Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-10-24
bONAR LAW HAS
ACCEPTED POST
AS PREMIER Of
GREAT BRITAIN
Monday Devoted TO For
nalitieS Necessary in a
MonarchiaI Country to a
Change in Government.
NEW MINISTRY MAY
BE COMPLETED TODAY
Almost Universal Opinion Is
That He Has Succeeded
to a Most Difficult and
0nerouS Task,

London, Oct. % (by the Assoc
ciated Press) Andrew Bonar Law
today in the traditional phrase of
the court circular, "kissed hands
upon his appointment as prime
minister and first lord OF the treas
ury," and thus becomes Englands
first Canadian-born premier.
Today was devoted to the for
malities necessary in q monarchial
country TO a change in the gov
ernment. The king in the morn
ing gave an audience to and took
formal leave of the outgoing prime
minister. Mr.. Lloyd George. Then
came the unionist meeting in the
afternoon when Mr.. Bonar Law
was unanimously elected leader Of
the party. This was followed by
an audience at Buckingham palace,
when Mr.. Bonar Law at the king S
invitation, undertook TO form a
new administration.
To Dissolve Parliament.
The king will hold a priyy coun-
ell, probably Wednesday, if the
prime minister has by then COM
pleted his ministry, for the swear
ing in of the new ministers. The
king will, on the advice OF the
prime minister, proclaim the dis
solution of parliament Thursday,
and, according to present arrange
ments, elections will be held NO
vember 10.
Mr.. Bonar Law is understood to
have his cabinet list almost COM
pleted, and it is expected the com
position of the ministry Will pc
announced tomorrow. 1t is the al
most universal opinion that he sue
ceeds to {, most difficult and oner-
Gus task, and many misgivings are
heard as to whether his health VIII
stand the inevitable strain, but ne
has made it quite clear that IL ne
finds his health unequal TO the
task. he shall be allowed quietly
to step aside.
The. syrMMtfUm unique in the
annals of British election politics,
inasmuch as only three weeks be-
fore the election date none of the
leaders has vet announced his pol
icy: each side appears to be wait
ing on the other. Mr.. Lloyd
Georges opponents are making
merry with the suggestion that the
sword he announced himself as
brandishine when he left London
SUNDAY must have been lost some
where on the way TO Leeds.
The only real question before
the electorate is whether they wish
TO be governed by coalition. bu,
that cannot properly be described
ar an election plank, because, eN-
cent in the quite anticipated result
of a tremendous landslide i'll favor
of one particular party. 1t is az, az,
most certain that no party WIN
be returned strong enough TO FORM
a. government without the cooper
alton of some other party.
Ireland An Agreed Question.
Mr.. Bonar Law confirms that
ireland is an agreed question, ana
he further intimated clearly ana
frankly at the unionist meeting to-
dav that tariff reform or protec-
tion would not form an item OIL ms
nolicv. And since Mr.. Lloyd George
has announced himself as Tree
trader. this question cannot come
to the front, as both the llperai anu
labor parties are in favor OF Tree
trade. The prime minister prom
ises to define his policy in his COM
ing speech at Glasgow, but 1udg,.
ing from his remarks today, IL VIII
not be of an eventful character.
II Is therefore practically inn
nossibIe that he can in any I'M
Variant measure reverse this pol
icv % Thus. unless Mr.. Lloyd
George should take a strong tufi
in his policy, there will pc NUS
difference between the policies OF
the two men.
Tho contest seems likely to, be
one of personalities OF men. rather
than measures, so far as these tWe
parties are concerned. Inc lree
liberals and the 1aborites. have OF
course. well defined policies ana
according to present indications
are resolutely opposed TO any CO.
operation with Lloyd George, ever
should the former premier seen
reconciliation with either OF them
II the elections are held on NO.
venober Is, parliament VIII pc aple
To reassemble by the 20th. hu'
soveral DAYS will be consumed II
swearing in the members. electine
tbe sneaker and debating the re,
Div to the kings speech. wnleh, u
is expected, will contain oniy ons
legislative item. namely, the irisf
constitution. Thus, there VIII pc
very few days left to debate the
irish bill, and the prime minister
will probably iavyte the house te
yass II nracticallH without debate