The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
FORMING new
CABINET FOR
GREAT BRITAIN
Bonar Law, Conserva-
tive Party Leader,
Will Present List Of
Ministers Today

LONDON. oCt. (by Inc aSSo-
ciated ress).-With the departure
Of Lloyd George for his country
residence and the secretariar at
no. 10 Downing street busy pre-
pairing for removal, political inter:
est today shifted to OnsfoM Car
dens, where Andrew Bonar Law is
giving the finishing touches to has
cabinet list for presentation to the
king tomorrow.
Lord Cave. the former home sec
retary, visited Bonar Law today.
but nothing developed to throw
light on the future.
The Sunday papers are full OF
predictions regarding the program
of the new government and the
composition of the cabinet. All
give advice TO the prospec I've
prime minister on the necessity
of settling foreign affairs, SO that
the country's trade may be carried
on. The Sunday Observer appeals
for fair play for Bonar Law and
his colleagues and urges the i'm
mediate clearing up OF fore1sn al
fairs. For" it adds. the coaii-.
ton has left behind it a far more
serious situation than the country
has yet begun to realize. The
Chenak crisis, reacting far and
wide on the rest of our external
connections. has worked to the pro-
found prejudice of our whole world
policy and of our own most vital
interests. After a disastrous six
weeks the general situation is no
longer what it was before--it is
deeply changed to our .detriment:'
Referring to Lloyd George, The
Observer says:
..The retiring premier is by far
and away the most brilliant popu-
lar leader in the world. His peace
ministry was much below his war
ministry in merits. A greater tea
ure of office and power Will return
20 him in due seasen--no,. we
hope. before he has. had 1eissire
enough to; refresh and deepen his
thoughts"
The Sunday Times IN an .ediiar-.
ial says:
For the time being the great
est personal force and the most
Fascinating figure in our politics is
out Of power :
The paper considers that it
should be recorded that There is
one portion Of his career that will
always: be blazened in letters OF
gold in British annals. Ply
his transcendent services in the
war. first as minister Of n,uni-
tions and second in the premier
ship, he brought about victory. on
which alone his whole being. was
centered Throw into the scale
every defect OF personality ,ha.
criticism may discover and every
mistake in policy that may be inn
puted to him since the armistice.
Lloyd George still remains OF al
living Britons the one TO whom the
country and the empire are most
indeb.ed.'
The Sunday Times thinks that
the country will he safe IN the
hands of a prime minister as level
headed as Bonar Law.
"He is not 4 great man. nor 4
clever man," says the paper, "bus
Great Britain just now is looking
for Il man whose character it can
trust and on whose not too excit-
ing abilities it hopes to repose in
tranquility, and it is disposed to
believe that it has found what it
wants in Bonar Law"
Regarding the rumors OF Bonar
Laws health. the political CORE
spondent of The People claims to
know that the statement that Bo-
mar Laws medical advisers warn
ed him against taking a heavy re-
Sponsibility is not correct.
The new leader was never in
better health" he declares. '-and
his doctor gave him clean bill Of
health