The New York herald., 1922-10-27
LLOYD GEORGE ONLY
OUTSTANDING issue
in BRITISH ELECTION
BOnar Laws Manifesto and
Speech Could Have Been
Made by Opponent.
CASE OF TWEEDLEDUM
Both Insist That Friend
ship With America Must
Be strengthened.
A RETURN TO. NORMALCY
New Premier Urges Peace
Abroad-WOrk and Econ
omy at Home.
A RETURN TO. NORMALCY

Special Cable to THE New York HERALD
Copyright, 1929, oy THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Oct. IS.
The British election campaign for
mally opened to-day. The King dis
solved the present Parliament. The
new Parliament was called to meet on
November 20. Prime Minister Bonar
Laws platform was issued in the
form of a manifesto, and he himself
made a formal statement Of his policy
in Glasgow. Mr.. Lloyd George reused
a big London audience to a high pitch
Of enthusiasm In Whitefield Taber-
nacle. And when all these supposedly
hostile pronunciamentoes are COM
pared side by side the difference is
found to be that between tweedledum
and tweedledee.
Mr.. Bonar Laws platform might
have been Mr.. Lloyd Georges. Mr.
Lloyd Georges speech in Whitefield
Tabernacle might have been mere
elaboration of Mr.. Bonar Laws an
nouncements in Glasgow. Further
more. the latter explicitly said he saw
no reason why, even in the face of the
Carlton Club meetings. demand that
the Conservatives go before the coun-
try as an Independent party. the Con-
servatives shouldn't cooperate in in
dividual constituencies with the coali-
tion Liberals.
Perhaps tie most important part Of
Bonar Laws speech and platform was
that he defied Lord Rothermere. The
successor to the control Of the North
cliffe press had been threatening to
destroy any Prime Minister who did
not agree to scuttle Mesopotamia,
Palestine and other costly Eastern
ventures. Mr.. Bonar Law declared
that these commitments would be re-
duced as occasion permitted, but he al
most followed word for word Mr.. Lloyd
Georges declaration yesterday that
Great Britain could not evade the re-
sponsibilities she had already assumed.
Both expressed the utmost concern
for America. Mr. Lloyd George made
an impassioned plea for the recogni-
lion of what America owed Great Brit
ain sentimentally-Milton Shake
speare, Wesley and Whitefield. Both
insisted that America must come into
he League of Nations to make world
peace complete. The new Premier
deprecated too ready assumption
that il would be the easiest thing in
Ihe world for England to pay $1,000
100000. (The British war debt to the
United States is approximately $685.
OoO,O00.)
Friendship with u. 8. First.
The Prime Minister asserted that the
cultivation OF friendship with America
must be first In the British foreign
policy, though no formal alliance was
contemplated. The unanimity of these
two wings of opinion Is instanced in
the fact that the French invitation to
America to sit in at the Near East con-
ference in any fashion she desired
claimed British initiative. The Foreign
office admits tonight that an intimation
was sent to Paris to that effect.
Hence the entire issue before the be-
wildercd electorate IL rapidly narrowing
to the question of Mr.. Lloyd Georges
personality-should he have been fired"
by the Carlton Club meeting?
Mr.. Lloyd Georges Conservative Cab
met Ministers, who followed him into
the Wilderness" also opened the cam
paign to-day. Sir Robert S. Horne trav-
cling to Glasgow on the same train
with Mr.. Bonar Law, prepared to take
up any issues he might join there. and
Lord Birkenhead going with his chief to
the Colchester oyster feast. where he
made this morning tribute to the for
mer Prime Minister: AN ally who
brings more courage. more inspiration.
more eloquence than any living man In
this country at this moment"
The One Issue--L1oyd George.
Taking UP this issue OF Mr.. Lloyd
Georges personaity-apparentl the
only one left him--Mr. Bonar Law prom
sed tonight to get ria of the Cabinet
secretariat. This Is group of young
men and women. under the leadership
of Sir Maurice Hankey. through which
Mr.. Lloyd George practically exercised
personal control of the foreign policy
particularly during International con-
ferences. II is distinct from the per-
sonal secretariat. formerly headed by
Sir Philip Kerr or Sir Edward GrIgg.
But Mr. Bonar Law insisted that this
mark of Lloyd Georgian methods would
be the first TO go. and that the old
system OF making permanent Treasury
officials the channel of communication
between the Prime Minister. who rs
technically First Lord of the Treasury,
and the rest of the Government must be
restored. Undoubtedly this will heal
Lord Curzon's pride. AS indicated I'm
these dispatches, his resentment, upon
recovery OF his health. against Mr.. Lloyd
Georges dominance of the foreign policy.
contering upon opposition 70 the call TO