New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
Illness Hats
Lloyd Georges
Election Tour
Former Premier Compelled
by Heavy Cold TO Abandon
Bristol Speech Intended
to Arouse His Party
Bitter Against Bonar Law
Lloyds Offering Six 10 One
Liberals and Laborites
Do Not Form Government
Fron. The Trsowe.s European Buyeaa


I. copyrishs, 1922. New York Tribune Inc.
I LONDON, Noy. because of a
heavy cold former Premier Lloyd
George .was compelled to abandon his
trip to Bristol to-day, where it was
hoped that he would arouse the flag
ging spirits Of the National Liberals,
who have been overwhelmed by the
strong sentiment for tho Labor candi-
dates. Lord Dawson, the Kings physi-
eian, examined Mr.. Lloyd George early
in te day and warned him TO rest for a
few days il he wished to avert q seri-
Gus breakdown. If he can master the
cold and overcome the hoarseness
which he has been suffering Lloyd
George will make q speech here on
Saturday.
With Winston Churchill on his back
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis and his chief temporarily out
of action, Lord Birkenhead alone re-
mains 90 carry the banner of coalition.
The former Lord Chancellor has agreed
former Premier for a speech at Bristol,
but he is not the kind of substitute
.,eeded in that stormy field.
There is nothing feigned about the
anger that Lloyd George has expressed
toward his successor at the head of
the government, and the remaining
days of the campaign are bound to be
filled with recriminations.
Borough Elections Show Drift
Municipal elections were held all
over the country to-day, and the re-
formers and progressives combined
against the Laborites. the Socialists
and Communists. Although the can
didates hold no more important Offices
than borough councillors, equivalent to
aldermen in New York, partisanship is
running high and the results will be
studied with the utmost interest. The
chief reason for this is that the bor-
ough councillors fix the tax rates.
With his ministry COMPLETED. Bonar
Law held his first Cabinet meeting to-
day, but much of the time was taken
up by film operators, who took the first
pictures on record Of a British gov
ernment in actual operation. The
Bonar Law government is being as
sailed for many reasons. It's most vul-
nerable point is the number Of titled
men in it's makeup. The ministry con-
tains more dukes, earls, lords. KNIGHTS
and peers than any other British gov
CihulSHt III tuC fdcL INV Sedi6 6tO lHslh
at time when the country holds de-
cided views about the House of Lords
and the Labor party is agitating in
favor OF higher land taxes.
With all the unfavorable comment
Mr.. Benar Law seems to be shaping
his course in accordance with the gem
eral desire for greater stability and
much of the fury of the attacks made
upon him is wasted.
Asquith Liberals Stronger
~he outstanding feature Of the stu
alton to-day is the progress being
made by the Asquith Liberals--a prog
ress that is so clearly marked that
Sir Alfred Monde and other leaders
who abandoned Liberalism for coali-
tion are now admitting that they desire
to return to the old party Sir Alfred
has come out frankly for cooperation
between the Asquith Liberals and the
Lloyd George faction, but. of course,
he wants Mf. Lloyd George to assume
the leadership of the party and that
is the stumbling block, for neither Mr.
Asquith nor Lord Gray will let the
Welshman get control of the organiza.
tion which he almost wrecked in the
election of 1918
The earlier slogans of the campaigns
national unity" and "party unity
are dying out and the people are re-
turning to the old lines of argument
and realigning themselves with the