The Washington times., 1922-11-16
IS
MAKING
GREAT
GAIN
Coalition With Asquith May Be
Necessary to Maintain
Law in Power.
By DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
International News service.


LONDON, Nov. 16.-Tabulation
of one-half of the returns Of the
British election indicated today
that Premier Bonar Laws Tory
government will have a majority
in the house of commons, but that
the opposition from former Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges Liberal group
would be so strong that the Tories
would have to seek aid from the
Asquith Liberals.
Big Labor Gains.
A feature of the election was the
strength polled by the Socialist-La
Dor candidates. Returns received up
to 9 o'clock showed that sixty-nine
Laborites had been elected. 1t was
apparent that labor will exert a pow.
erful voice in the next Parliament.
The number of members of Com
mons supporting Lloyd George has
been reduced. but ii was evident even
before the balloting began that the
former premier could not gain con-
troll of Commons because he did not
have sufficient candidates in the field
for this purpose.
The Q o'clock tabulation showed
the following results:
Conservatives elected, 161.
Asquith Liberals. rs.
Lloyd George Liberals, %.
Others, s.
Blame WOmen's Vote.
The count of sixty.nine Laborites
was a gain of thirty-six seats and the
number was continuously growing.
The heavy vote for the Socialist.La
borite candidates was attributed tn
the women, who disregarded the ad-
vice of the Tory and Liberal leaders
not to vote for the extremists.
The Liberals gained seats while the
Conservatives lost them.
Former Premier Asquith was re.
elected by the slender majority Of 3li
votes.
Premier Andrew Bonar Law was
reelected at Glasgow with a major.
ity of 1000.
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reelected unopposed at Carnarvon.
Wales.
Lady Astor Wins.
II was practically certain that all
the thirty-two women candidates
were defeated, except Viscountess As
tor, who was returned from Ply.
mouth with a reduced majority.
The government sustained severe
losses through the switch OF votes
from the Tory to the Socialist-Labor
ticket.
The chief government whip" In
Commons, Col. Leslie Wilson, was de-
feated.
Colonel Stanley. undersecretary OF
state for foreign affairs and brother
OF Lord Derby, the war secretary,
was defeated.
Lord Derby was reelected by ma,
jority of 1,200.
India Gains Seat.
India gains a seat In Commons
through the election Of SAX Lat Vala
Parsee on the Jaborite ticket from
Battersea.
J. II. Thomas, England's foremost
labor leader, also was elected.
e. G. Montague, former secretary
for India, was defeated in Cambridge
shire by II. Gray, a Tory.
Although 30S seats would give the
Bonar Law government q majority,
experts agree that 327 are necessary
for a working majority. II was
pointed out that Premier William
Evart Gladstone, with a majority Of
forty. had a most difficult time TO
carry on.
Think Irish Pact Safe.
It is probable that there viii be no
party lines drawn during considers.
tion OF the Anglo.Irish peace treaty
but that Premier Bonar Law viii
face a vote Of confidence ss soon a.
the Irish issue is out OF the way.
Lloyd George was not dsunted by
the result. lie was ss jaunty and
smiling as ever today,
~ am satisfied with the results, :"
sa id the little Welsh statesman, AT
the present time prefer 10 say moth.