The New York herald., 1922-10-20
Premier Tenders Resig-
nation Within 2 Hours
After Adverse Party
Vote of 1876 to 81.
TWO COURSES OPEN
New Government May Dis
solve Parliament OF Carry
On Until January.
DIFFICULTY IN ELECTIONS
Ministers Selected Would Have
to Vacate Seats and Appeal
to Constituencies. "
DIFFICULTY IN ELECTIONS

Special cable to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Copyright 1892, by TIE New YoRK HEzALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Oct. Is.
Late this afternoonA David Lloyd
George, Welsh schoolmaster's son
and the political magician who has
governed the greatest empire in the
world in its hours of travail through
the great war and in its hours of
glory. rendered the seals of his Office
to King George V. at buckingham
Palace. He is tonight in effect a
private citizen again. The seals OF
Office. however, will not be trans
ferred until a new Government is
formed. When the King summoned
Andrew Bonar Law to form a new
Cabinet the latter replied that he
could not do so until the Conserva-
tives of both houses of Parliament
/ should choose their new leader in the
party meeting, which probably will
be held Saturday or Sunday.
Thus Bonar Law probably will sue
coed Lloyd George, who attained that
office in 1915. upon the resignation
OF Herbert Asquith, when Mr.. Law
declined the Kings request to form a
new Ministry.
1t was the Conservatives at their
caucus at the Carlton Club to-day
who overthrow the coalition govern
ment, which has been in power for
seven years, and in which they were
the principal group. Pleading for
/ the preservation Of the Conservative
party as political unit Mr.. Law said
! in that meeting that il was time to
/ end the coalition. Because in this
I he was sustained by vote of 1S6 to
! 81, the Prime Minister and his gov
ernment resigned.
Bouar Law Turned the Trick.
/ In such a manner did the dour
! Scottish Canadian. who for many
I years stood through veal and woe
shoulder to shoulder with Mr.. Lloyd
George. as perfect foil for the lat
ter's volatility, emerge from the
shadow of recent illness and with a
few quiet words overturned all the
carefully laid plans of Austen Cham
/ berlain, and sent the Conservatives
stampeding out of the staid old Carl
! ton Club exultantly shouting Lloyd
/ George and Chamberlain are beaten"
II was all done uomiually to preserve
I .f .g
vet tonight 90 per cent. of that tradi-
tional Tory body say they will stand
By no party. but by personality; the
personality of the little Welsh lawyer
who has led them, charmed them and
convinced them. But tonight he is
silent.
Lord Curzon probably will enter a
Bonar Law Ministry. but it IS con-
sidered that the split in the party by
which such men as Austen Chamber
lain the Earl Of Balfour. Sir Robert
/ Horne. Lord Birkenhead and Sir
/ l.aming worthlngton- Evans will follow
/ Lloyd George into the political wilder
ness 70 which he referred in his Man
chester speech win make such Cabi-
net little moro than a malSeshif,.
Tonight an official statement says
The Hon Mr. LLOYD George was re-
I ceived in audience by his Majesty and
I rendered his resignation as Prime Min
/ lister and First Lord ~ the Treasury
which tho King was graciously pleased
70 accept. The Right Hon. Mr.. Bonar
Law was received IN audience by his
! Majesty this evening"
New Cabinet Probabilities.
1 Tho immediate future Is uncertain
/ Bonar Law ls busy consulting his pos
! sible colleagues In a new Cabinet He
| had long talks with the Barl Of Derby
| stanley Baldwin lately Minister OF
I Agriculture and Fisheries the Marquis
| OF Salisbury, viscount Fitzalan. for
| morly Viceroy OF Ireland the Earl OF
/ sclborne: sir George Younger, chair
man Of the Conservative party organ
ization: Lord Hugh Cecil. viscount
/ Peel who resigned as Indian Secretary
to-day; Lieut. Col Leslie Wilson and
others
II the shouts In the course OF to-day's
meeting at the Carlton Club are any
Indication. Ireland may again be the
crux of English politics. II was How
about Ireland" with which the members
there silenccd Lord Bslfours assertion
that the coalition had not violated any
Uuionist principles.
III Uuionist Government Is formed
now n may be tempted TO refuse TO
ratify the Irish constitution. though MI
Buuar Law himself said he considered
/ that a debt OF honor that England was
bound to repay, whatever government