New-York tribune., 1922-10-20

sshieh helpcsi 10 defeat chansbxriain ii
ne HsHvtfng e%6sy. las postponed
its nsessing scheduled for November
.. the decision hetng reached after 4
conference with Sir George Younger
and snrd Derby. The latter lceniysi
isygsiY an 4 Candidate ,foS rremier &.
The last swift stages of the fight which
enaea 80 dramatically late to-day.
After tisr sensational bye~alestlon In
Hses1 IN which the andcrendent Con
servatIf q wRs ret9sned hy a majority
of 2.008 over The Lahor candidate, who
axpecfssG 80 make : Roms howl tho
meeting gat the Garlson Club to-day
aroused tremendous interest. A. Mr..
Cham ber3sin had Issued invitations to
those who had shown loyalty to coas,-
tion and excluded all 6thers, IL was
commonly believed that he had a ma
jeratys. far .his project Of going before
tfe country as the Conservatives did
IN ItsiHs
Peer. Barred From Clubs
Big erawds gathered In front Of the
club in pRll Mali shia afternoon, ex-
pecting to sec some lively incidents,
such as the ejsesment of certain lords
who had Threatened TO invade the meet
laa without invitation. They did not
have long 10 wait j. ~ Erskine. who
desertsd tbs Coalition to join the "aie.
herds. appeared early and demanded
adn,issfUff, but found IL impossible to
penetrate the guard OF Iiveried at
tendants- A little later tie venerable
sscofgS Chaplin Sppeared .and hob
sies "a tie stairs. his cane thumping
vigorously and his head set in at
titude OFT defiance. He found his en-
trance barred. The crowd rose TO the
f.Axs Atf.S.1
n rev experience for this distinguished
peer to find himself barred from any
club in London.
When Austen Chamberlain appeared
the crowd booed yociferousIy. The
chief ef the great gathering inside was
inc least of those who entered from
the viewpoint of the man on the street.
Lord Birkenhead next appeared and
received similar greeting. One man
yelled "Judasi" and the crowd echoed
back the aGront. This seemed to amuse
his lordship, who stepped Up the stairs
with q lively sense that ne was not
popular on the outside. Bonar Law was
eheered loudly, and so was Lord Bal
TOUR, as they smiled their way through
the crowd appearing rather uncertain
OF just where they stood.
Episode Was Unprecedented
All this, of course, was just a pre-
liplinary to what was to happsn within
the ciub. How much 1t influenced the
decislon can be merely matter os
conjecture. Nothing like it had ever
before happened in England. Inside
the Cub Chamberlain took the chair
and Immediately launched into plea
for the continuation Of the coalition.
He said the threat Of the Labor party
ar h3t = D..
solid front on the part Of the Union
lists and the supporters Of Lloyd
George.
When Bonar Law arose no person
present had the faintest inkling of his
views. The dispassionate Scotch
Canadian said the surest way to pre-
vent a cleavage of the Conservative
psrty was a break with coalition
These words doomed Chambarlain's
plans at once. 1t was seen ut once
hat the word of Bonar Law was the
ruling impulse of the meeting, Sir
Henry Craig spoke briefly, but the de-
cisiof already had been taken. Upon
a regpest for vote on the resolution
subinitted by Chamberlain supporting
coalition, the result showed 1876 to 81
against the proposal.
Note Dooms Lloyd George
Before the meeting adjourned vote
was taken favoring the choice Of
Conservative premier That sounded
the death kncil for Lioyd George.
Without the support Of the Conserva-
tivcsh his government would be i'm
posslbie, 1t also ended the leadership
Of Chamberlain in Parliament.
The vote had scarcely been taken
4hcn il was sent broadcast over the
United Kingdom. Lloyd George was
informed Of the result Immediately,
and the government for moment was
thrown into u panic. since Chamberlain,
Lord Birkenhead, Lord Balfour and
Sir Robert Horne had no other alter
HetiNe but to resign. The situation
was much like that Of 1905, when Bal
1onrlwas compelled TO yield Office TO
Campbeli- Bannerman, but the magni-
;ude Of the event was far greater
stail, red-headed young man
Lloyd Georges secretary~-balanced
himself carefully on the edge of an
omen fireplace in Downing Street this
afternoon and. addressing about fifty
journalists who had assembled In the
room, announced cheerfully that Lloyd
George had resigned his post as
Premier and advised his majesty to in
ylte Bonar Law to form new min
istry.
IN 5tcteIATy, whose name is Shake
speafe, replaced his brier pipe in his
mouth, pufed few times and then
remarked: "i'm temporarily out of a
job
tnthis manner and with an utter lack
OF dramatic features the most imnor-
tant teventsin Great Britsia since the
war was announced.
Developments Daze Populace
honden to-day saw such rand
movement of eYents that the pouulaco
Is IN a aazed condition tonight. The
crowd had forsaken Downing Street Ia
stand IN front of the Carlton gI,,h
where lively doings were expected at
the meeting called by Mr.. Chamber.
lain, who had hoped to gain support
for the coalition government from this
Dnionist members of Parliament.
a few minutes after his arrival :
crowd of journalists assembled in the
ante-room, and the secretary, who haf
transferred his official services to ar
outer room, appeared and remarked
that Lloyd George would carry out hi,
original intention TO make q speech or
Saturday, when he ne doubt would dis.
euss the change in government "Per
haps,' he said, well be back agair
some day"
LONDON, Oct. 10 tBy The Assoei.
ated Iress)s-~ court circular, issued
tonight, ia announcing tho resignation
OF tlle Prime Minister says:
THE Honorable Mr.. Lloyd George
was received in audience by His Males.