South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-20
PRIME MINISTER
DEFEATED AFTER
TURBULENT TERM
Successor Will Don Mantle for
Only Short Space of Time.
Pending Election.
UNIONISTS ARE DIVIDED
BOnar Law Led Insurgents in
Voting Down Confidence 10
Sturdy WEIGH Leader.

DlIuuN tlCn LeducI.
LONDON. Oct 19-CBy A. Pl-
After holdIns the ONCE OF prime
minister through seven OF the most
critical years OF British history
three years OF war and four year- ot
reCOnstructlon-David LIoyd-GeorE.
went into the wilderness today
Th.s was the description I'm IBIS
Manchester speech or hls position
il the unionl~t wing Of his follower
should desert him CnioniSt with
drswel from the coalition was de-
cided upon today by the meeting
which Austen Chamberlain had call
ed at the Carlton club and which
was attended by the coalition mem
beers Of the house OF commons and 90
handful OF lords who were enrolled
, IN the cabinet.
The vote was $50 90 So against
the Chamberlain policy 81 pledging
the party 10 sustain the coalition and
In favor OF a general election 20 con-
/ firm its course The meeting was
followed by a succession of swIf.
events which carried the coalition
government into outer darkness
Andrew Bonar Law viii put on the
prime minister's mantle for a short
term of office The King summoneA
him 20 Buckingham palace late this
evening and invited him 20 form
new government which Mr. Bona
Law viii undertake. although tde
state of his health. which compelled
him TO withdraw from public life a
few months ago. makes &c risky
venture.
Must Name New Leader.
Before Mr. Bonar Law can form
ally accept the premiership. how
ever auoting Of the unlonlst party
must DO held 20 elect n new leader 90
carry out tho policy 20 be decided by
caucus This meeting VIII De held
within a few days when Mr.. Bonar
Law VIII be chosen
Between the Carlton club meeting
and Bonar Laws visit 20 the king.
, il was q seething afternoon OF rum
I ors anG Of group gatherings among
the political factions. Austen Cham
berlain first visited the prime minis
/ ter's official residence Ia DOWNING
/ street as had been expected 90 ofrer
/ his resignation. several under-secre-
tarles and the chief coalition union
/ lists whip. Lieut.. Col Leslie Wilson
/ had already Informed the news
papers they had resigned and within
/ two hours Mr. Lloyd George was I'D
I possession of the resignation OF
/ practically all the members OF the
cabinet He then drove 90 the palace
TO tender them 90 the king
Mr. Lloyd George advised the king
I TO summon Mr. Bonar. Law and ac-
I cOrding TO custom, this was done
/ While Mr. Lloyd George exh. 5itel
[ cheerfulness 20 the few who saw a.m
and cheered him on his journey 60
the palace. he could not but zee
+ deeply the verdict that he no Longer
/ commended the support % the ma.
jority or the unionist party. which
for the past few months had furnish
+ ed the strongest material for ne
f cabinet
laws Influence Gusts Lloyd -GSeorge
II was Mr. Bonar Law. more than
any other man. who Influenced the
Unionist caucus 30 Fecefe from the
4 coalition He had been sphyn1
within the party which the rank and
file Of the unionist commoners were
waiting 20 hear. He le a serious
and International man with a quiet
. manner. His opinion that 70 was
= more important 20 keep the party
! together than 90 win the next cleo
/ ton and whether by hls own fault
+ ~ the force OF circumstance. Mr.
4 Lloyd George has lost the confidence
D ~ tie country" decided many votes
There was also strong feeling en-
I the party that the Cham berIaln plsn
which gave the party's deElnles ovs-
90 the small faction it represented
ia pari!ment was not a fair device.
The last straw which weighed iu
the scale was the <ewport election
in which a straight unionis- oand!-
date won on q platform q oprosl-
ton 90 the coalition and an -
works. although me politicians
though the labor parry rad a SAFE
prospect .n that constituency.
Curzon Cabinet pillar.
Mt B0nar Law XIII have LORI
Cu-zon for one OF The pillars % NJ
cabinet C-.-zon remained avHv
from the caucus today but ssn- "a
.le.-er - protest aza,ue. -le exclu
sion o. the lords
One result o. .oday's upheavst j.
a spite l1 the uusouisc party which
makes ne fortunes doubtful A
strong group Of The old cabinet
unlonigts remain true 10 their
leader M. Chamberlain he Earl
OF BaIfour. Lord Birsenhead SIR
Lamlng Evans and 81
Robert Stevenson Horne follow NJ.
LLOYD George into the wilderness
and many workers in the party
ranks are rsl<sly 20 90 with Them.
The rrecirCts OK the solemn gray
old Carton club which has sheltered
much history IN 50 tina az