The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08
BALFOUR DEFENDS
ENGLISH PREMIER
zone of Great Figures in
Worlds History"
Briton Declares
MAKES POWERFUL PLEA
Two-Party System only Fair
Weather System; Coalition
Now a Necessity

go, the Associated Press.
f1NDON. March Tie is one
- Inc greatest figures in the world 3
rfefory-what IL the use of abusing
E.w said Sir Arthur j. Balfour,
aiudlng TO the prime minister. Dav-
"A Lloyd George, in n speech at the
carlton club today This speech,
vbich was expected TO give some
'r,rlfy TO the situation, threw no
new light In the crisis, however, and
Sir Arthur. like his unionist col
i.,-uos Austen Chamberlain and
Sir Taming Worthington-E Evans, far
from reproaching Sir George
Younger. who was the real provoker
~ The crisis, did not even mention
his name. 49,.
Makes Coalition Plea.
Tglfour made a powerful plea for
continuance OF the coalition system
as puposed to a return to the two
,4rfy system. which, he declared.
v.ts only a fair-wcather system, un-
shifted to the present abnormal
,.res when the nation was still Ia
b1rIug under the aftermath OF the
war Never, he said, was there a
time when the cooperation OF the
1ipipnists and liberals was more de-
s.rahlc than now, and declaring that
he had spent many years politically
fighting Lloyd George, and there
fore ought to know something about
him. Balfour paid n more glowing
tribute to Lloyd George than had
ever been heard from the prime
ministers most enthusiastic ad-
mirers.
The whole Importance OF the
speech lies in the influence II is
Ia l. l.
and file OF the conservative party as
respected leader OF that party. The
extent of this influence cannot
Immediately be calculated.
Throughout his political career,
including the period of his premier
ship. It was always made a reproach
against Balfour by the extremists
that he was disinclined to take a
strong line on any given policy: II Is
therefore open to surmise that his
plea in behalf OF the coalition will
have but little effect upon the sup
porters OF Younger.
Speech Disappointing.
No announcement was made In
the speech of the premier's future
plans and in this way the speech was
Disappointing, and Balfour only re-
peated i'm heightened terms the
eulogy OF the coalition and the as
surances OF support already con-
yeycd 10 the premier by Mr.. Cham
terlain and the secretary for war
and other ministerial colleagues. 1t
leaves the situation unchanged.
While the crisis has subsided, the
problem has not been solved. The
prime minister has acceded to strong
representations, and will remain TO
see through the governments irish
and genoa policies. He is retiring
to the seclusion Of his home in
Wales for a period variously men
toned as n fortnight to six weeks,
leaving active charge OF the situa-
tion to Mr.. Chamberlain and other
cabinet ministers. His condition to-
night was so improved that he was
able 10 get out of bed. He hopes TO
preside over the cabinet council at
noon tomorrow and will start Thurs
day morning for Criccieth.
The general view is that the crisis
will not recur until autumn, when
parliament will he dissolved. But
the activities OF the dissentient
unlonists have ~ no means ceased,
as seen by their determined attacks
on the Free state bill in parliament
yesterday. Sixteen OF their leaders.
eight in each house, today issued
stirring manifesto TO their followers
In a sound, conservative policy, in
cluding efficiency of the second
chamber, so gravely impaired of late
years which is a claim for restora-
uon OF the lords veto and declaring
mat the ambiguous language and
Inconsistent action Of the past must
IN the future be scrupulously
avoided"