Evening star., 1922-10-27
BONARLAWGA|N|NG
LIBERALS SUPPORT
Pact Reported Reached in
Exchange for Pledge to
: Back Candidates.
NORTH DISTRICTS FIRM
Lloyd Georgians There Refuse to
Treat. Despite Bargains
Reached in London.
NORTH DISTRICTS FIRM
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October -. The latest
development in the electoral cam
paign is an understanding reported to
have been reached in some districts
under which the conservatives nave
agreed not to oppose coalition liberal
candidates under the Lloyd George
banner who will pledge themselves to
give their general support to Prime
Minister Bonar Law.
Several such bargains have been
reached in London and neighborme
constituencies but in the northern
districts it was said that most of the
Lloyd GeorGians had refused to enter
into any such arrangement. AT nun
dee the Jnionist Association decided
TO support Winston Spencer Churchill.
who was secretary for the colonies in
the Lloyd George ministry and j. A.
NJ Macdonald, another eoaEtionist
liberal.
Times Sees Danger.
Referring to these deals, the Times
SAYS that the coalition liberal gov
ernment is in danger of breaking In
two. and attributes this condition to
lack OF a decisive lead by Lloyd
George" While in some places the
Lloyd George followers are aligninS
themselves with the conservative
party. others. especially in the north.
are seeking union with the free lib
erals. The newspaper understands
that Lloyd GeGCe had been urged to
give his party definite guidance in the
speech he IS to deliver next saturday
at Glasgow.
Mr.. Lloyd George made no reference
to the question of these new inter-
party deals in a message which he
sent to the Daily Mirror today. In
this message he said he had pro
found conviction shared by the most
experienced and distinguished leaders
In the conservative party that the
manifold difficulties ahead OF. the
country can Best be solved by those
who put the interest of the country
above party consideration.
Cannot Follow Disunity.
Il regret that the only appeal that
the distracted state of Europe and
the world makes to many Is an appeal
for further faction and disunity at
home" the message said. Such q
path I cannot follow The course 1
intend to take will be dictated by no
factious spirit l shall continue doing
my best to- serve the country. heed
less of all personal advantage
Comment on the manifesto and
speech delivered yesterday by Prime
Minister Bonar Law Is rather evenly
divided in this mornings newspapers.
The Times has mo hesitation in COM
n
pfora1." The Morning Post also urges
the public to give the utmost sup
port to the Bouar Law program for
bringing about rest and tranquility.
II Describes the manifesto as the plain
statement of an honest man, backed
by honest men,.
Commended by Express.
Commentator of the speech as
calm. restrained and reassuring is
given by the Daily Express. but it
urges the electorate to insist that
the government completely withdraw
from the near east.
The Daily Chronicle. supporting
Lloyd George. says the utterances of
his successor do, not show any reason
why the new regime should have
turned out the Lloyd George govern
ment. 1t warns the electorate that
the new program contains plenty of
loopholes through which an unscru-
pulous die-hardism can break loose
The Asquithian Daily News accords
approval of the abolition of some
patiently objectionable features of the
Lloyd George system" but adds that
nearly all of the members of the new
government are deeply committed to
"the blunders. hypocrisies. waste and
tyranny" of the late government.
The policy of the new prime min
ictn is-r dad hNy he
Gazette as vague to the point of
blankness-a caricature Of pro-
gram" while the Daily Herald views
1t as an "abject confession of in
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