Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
NEW CABINET
BEING FORMED
BY bONARL LAW
Rapid Progress Is Being
Made in Recognizing
Government. >
Lloyd George Is Cheer
ed by Crowd as He
Leaves for Address.

London, Oct. 20.-(By The Associ-
ated Press.)-Andrew Bonar Law ap-
peared to be making rapid progress
Friday in forming a cabinet to replace
the fallen coalition government.
This was evidenced by the %nounc
ment that Marquis Curzon and the Earl
of Derby, both men Of influence and
experienced cabinet ministers, have
agreed to serve under him in any ca
pacity.
Mr.. Bonar Law cannot officially an
nounce the formation Of his ministry
until he is elected head Of the u~nionist
party to succeed Austen Chamberlain,
but it is generally conceded that this
election will be only a formality.
Although the split In the u~nionist
ranks has deprived him of such cabinet
material as Mr.. Chamberlain, Lord Bir-
kenhead, the Earl of Balfour and some
lesser lights, political experts believe
Bonar Law will find plenty of timber
among the younger members of the par
ty who have shown promise in the
political field and are marked for ad-
vancement at a favorable moment.
The premier-designate was busy
seeking out eligibles at an early hour
Friday. His secretary declared he is
in good health again and ready to
buckle to" the work which lays be-
fore him. Certainly he is giving every
evidence of his old intense energy,
though whether he is strong enough to
stand the long, hard strain of office is
predetermined.
Little WeIshman Fights
Meanwhile Lloyd George, bereft Of
his title as prime minister but still
giving evidences of retaining to the last
the indomitable courage and fighting
spirit which have characterized his 30
odd years of political life, was making
his way along the first stage of his
trek" into the wilderness, with those
of his comrades who had remained
faithful to his leadership. Whether
he was hoping that chance would smile
uponshim and lead him quickly along
some as yet undiscovered path to a
realm of renewed political prosperity,
or whether he was planning the pio-
neering job of hewing a new way out,
none could say except the little Welsh
man himself. Perhaps even he did
not know, for the situation remains
one of great complexity.
The political cauldron in England is
seething as the country has not seen it
in long years.
Premier-designate Bonar Law in a
message to the newspapers Friday
afternoon says:
IF l am elected the leader of the
conservative party l may be in a
position to advise the king to order
Immediately the dissolution of parlia-
ment. This would give plenty of time
to get the Irish home rule bill
through"
Lloyd George Cheered
Mr.. Lloyd George received one of
the most remarkable ovations ever
witnessed in the Guild hall Friday
afternoon, when he rose to propose the
health of the Prince of Wales, who
was a guest of the city at luncheon.
For several minutes it was impossible
for Mr.. Lloyd George to proceed and
he was visibly affected. In the early
part of his speech the little Welshman
was nervous, an unwOnted condition
for him, but he soon regained the
mastery of himself. He avoided refer
ence to the political situation.
my sword is in my hand" was the
keynote of the farewell of Mr.. Lloyd
George to the great throng which
gathered at st. Pancras station to give
him an enthusiastic send off as he left
for Leeds to deliver an address Sat
urday.
81 thank you from the bottom Of my.
heart, that o have come here, this
great assemblage, to cheer me on my
pilgrimage" he said. Il am a free man.
The burden is off my shoulders but my
sword is in my hand"
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