The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-31
BCNAP LAW HEARD
BY SCOTCH FOLK
Prime Minister Speaks at Glassow--
Expla;ns How He Resumed
Leadership of HIS Party


drew's nall tonight and Sc, forth the
principles upon which his party
stood. &c devoted the opening Of his
speech 10 an explanation Of how ne
cane to resume tie leadership of his
party.
This came about. said the prime
minister, when it was realized thai
the coalition was losing ground and
a split in the party was inevitable
rot through ;ptrigues, hut owing to
discomfort in the constituencies
throughout the country. which were
clearly determined 10 terminate the
party representing labor alone.
Bonar /: vs. sp.ech lafsel::- cAver-
cd the same grounds as his afternoon
existing parliament and start afresh
under different conditions.
Bonar Law said he believed i
would have added to the strength Of
! labor TO have set up q party. Oh the
one hand, representing opinions OF
posed to labor and, on the other. a
speech and !?is llect;oa manifesto. he
emphasized The u,g2ncy Of N%a:
Eastern settlement and ..e arcaS$Ity
,, Of showing az Intention ~ 5e equally
fair to both Turks and Greeks. ;Ie
believed that there was no danger OF
either Turkey or Greece daclin.nr to
accept the decision Of III. peace cor
ference.
TIE real difficulty IL foreign af-
fairs was The reparations question,
but he did not despair of its solution ;
he could not agree that Germany was
unable to pay anything. There was no
difference in aims as between Eng
land and France in this question, but
orly difference in the means Of at
tanning them. In general European
interest England and France mus: re
main togevice,.
Again Insisting OF ire Importance
% maintaining good relations with
the Jn::cea States and bringing the
United States into the league CT ia
, tons, thereby strengthening the
league, he said the government did
not desire to make Gallipoli a second
Gibralt2r and expressed the hope tha:
the treaty vita Turkey would enable
(; England TO bring her troops home.
He then turned to internal prob
! lens and promised that he wo1ld OBJ
serve patience while the Irish govern
ment was trying to carry out the
Anglo-Irish treaty He believed fur
ther economics would be effected by
readjusting the work of the govern,
ment departments and it was his
! purpose to abolish the ministry OF
pensions.
Generally speaking the premier ad
vocated minimum legislation anc
! naore CT less leaving things alone. II
: conclusion he reminded his hearer:
that Whatever government was re
turned there were :2ound to be dis
appointments. bat f his party cams
i into power they would do their bes
to face the inevitable problems.
London, Oct. 26.-The king a
Sandringham today signed a procla
nation disso!v;Hg parliament, which
had lived four of its constitutional
five years, and summoning the new
parliament TO meet November 20
/; The country is now without parlia
ment. but has plenty Of candidate:
for the next one.
The only notable event of the da!
was the issuance of Premier Bona!
Laws manifesto. This contained N
remarkable surprise, and Inc create
part of it was devoted to enlarge
ment of his policies outlined at thE
Unionist meeting which elected hin
leader. He proposes to abolish tht
cabinet as expensive and unconstitu
tional by The opponents Of the lat'
government, and to transfer British
representation at the league Of na
tons to the foreign Office.
He intends to ratify the Irish trea
ty and call TIE British dominions t
conference 70 develop empire al
fairs. There was no statement 0.
policy in the management Of Brit!si
affairs in the Near East and that /
liked to be demanded By Bonar Law
cang @ign;nG critics.
| The prime minister made his frs
campaign speech today at Glasgow
where, being cf Scotch extraction, NJ
had an enthusiastic welcome. He re
affirmed the points CT his manifesto
T'i,, for,,,ar ,,raroiar }Ovd George