New-York tribune., 1922-10-24
Notifies King of Accept
ance After Unionists
Indorse His leadership
By a Unanimous Vote
General Election
To Be Held Nov. Is
Lloyd George Is Believed
to Have Lost Prestige
by His Speech at Leeds
By Arthur S. Draper
rom The rribune's Earopeam Bureau

LONDON, Oct. 23.--After Andrew
Bonar Law had been elected to the
leadership of the Conservative party
without dissenting voice this after
noon. he at once arranged for an
audience with the King. Tonight, it
is reported, he informed his majesty
that his government had been formed
and that he was ready to accept the
seal of office which David Lloyd George
had been compelled to relinquish after
the. defeat of his Conservative col
leagues at the historic Carlton Club
meeting last Thursday.
From the moment Bonar Law stepped
out of Buckingham Palace, following
his audience with the King, things be-
gan to move swiftly. The new Premier
became the occupant Of No. 10 Down.
Ing Street. for years the official resi-
dence of his predecessor. When Bonar
Law was Chancellor of the Exchequer
he lived just across the street.
Will Announce Policy Thursday
1t was announced that the new
Premier will define his policy in a
speech at Glasgow ON Thursday, when
he addresses his constituency. Before
the week ends the country will know
Just what each party and each group
oners IN return for support at the polls,
ana then the Campaign will be on with
Wnat promiEes to be an unprecedented
outburst Of public interest.
V3scoupt Grev Will l.e. A., y,
pendent Liberal policy tomorrow and
Lloyd George is expected to give some
thing definite along the same line when
he addresses the National Liberals here
next Wednesday. The Labor leaders
already have shown their hand, but
sheyar expected to amplify the state
ments made by Henderson and thus
clarity the issues still further.
Bonar Law will see that the Irish
poiicy is carried out and when his
nrst parliamentary task as Premier is
ment until after Christmas. Under
the retrenchment program Of the new
expenditures jof Mesopotamia and
Palestine will suffer radical reductions.
while all domestic bills will be cut
ruthlessly.
The royal proclamation dissolviur
Parliament probably will be published
on Thursday, it was learned tonight
after Bonar Laws audience with the
hlng. This would fix the polling date
which is seventeen days, excluding
Sundays, after the proclamation-as
Wednesday, November 15.
There is strong opposition on the
part OF the Laborites to any election
day except Saturday, on the ground
that it would prevent the polling of
the full vote of the working classes
This objection may be met by the ex-
tension of the hours Of voting on
Wednesday.
Parliament May Meet November 20
Premier Bonar Law was unable to
advise the King to dissolve Parlia-
ment earlier because his Cabinet had
not been completed. At the same time
he did not wish to defer dissolution
because of the necessity of passing
the Irish bill before December 6.
Parliament may meet as early as Ne
vember 20, with the Irish bill as the
only. business before an adjournment
until after Christmas.
1t was inferred from the speech made
by the Premier to-day that one highly
controversial subject will be avoided
when he said: "It would be desirable
at this time to avoid improvements,
which myself would like to see done"
This was understood to be a reference
to tariff reform, with which his name
has been identified. Mr.. Churchill and
other Liberals already are planning a
big drive in favor of free trade, but
the Premier's declaration that he will
oppose fiscal legislation will cut the
ground from under their feet.
That the Chamberlain Conservatives
will not do anything to embarrass the
new Premier-though they are still
hoping for cooperation with the Lloyd
George following shown tonight
when his supporters met at dinner
at the Victoria Hotel. Sir Ernest Pol
lock, the chairman, struck the keynote
when he said: eve are met as Com
servatives prepared to support con-
servative party"
|f Chamberlain said the whole differ
ence between himself and Bonar Law
was that the latter was thinking how
to preserve the unity Of the party,
while he was thinking Of preserving
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