New-York tribune., 1922-11-05
Cabinet Is Representative
OF the Conservative Party,
Selection by Bonar Law Regarded as Move TO
Placate die Hards''; National Sta
bility Said To Be Aim

! again Secretary Of War. viscount Peel.
the new Secretary for India, served
under Lloyd George.
The ex-Prime Minister. who is ths
greatest actor in politics to-day, de-
scribes Reginald MeKcnna, one of Brit
aims greatest bankers and for years
Lloyd Georges political associate. AZ
second-rate actor because he has
come out in support Of the Bonar Law
ministry as the best alternative to the
Lloyd George government The Welsh
Wizard" has heaped ridicu!e on Lord
Gladstone. who managed the campaign
in which Lloyd George first entered a
British government. Lord Gladstone
is now fighting Lloyd George poiiti-
cally.
Asquith Liberals criticize the Law
government in almost the same tons an
that used by Lloyd George. Fundamen-
tally there is little differences in ths
views of these two groups OF the Lib
eral party. Pfque keeps them separated
and thereby assists the Conservatives
| and Labor. If there were but two par
ties in Great Britain and one held the
views Of Lord Salisbury and the others
those of Lloyd George the election re-
suit would not be in doubt. 1t is q
safe wager that the party which has
the largest majority In the next Par
liament will not represent the major
ity OF the electors. Lloyd George Ia
| easily the MOST popular Briton to-day.
but 1t Is equally certain that he ean~
not become the leader Of the majority
In the HOUSE Of Commons.
As s. freq lance politiciss. Lloyd
George Is having hssp Of fua, waving
his famous sword to right and left and
now and then lunging at soma partic-
ularly vulnerable victim, such as Lord
Salisbury or Reginald McKenna, on
Asquith. Still, he has not been happys
his varying moods clearly prove that.
BE enjoys fight, but he has no desire
to "go down fighting" The methods
he used in the past do not become hin,
now, and no one appreciates this more
than the ex-Premier. The years Of
responsibility have changed him ma
terially. His attacks on his predeces-
sors in office leave most OF the people
cold, because he was in close assoeia-
tion with many Of them for years.
Bonar Law Is not esgily Yuffled He
is first class at give and take. He
knows Lloyd George as do few other
men. The new Prime Minister is mod
est and retiring, simple and unAffecs-
ed, honest and consistent He Is not
an opportunist, not genius. Lloyd
George can make no real attack on
Bonar Law, and the latter will certainly
not attack his former chief. They
have differences Of opinion, but much
in common.
"The Morning Post" which was ehe
"die hard" organ when that move-
ment seemed absolutely futile, doss
not glorlfy the Law government, but
it does not hide its satisfaction that
Lloyd George has been driven from
power. There Is nothing mugwump
about "The Post" 1t is eminentIy
consistent and wonderfully conserve
tive. So is the Law government. The
| time has not yet como for straight
| fight between the political Right and
Left, though it may not be long delayed.
At the moment the party of compromise
is complicating the campaign. At some !,
later time there may be a compromise e
and coalition on the part Of Liberals \
and Labor followed by struggle be-
tween this group and that of the Com
servatives, but that Is only one of the
possibilities of future most difficult
to penetrate.