New Britain herald., 1922-11-04
BRITISH POLITICS
 IN GREAT MUDDLE
Lloyd George and Labor Faction
 Are ProblematiCal Issues

London. Nov. (By the Associated Press) )-All. nominations for seats In the British parliament must be in the hands of responsible officials by noon today.
 At breakfast time this morning everyone was still wondering if Lloyd George was really going to release his host of reserves and by eleventh hour nominations finally fulfill his threat to spread the war against the conservatives who overthrow him. So far 1,S70 candidates have been nom- mated and of these only ITO are list ed as national liberals under the ban ner of Lloyd George, while the con- servatives, generally called unionists have 465 in the field. The laboritea are next with 40 and the indepen- dent liberals led by former Minister Asauith have 3o5 candidates on their slate.
 . Political gossips in the morning papers are almost unanimous in as- serting the Lloyd George resolved last night to turn loose his reserves and put up additional candidates this morning, notwithstanding earlier in- dications that such project had been abandoned. Unless these political writers are all off the track the lit- tie Welshman will put up about 30 | new men, bringing his total of candi- dates around the 200 mark. In this | matter Lloyd Georte is said by the ] gossips to have reluctantly yielded to strong pressure f.om his followers and he had ir-.. about determined not to spread the war.
 Big Question of Day.
 What Lloyd George is going to do or is not going to do cannot be. said to be an all expressing topic in politi- cal ranks today For the moment the
 topic of greatest consideration Is the
 welding together of the liberal groupi
 of Manchester, where the nationa
 and independent liberals decided last
 night to abandon their mutual op'
 position and stand together as united liberals against the candidates of thu
 other parties.
 A similar union between divergent
 liberal groups in many other Lam
 cashire constituencies was effected
 overnight, according to the leading
 organ of the independent liberals tho
 Daily News which predicts that 2
 greater part of the country will sure
 ly follow Manchester's lead.
 In the past Manchester's liberalism
 has often had an important influence
 on British politics. the Manchester
 school being the standard name for [
 familiar brand of politics with ad
 vanced liberalism. The joining of thu
 liberal clements there was on basil
 of manifesto issued by Mancheste liberal federation on October 24 tn
 Daily News reported. That declara tion set forth a program which in
 cluded wholehearted support of tn League of nations and the pivot of tn
 party's international policy unquali fled and uncompromising endorsement of free trade, reduction of taxation reform of the electoral system an'
 abolition of the hereditary principle 0
 accession to the house of lords. Labor Makes Demand. The labor party has lost no time il
 denying the report tn the Times tna labor, speakers have been instructed
 to make 1t clear that the capital lev, was merely suggestion and not {
 formal proposal by the party Int
 laborite secretary, informed the Timei that no such instruction had beer
 given and that the capital levy stil
 stands as the party's official policy
 The proposed levy is warm topic o' political consideration which is being
 given great interest throughout tn, country.
 Almost everyone of the labor can
 didates has an opponent to contend witA. In 1s0 constituencies liberals and laborites are fighting one another vigorously. with the unionists stand ing by to take advantage of thi
 split in the progressive vote. In {
 similar way the conservatives ant
 coalition liberals are fighting one an
 other in wholesale fashion. At pres
 ent it is anticipated that only 61 can
 didates would be returned unoppHed