New-York tribune., 1922-10-27
Election DWarfs
All Problems I'm
Great Britain
Campaign On in Earnest
as Bonar Law Announces
Policy and King George
Dissolves the Parliament
Premier Asks tranquility
Deposed Leaders Speech
in London Dimmed by
Successors at Glasgow
FROM 7ao 7r4ouse.s E.ro,ean s.reea

Copyright. 1922. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-King George dis-
solved Parliament this morning ard
summoned the new Parliament to meet
on November 20. A few hours later
Andrew Bonar Law, the new Premier,
defined the policy Of his government
al an enthusiastic meeting in Glasgow.
From now until November IL the coun-
try will be interested in little beside
the election.
Mr.. Bonar Law issued q manifesto
to-day in the interests Of the Unionist
party in which he declared the crying
need Of the nation was tranquility and
stability. He pledged the party to
give the League of Nations whole
hearted support, to maintain friendship
and good understanding with the
United States, to ratification Of the
Irish treaty and an extension Of Brit
ish trade.
In the old-fashioned wHy Of cam
raigning Mr.. Lloyd George started the
day by attending an oyster feast at
Colchester, where he and Lord Birken-
head did what "Charlie" Murphy and
other great Tammany Hall leaders did
many time in the good old days of
City IBland--ate more oysters than
were good for them and chewed corn
off the cob.
Campaigm Down to "Brass Tacks"
British elcct1oneering had come down
to "brass tacks." The country is awak-
ened to the call Of the past. The voters
want to meet their prospective rulers
on even terms and Lloyd George is the
first man to realize it. Lord Birken-
head had more difficulty in rising to
the situation, but he met it in the
finest spirit.
OF course, there were speeches. Mr..
Lloyd George made one. But he wait
ed until "the big feed" was over and
talked to his Liberal braves in the
London Tabernacle tonight. This was
big event, but because Mr.. Bonar Law
also made q speech defining his policy
Welshman suffered partial eclipse in
the formal news Of the day. Just how
much he suffered in the final reckoning
must be determined by count Of votes.
London, Of course, turned It's eyes
toward Glasgow. Conservatives here
read with satisfaction that the new
Premier intends to abolish the secre-
tsriat, which was one of MIR. Lloyd
Georges chief instruments In over
riding the will Of his ultra ConservA-
tive colleagues in his Cabinet and in
Parliament, and particularly Of Mar
quis Curzon, the Foreign Minister.
Lsw Outlines Negative Policy
ignoring the ridicule that his pred
ecessor had heaped upon him the day
before, Mr.. Bonar Law admitted til at
he favored the negative rather than the
positive policy. "We intend" he said
''to pursue an even course Of fulfilling
our obligations. but we are determined
resoluteiy not to extend our commit
ments."
One striking statement In the speech
OF the new Prime Minister is bound
to draw down. the wrath Of the Roth
ermere press, which has been demand
and Palestine. He said: att is my
confident hope that the well-tried
guidance of the Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs will bring about true
and lasting peace" This confident dis
missal Of situation that had been re-
gsrded as intolerable Is believed to In
sure the return Of the Rothermere
newspapers to the support Of Mr.. Lloyd
George, although they were chiefly in
strumental in his downfall.
The support Mr.. Bonar Law gives to
the League of Nations Is heartening to
many who believed that he would take
negative position in this matter. His
suggestion that an economic conference
be held with the Dominions included Is
pleasing to the Conservatives. They
see in it the possibility Of preferential
tariffs and the fostering Of trade with
in the Empire.
The speech of the new Premier prob
ably will be welcomed in Paris, but 1t
will be noted that his references to
Great Britain's relations with France
were vague. There wss evidence
throughout that Mr. Bonar Law did moi
seek controversy with his powerful
predecessor on many Of the delicate
questions Of foreign policy.
Cautious ON Repas sesona
The Prime Minister waa eart,,,. :,
touching upon the matter Of Eerman
reparations. He realizes that the Nil,
OF the Conservatives hold with M
Lloyd George that 1t would be in Inv; an,
70 England to place 8 burden nnnn
germany beyond it's capacity En- na,,
Ssiii he left way open For n new a.,
WITH Premier poincare, who. it is fs,t
VIII pc more ready to make concas,
SONS to the new government thar ~
that OF Lloyd George. 'A@A 50
an the mean time, Mr.. Lloyd caorrs
continues to receive the most cnrs;sI
u. sIeaSment , whenever he appears in n,,h.
hc, This seems to hearten him araatI.r
the LABOR party announced tod,
.hae ~ would have 410 Candidate. -
Ine neid, number equaled onIy h,, +b.
conservatives. At the Labor heado.a =
sers the estimate Of successf,,I csnd;
oates does not exceed It's. deenits th<
glowing talk of the leaders fe,, ds,r. sm.
ago that they had hopes Of eIect;ns
LONDON, Oct. 25 (By The Asso,,...,
1ress :. - Andrew Roner law ~ -,
.n@n1iesso issued here thi. aftsrrn, ~
n sne interest of the Unioniat rast,.
msae the following points. s1ss
Ahe crysng need Of the rat;., ;.
tnas moment Is that We .ha,siI
tranquility and stability both ~ hnM nav
and abroad so that free aca,,a la ion'
\ De given to the Initiative snd enou.' n..lH
Prise OF our citizens. eii'er
Calls for Resurn to Norm.I
with this in view. I tbink !.
. limos. Importance that we should re
/, 1arn as quickly as possible and as eors
passesy as possible TO the norma, nrn
6 eearre s,rI which existed before the srar
= Inc time has now come whsn
ehange should be made in the ~ =
e shansry OF the. central governmen,
s some OF the work hitherto done bv ~
! Cabinet secretarias is essent;aI an ~
5 muss oe continued. Int we intend :