Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-03

i. London, March 2.-(By the A. P)-I
The political crisis projected By the prime |
minister yesterday has made no pro |
gress toward solution, and mbody ven
lures prediction az to how it will even
tually be solved. In It's essence It is less
a personal conflict between Mr. Lloyd
George and Sir George Younger, leader Of
the conservative secessfoniSts. than a
symptom Of the struggle on the toart of
the three principal parties, conservative,
liberal and labor to abandon the coalition
system, which is generally considered 70
have outhved its usefulness, and get back
to the old party system.s
In this struggle Mr.. Lloyd George occu-
pies a somewhat anomalous position, in
asm1ch as, although head of the govern
ment, he has no direct control of the party
funds or the electoral machinery. since
he is the accepted leader of neither the
conservatives or the liberals, each wing
of the coalition having retained its own
party machinery.
Sir George Youngers Of the unionist or
ganization which controls the party funds
and represents the whole conservative par
| ty of the country. He was appointed to
that position by Andrew Bonar Law, who,
although he retired from the leadership
| of the house of commons on account of Ill
health, is still titular leader of te con-
servative party as whole Younger
therefore cannot be dethroned except by
a vote of the whole party, and, if he
elects to stand firm, will continue to con-
trol the party's funds.
The revolt includes about fifty of the
''die hard" members of the house of com
mons, but it has the sympathy of a great
| number of the other conservative members
and their conservative following in the
country. Presumably therefore the crisis
will continue until meeting of the whole
conservative party is held.
Sir George Younger and his ,eierents
are credited with being fully aware that
ttFy stand no chance at present with the
e. kctorate, but would prefer to be in op-
Ipcasition rather than continue an arrange
ments in which they are powerless to ad-
vance their own policy in the coalition. Or
the other hand, the ministers, both con.
servative and liberal, are anxious II
maintain the coalition government il
power because they consider there is littlt
prospect of the government being return
ed to power in the eYtnt Of dissolution ant
elections.
Much is held to depenl upon whether tn
| conservative ministers, A J. BaMour Lor
Birkenhead and Austen Chamberlain, VII
s be able to exert sufficient pressure on tn
: Youngerites to mend the schism in tn
party II they cannot, It Is believed Ger
tain that the prime minister will resign
leaving the conservatives to form a gov
ernment Probably Mr.. Chamberlai1
o would head such an administration, be
Il cause Mr.. Balfour is supposed to be con
: tent with the laurels brought from Wash
} ington and would not seek another prem
iership under such preqarious conditions.
While new conservative adninistra
e ton thus fornlel was engaged in clearin
: UP the legislative business of tre parlis
Il mentary session Mr.. Lloyd George woll
/ be free to devote himself to the work
forming national party of centrist-l5
eral complication. Whether he could sti
N regain his former aScendency in the III
erals estimation, or would be compelle
II to form a new party from the modsrai
/ elements in both conservative and liberi
Id ranks is a theme Of keer speculation.
While every everything is yet in L
realm of speculation, there is one ind
III cation tonight of the swift approach
ie either dissolution or come new develo
~ ment 1t is announced that the king h;
4 accepted the resignation Of Lord Tr
s vethin from the office Of lord chief justic
Lord Trevethin was appointed to this .
sios only about year ago. The natur
OF success or to the chief justiceship at tn
Oh time was Sir Gordon Hewart, but Z
L. premier wanted to retain Sir Gordon
n attorney general in ris government
oU 1t is unoftcially announced now that
will succeed Lord Trevethin, and ii
would involve changes in the ministry,
Ill might be considered In some quarters
he an Indication Of the coming end Of t
III present government
g 1t is announced that the ,premier's Or
III jected political campaign in the PROVING
ras been temporarily suspended.