Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-26
REVIEW OF THE POLITICAL
 SITUATION IN GREAT BRITAIN

London. Oct. 95 (By the A. P)-With Lloyd Georges speech today and the is- sue of the laborite manifesto all the forces for a general election are mar shalled and the public placed in posses sion of the party platforms.
 Premier Bonar Law, who started to-
 day for Glasgow. travelling in an ordi- nary passenger train, was accorded no
 opportunity for wayside receptions hy| admirers and for speeches such as| characterized MT. Lloyd Georges jour- ney last week to Leeds. He may possi- bly in his speech tomorrow All in the details of his policy already outlined. He is expected to announce an exten- | sive reform of administrative depart ments with the object of retrenchment. This reform probably will affect the | ministries of labor and transport, tiis | duties of which may be relegated to | other departments with a considerable . saving in the expense Of administra- l ton.
 In general outlines, however. thu platforms of all the parties are known. Perhaps most striking in this eonnes- ton is the fact that Mir. Lloyd George after some hesitation joined his voice
 today with the leaders Of other partie:
 against socialism and labor.
 The former premier thus placed him
 self in line with Mfr. Chamberlain and
 Mir Churchill in this question, though ir
 a somewhat less pronounced manner
 He confesses he has no election slogan |, and this Is characteristic of the mani , festos of all the parties with the ex.
 ception of the labor party.
 Mir. Lloyd George continues to basi himself on the imperative need Of coalition for solving the post-war prob
 ems. In essence there is very little c
 choose between the pronouncennt e Mir Benar Law and MT. Lloyd Gorge
 and the general public is likely 10 fin:
 it difficult to diferentiats between tn ] two policies On the question of reia , tions with France. and Russia, there . a decided difference. The new prefnie ! advocates close cooperation witi France, while the former premier Woui :. not urge any cooperation antagonist. to England's own interests.
 s Lloyd George Favers Fact With RussA1 > Mir. Lloyd George favo-s a pact wit ]. Russia, which it is thought the ne' n government Is not likely to countenanc' n Mir Lloyd George also stands By th = Balfour note with respect to inter-allie n and American debts.
 The labor party's manifesto is eas.l a the most striking pronouncement v t issued. The labor party in England 10 Str6nS pSElN, mdkiuS CoHtiuudl dn e rapid growth and possessing in il l. ranks important intellectual element d Its programme, while containing nott e ing that the party has not for lon J. time advocated is calculated to inspii re much fear, not only in capitalist quai ol ters, but also among the tax pave ). generally, since it calls fer many s' l. eial reforms of costly nature. '. The necessary forfnalities inst lent Id the change in the government were con n. pleted at a council of the king at Bucl s. ingham palace today when the ne
 ministers were sworn in as members the privy council. Mr. Benar Law W. A sworn in as first lord oE the treasur sa showing that he will take no other Q ee- flee. He is experiencing much dificu ,s ty in filling the remaining posts of Ii m,a m ministry and <as today obliged forrns to ly to announce that there would ,1 some delay in. the additional appoin a4 ments. Gossip declares that Ue "di !. hard group are. insisting on strong sS representation in the government tn .s the prime minister is inclined to co .rt eede.
 st An incident in the change of gover = ! ment has caused some amusemel ss, Lord Birkenhead, the outgoing To N high chancellor. whose position col