New Britain herald., 1922-11-15
MILLIONS FLOCK ID
 POLLS IN ENGLAND
New Parliament Is Being Elected Today

London, Nov. 5 (By Associated .Press). electorate of Great Britain swarmed to the polls by the millions today in England, Scotland, Wales and Ulster to elect the fourth
 parliament of the reign of King George V. The polls opened at 9 o'clock-an hour earlier than that in some big industrial centers-and by
 9 o'clock tonight the new House of Commons will have been selected.
 Everything Is Uncertain.
 No eleventh hour development has
 lessened the uncertainty. The few prophets who ventured forecasts tie strings to their predictions. It is therefore, something of surprise to the public that Prime Minister Bonar
 Law, in his final speech at Glasgow yesterday, discarded his native eau tion and declared that he had very considerable confidence" that the electors would give him working majority today on which he can de- pend. He made it clear that he would be dissatisfied with anything legs than an independent unionist majority.
 Gamblers betting on the election results in, the London Insurance mar ket yesterday had to pay rate which indicated that a majority of conservatives and independent union- ists over all other parties was re- garded as almost certain but the odds are to against the expectation that conservatives would get ma jority of 80 or more.
 Want Big Vote Out.
 The morning papers today earnest ly appeal to the electors to exercise their franchise, and to take nothing for granted. The anti-labor papers express considerable fear of apathy among the electorate. They are concerned lest the mid dle class of housekeeping women, whose first interests are their fam llies, neglect the opportunity to cast votes against Labor.
 At the last parliamentary elections t was estimated that only about 60 per cent of the electors went to the | polls Opponents of labor fear that | lnless more energy is displayed to- lay, the laborites will benefit, since l heir organization is believed to be | cry complete. From the unionist | newspapers goes up the earnest cry: | Whatever you do, don't vote labor"
 Lloyd George Opposes Labor
 Lloyd George, too, is strong in his opposition to the laborite program. n an overnight message to the elc- ors he urged thenl to support 'can- idates who are opposing socialism as aid down in the manifesto of the la- or party
 T am looking forward to the re- urn of men of progressive ideas as
 bulwark againstIeaction on the one and and revolutionary experimenta- ions on the other" said the message f the little Welshman who only
 few weeks ago was the prime min- ter of Great Britain.
 The Daily Chronicle, an ardent sup orter of Lloyd George, stresses the ame thought in its editorials, urg- lg its readers not to vote for labor nless such a ballot afford the only nance of defeating the die-hards. On the other hand the Asquithian II ally News pleads with the electors to ote liberal where. there is liberal H lndidate. Otherwise, it would have lem vote labor. The Daily News and e Westminster Gazette, leading Fl ,ampions of independent liberalism I nong the press of the capital, de- are that serenity exists among the berals. II Urging the claims of labor, the II ally Herald tells its readers that the borite program will insure peace, ir play. and work for all at reason ole wages and with reasonable II ,,1rs VI