak from his operation and the ef-
forts of the last few days of the con-
test, he presented, according to onlook-
ers, a moving figure when his defeat