The New York herald., 1922-10-13
COALITION GROUPS
BACK LLOYD GEORGE
But Will Appeal to British
Voters as Separate
Political Parties.
PREMIER INDISPENSABLE
No Hope for Success at Elec-
tions Without a Win
ming Personality.

Special Gable 10 THE New YORK HERALD
Copyright, 1893, bD THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Oct. IL.
Although any attempt to anticipate
is hazardous on the eve of such i'm
portant political pronouncements as
Austen Chamberlain's tomorrow and
Prime Minister Lloyd Georges on Sat-
urday, there is a we'll based rumor in
London's political clubs tonight that
Mr. Lloyd Georges conservative COL
leagues In the Cabinet have reached an
agreement.
Both Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Lloyd
George, 1t Is said. will defend the rec
ord of the coalition Government in
their speeches. That will form basis
upon which Lloyd George, still over
whelmingly the cleverest individual
fighter in British politics, followed by
the coalition of Liberals and Conserva- :
tives, numerically the strongest and
most nearly united group. will appeal
TO the country at coming general
election. They will state the Same
facts--the same platform-but as dis
tinct political entities.
Parliament will be dissolved as soon
as the Free state treaty with Ireland is
ratified. While so far as electioneering
tactics are concerned, the present coali-
tion would be ended, when the King has
to call new government with n new
Parliament the present combination will
be in a position to continue with only
minor changes of personalities within
the Cabinet.
The program may be changed by un-
toward events in several possible quar-
ters any day. with the possibility OF the
Unionist conference in the middle Of No
vember wrecking the whole plan.
Curxon's Influence Grows.
Evidence of Lo~l Curzon's growing
Influence in Cabinet councils is very no.
ticeable, but evidence that Lord Curzon
and Mr.. Lloyd George are not separated
OH the main grounds OF foreign policy
lies In the cordial kilograms exchanged
with British High Commissioner Rum
bold and Gen. Harrington, in which the
Near East representatives warmly
praised the firm attitude OF the Govern
ment as responsible for preserving peace.
THE NEW YORK HERALD's Paris dis
patch. indicating for the first time from
anything like an official quarter that
the French are willing To reduce the
German debt, was scanned with very
eager interest by officials here to-day.
The British fail TO understand the
French authoritys apparent assertion
that the British Government will object
TO the elimination OF charges for pen
sions. &c. against Germany British
budget makers long ago gave up putting
anything from Germany on the credit
side OF their estimates and they are
welcoming with perfect tears OF JOY the
evidence that French fiscal officials are
beginning TO see the light.
No Immediate Election.
Just as soon as this French tendency
becomes more definite both Mr.. Lloyd
George and Mr. Chamberlain Will ac-
claim IL as another coalition triumph.
inducing the Allies TO see the economic
situation OF Europe in the same atmos-
phere of practical reality as LLOYD
George sees Il. IL will be marked as a
long step forward. as Lloyd George tried
TO get these matters considered at the
Genoa conference. but the French vetoed
them. Steady pressure OF a realistic de-
mand from the United states also is
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