The Washington times., 1922-10-19
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BY
UN|0Y|STS
TABOR
Andrew Bonar Law Scheduled
to Take Up Portfolio.
Called by King.
by DAVID VI. CHURCH.
International News Service.


LONDON, Oct. 19.-The last
of the great war statesmen went
into eclipse today when Premier
David Lloyd George of England
resigned, together with the rest
of the coalition government.
Lloyd George had been in power
six years, lacking a few weeks.
He succeeded Herbert Asquith in
December, 1916, when the great
war was raging.
The premier presented his own
resignation and that of the other
members of the cabinet to King
George this evening. The king
accepted it.
Succumbs To Unionists.
After buffetinE the grave crisis
Of the war and the troublesome
peace era which followed and
passing through the storms and
strife Of Ireland the ministry sue.
cumbed at last to it's enemies in
1t fell under the blows Of the
Tories SUPPORTED by labor.
Political events moved with dra-
matte rapidity today. The Tory
members. of parliament. under
leadership Of the die hards" met
at the Carlton Club and voted in
favor Of an immediate general eleC.
ton to create a new government
and a new house of commons. All
the elouuence of Austen Chamber.
lain. the old government spokesman
in commons and Earl BafOur.
former premier and foreign secrc.
tary. could not stem the tide of
hostility against the little Welsh
statesman whose wiZardry apd mag
netism had pulled him through
many a hard.fought political battle.
After the Tory conference today
the cabinet hastily met at 10 Down
ing street, where about half dozen
undersecretaries and ministers-a!l
members of the Unionist party
handed in their designations. 1t was
evident that the government had
begun to crumble and was going fast,
The general resignation was drawn
up and signed. and shortly after 4
o'clock Lloyd George started to hold
an historic interview with King
George
The premier was in good
humor. He showed no anxiety
over his political fate. He smiled
and waved his cane and bowed
when crowds acclaimed him in the
streets. At buckingham palace he
greeted friends with cordial hand.
shakes. Many times before he had
visited the palace to confer on af.
fairs of state and on great inter.
national problems. What thoughts
filled his mind this evening as he
l{1ad thio uac hio Last 'nffiriol''
call can only be guessed.
BOnar Law May Be Next.
The King was absent when the
political crisis reached its climax
but FASTENED back to London from
Sandringham, where he was on va.
cation.
Bonar Law. former chancellor of
readiness to be sumomned to the
Palace. This indicated that Mr.. Law
was to be Lloyd Georges successor.
from semi.official sources that Sir
Robert Horne, chancellor Of the
Exechequer: Earl Balfour and Austen
Chamberlain-all Unionists-had re.
tired from their government posts.
The conference of Mr.. Lloyd
George and King George was brief.
Still shining breezily the Welsh
statesman returned from Bucking.
ham Palace to Downing street
where a delegation Of miners was
awaiting him.
Gentlemen, I have the privilege
to tell you that | am no longer pre-.
mier," said Lloyd George. 81 have
resigned to the King and he has &C.
cepted."
The designations Of the others
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