Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-11-01
TALK HOLDS BACK
BRITISH H0ST|[|T|ES
Conservatives and Liberals
Undecided on Flight or
Cooperation"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press
LONDON. November 1.-The chief
tains of the conservative party, led
by Prime Minister Bonar Law. and
the national liberals. under the ban
ner of David Lloyd George, were still
undecided today as to whether they
would really spread the war"
against each others candidates in
the coming election or stand on the
present situation of fighting bitterly
in some districts and cooperating in
others.
ITO fight or not to fight was the
subject of discussions at conserva-
tive headquarters last night, but no
orders were issued to the political
leaders in the hinterlands. and it was
said that the matter would be
thrashed out again today.
Meanwhile the political gossips who
vent their ideas upon readers Of
morning papers are noising it about
that Lloyd George is not SO keen for
repriSals against the tories as he used
to be. For one thing, these writer's
point out. the former prime minister's
throwing reserve candidates into the
scrap should the tacit agreements to
cooperate go to smash. Besides,
Lloyd George hasn't built up such
large number of local organiza lions
as have his opponents. Some of the
papers think his threat to spread
the war is only a bluff. anyhow.
Final Cabinet Choices.
The final appointments to the new
ministry formed by Premier Bonar
Law, announced yesterday, include
ministers of labor and pensions. al
though Mr.. Bonar Law had previous
~ intimated that the pensions port
folio would be abolished and was
understood to be also contemplating
abolition of the ministry of labor.
Sir Montague Barlow, who was par
liamentary secretary to the labor
ministry in the Lloyd George cabinet.
becomes minister of labor, and the
pensions portfolio is taken by Maj.
George Clement Tryon. who was also
a parliamentary secretary under the
Lloyd George regime, being connect
ed with the ministry which he now is
to head. Sir Samuel Hoare is ap-
pointed air minister and Neville
Chamberlain, postmaster general
Other appointments have been an
nounced as follows: Commissioner of
works, Sir John Baird: solicitor gen.
eral, Thomas w. H. Inskip; civil lord
of the admiralty. the Marquis of Lin
admiralty, Commander Bolton Mere
dith Eyres Monsell: secretary for
overseas trade, Sir William JOHNSON
Hicks; secretary to the board of
trade, Viscount Wolmer; secretary to
the ministry of transport, Lieut.. Col.
Low n
istry of health, the Earl of Onslow;
secretary to the board Of agriculture,
the Earl of Ancaster; secretary to the
treasury, Lieut.. Col. Leslie Orme
Wilson.
The following undersecretaries
have been appointed: Home office,
Lieut. Col George F. Stanley: foreign
office. Ronald MCNEIL; colonial ONCE
William c. A. Ormsby-Gore; war OF
flee. walter e. Guinness: air ministry,
the Duke of sutherland: mora otnoe
Earl Winterton; financial secretary
to the war office, F. S. Jackson.
Sees Lloyd George Strength.
Llovd Georges journalistic cham
Mon. the Daily Chronicle, CONTENDS
that Lloyd George really has the men
and the means to use them and that
he is simply holding back in tho hope
of returning Salty SASo" A
Chronicle reports hot feeling among
the Lloyd Georgians over the atti-
tudes of the die-hards and Tree
liberals who are opposing the
national liberals. 1t accuses them OF
netty spite, intolerance and behavior
both shabby and vindictive.
The political expert of the Daliy
Mail believes that he has discovered
strong tendency of the coai1tlon
conservatives to unite with the anu
coalition group now in, harness. he
mainstains that only few conserva-
tiyes. like Lord Birkenhead ana sir.
Robert S. Horne. continue to ldentiry
themselves closely with Lloyd-George.
Another feature of today's news
ia the report that the Asquithian free
liberal candidates are increasing At
a rate that indicates that they WI
show as much strength on NOMINATION
day as the laborites. Labors prog
ress in tht campaign. is dimcuit TO
gauge. Their leaders express nlgh
hopes and great confidence, but their
confidence is not shared in the LONDON
Insurance market where business men
concerned over the prospect or
CAPITAL levy such as labor proposes.
were able yesterday to get odds OF
"a to 1 that labor would not come
into power.