Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-21
PARLIAMENT IN
ENGLAND To Be
DISSOLVED, Ne "
PREMIER STATES
There viii Be Almost I'M
mediateIy a General EIeC-
ton; Irish Constitution
win Be Ratified,
EX-PRlME MINISTER
HIS GONE TO LEEDS
Asserts in a Short Address
Just Prior to His Depart
ure That He Has His
'SWord in His Hand,

London. Oct. 20 (by the Asso-
ciated Press) In the still highly
speculative political situation to-"
night, only two facts stood out as
definite-that there will be almost
Immediately a general election ana
that parliamentary ratification OF
the Irish constitution is safely as
sured.
Andrew Bonar Law. who Is to
lead the new government winch
will take the place of that OF
David Lloyd George. in a message
to an evening newspaper confirm
ed his intention to advise King
George 20 Immediately dissolve
parliament, and added that this
fact would give ample time to deal
with the Irish legislation. lie dld
not indicate. however. whether the
present parliament woul reassem-
BILE according to schedule on NO
vember IA to deal with the lrish
question, or whether general cleo
tions would be held Immediately
and the Irish legislation left to the
new parliament. Either plan would
be practicable. the only point be-
ing that ratification of the Irish
treaty must be effected before De-
cember G. whichever course isl
adopted, irish legislation is quite
safe from any attempt to frustrato
an Irish settlement.
Won't Affect Irish Treaty.
Mr.. Lloyd George. in message
sent to William Cosgrave. president
of the dali eireann, has removed
any fear of opposition from him
in his new position as leader of the
opposition in parliament. The
Marquis Of Salisbury, on behalf oil
the die hards." has made a SINH
lar promise. so there is no party
in the house OF commons that is
likely to offer any hinderance to-
the carrying of the Irish treaty
into effect.
The retiring premier left today
for Leeds, with his sword in his
hand, as he asserted in q short ad-
dress at the ST, Psncras station
prior to his departure. Although
he delivered five addresses from
the rear OF his car on the way to
Leeds, he has left until tomorrows
speech in Leeds any revelation of
what his tactics will he There is
intense curiosity everywhere as to-
what the line of his peroration will
take-whether he has any domes-
tic reforms or legislative plans to
propose as a new election battle
cry. There have been rumors that
he has some new plan fof unem
ployment insurance. with a view to
detaching the labor vote from the
labor party and bringing it into
the fold of his proposed new center
party.
Want the Party system.
The rebel conservatives, who are
headed by Mr.. Bonar Law, Sir
George Younger and Stanley Bald
win, who brought about the fall Of
Mr.. Lloyd George. have contended
that they We're trying to get back
to the party system. Only the re-
suit of general elections will show
how far thev have succeeded in this
intention. Up to the present the
only consequence of their tactics
has been adding of still another
group to the existing party groups,
thereby bringing the British par
lament still nearer to the group
systems of the European parlia-
ments.
Mr.. Lloyd George is credited
with intentions to create a center
party. This would necessitate the
creation also OF new party machin-
cry and party funds for the former
premier has no such funds or ma
chinery at present at his disnosal.
Political quarters predict that ii
will he interesting to watch and see
how far the conservative electorate
will follow the Bonar Law min.
istry in throwing off allegiance to
Lloyd George. and whether his
powerful lieutenants, Lord Ba1four.
Lord Birkenhead, Austin Chamber
lain, Sir Robert Horne and others
who followed their chief into the
wilderness, will be able to main
tain the somewhat anomalous po-
sition as conservative adherents OF
nomlnallv liberal chief, or wheth-
er they will gradually drift back
into the regular unionist fold.