Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-27
THIRTEEN HUNDRED
CANDIDATES OUT
FOR PARLIAMENT
King Dissolvcs Old Body.
Calls New to Meet
November 20.
NO PARTY IS LIKELY
TO OBTAIN MAJORITY
Must Name 3l5 to Secure Leg
islativc Control in
Election.
BONAt LAW FOR TRANatILLITY
New Premier Says Britain WANTS ia
Get Bnrk tO \ormai Com
ri
NO PARTY IS LIKELY
TO OBTAIN MAJORITY
Eo>An LAW ron Tn.>ouILLIry
New Premier Says britain Wants to
Get Bnck q" Normal Com
dItiOns.
Inv AsvocIatcd rrcss- l

LONDON. oct ETH" King. a,
SandrinIham. today signed "a proc
laination dissulving ParIiam.nt which
had lived four OF it's constitutional
iiv" years, ana sunm"nins tho new
Parliament to meet November 20
The country is now without Par.
lament, but has plenty Of candidates
for In" next ono.
oratory by tn" aspirants FOR seats
in tho new Parliament nlls the land
Thirteen hundred candidates have uu
TO now entered IN. campaign FOR
membership in tn" Hous. Of Com
mons. pf these. 42s are Conscrva.
tivcs. In round numbers. Labor has
500 candidates in the field. the AS
rUithian. or free, Liberals 300 and
the Lloyd Georgian, or national, Lib.
erals 200. The little Wclshman. who
lost his post as Prime Minister las,
week, Is vigorously striving TO in.
crease the numbcr OF candidates un.
dor his banner.
Majority IL 3I3.
To obtain an outright ma aiori,v in
; the ncw 'arlia mcnt amy on. party
would have TO elect 3l5 candidates
II VIII b" seen. therefore. that the
conservatives ani I.aboritcs are tn.
only two with enough candidates IN
ihc field to obtain an independcn,
majority. Their organizations have
been whipped into far better shap,
man those rf the other parties
The only notable event Of the day
was the ISSUANCE Of Premier Bonai
Laws manifesto. This contained nc
rcma rkaLi. surprises. and the create,
part Of II Was devoted to enlarge.
in"nt OF his policies outlined at tn,
nionist meeting which elected hin
leader. IL" proposes to abolish tn.
cabinet sccretariat. which has beer
criticized as expensive and uncons,i.
tut"nal by the opponents of the lat.
government and to transfer British
representation AT the league OF ma.
tions /" the Foreign Office.
VIII Hmtif. irish Inct.
He Intends 10 ratiry the Irish
| treaty ana c@ll the British domin.
ions TO conference on the cmpir.
affairs. There was no statement az
policy in the management of Brit
ISM affairs - :!.r Near East. and
that is likely To be demanded by
bonar Laws campaigning critics.
Tn" manifest" declares IL Will be
III" governments earnest aim. ii re-.
! turned. To give whole hearted and
practical support to the League of
nations, I" iu!iil obligations Great
/ Britain has Undertaken abroad. but
/ not 10 extend her commitments. but
! preferably TO curtail them. and to
maintain friendship and good un-
derStanding with the United States
tn" Prime Minister made his nrst
cHmDaiGr speech today at Glasgow
where. being OF Scotch extraction. he
| had an enthusiastic welcome. lie
rcat'irmed the points OF his mani
| fosto.
Lloyd George nt TnbcrnnrIc.
Tn" former Premier. Lloyd George.
! ala not waste his day. lie Spok c
before "A large audience Of non
conformists in Whitfield Tabcrnaclc
| in London. where there was plenty
| OF cheering. Lloyd George was In
his brcczicst form. Earlier in the
| day he and Lord Hirkcnhcad were
guests at the annual oyster feast
given by the Colchester municipality.
Although II was supposed To be n
nonpartisan social affair. Lord Bir-
kcnhoad made Il defense OF the Con :
s"rvativc members of the Cabinet
who stuck by Lloyd George. The
| former Premier made Il few remarks
| without bringing in politics.