The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-29
What's Going on in the World
WEEKS CHIEF EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD

..,,r., tho most important world
st,rs the United States returned so
''s'-... a verdict against President VIII
'''s 9,r5o,ss at the election two years
son lied the past week. in David
~ Gsorre's retirement as premier of
England.
Er.tlsn Premler'S Fall.
4,,~,qh call this "the fall OF a
.~r..,n,. They use the word gov
S''. rs Americans use the word
...r.q.r7yfon.' SO all they mean is
So''. ..e LLOYD George administration has
''l. ,,. ard he Bonar Law administra-
.,or has come ia'
.': -.,-1sod bcug a monarchy, theoretical
Ing Is the governments head.
nv. no has little power. The English
'ta ohio r0rvesponds most nearly to
.,s.,t nj la United States is the pre-
w. ~ ce5Ine chief
i7 -4eory the king appoints the
7sa In f7rt he has little choice. lie
r'' -,rs t,e loader of the strongest
.-. NJ .... u is assumed, correctly,
&c.. t,-,rgest party is the one which
r.-,, .ucmhcrs Of Parliament.
Oh. ,,o, having been held and the
o." ,a-5ar having been appointed
",.[ .rst administration is supposed
I.t....- IN nov or for seven years, when
,,o,tiau is held. However, pub
ST. ..,,.o, often changes in the mean
--,.. members Of Parliament repre-
r,,l,li, SO their votes on pending
.,-.r ,h77go too Thus, II the pre-
t.-s mn. changed hts ideas also. he
... l,4 hsroro seven years are ZIP, that
-.,.-,a,t dlffercnt from his own is
..--r~sr tnan na ls in Pa7liament.
r,5n he resi- us.
-,, King appoints IN his place, the
.....- =, the partv a:rh majority Of
parliamentary N0lf.-
-,..t ,rban bali. a.:Hally is taken, the
$500. ~vav,ier sonnet. rs finds that he has
,@, az man supporters as he thought.
~ .,cL "a caes j. is uncertain who really
id s,vo1eesg AMI an election is held to
Ind out even .lcugl the regular time
s.,. ora has mot cove.
wei rsva lloyd George, who was
..-a,,fsr. has lost his majority in Parlia-
,snr ard the Sing has appointed An
drew B9nar Law IN his place.
When the war broke out a Liberal ad-
was in power in England.
But IN e. time Of such emergency 1t was
thought lines ought no longer to count.
So Herbert Fl. Asquith, then premier, re
organized the cabinet, giving about half
the portfolios to Conservatives, and one
or two TO members Of the Labor party.
THIS was the beginning of what was
known as the coalition government"
Parties Joined Hands.
Presently it began to be complained
ha r
,lgorously enough. Finally he had to re-
sign.
As the two big parties, for the time
being. were merged, 1t was neither pos
,ible nor desired to make a political
,holce Of a successor. as would have
,ecu done in ordinary times. Instead
Lloyd George, who was minister OF war
md had been a member OF Asquith's
original Liberal cabinet, simply was pro-
noted to the premiership.
Elections were waived. Lloyd George
fought out the war and remained head
Of the coalition government" until last
week.
Opposition to him at length began to
develop. however. The Conservatives OBJ
ect.d to him as a Liberal. Many Liberals
said he had become q Conservative.
Times were bad. Rightly or wrongly, he
was blamed Especially of late he was
accused Of bringing England close to war
With the Turks. AS a climax. a large
lloc OF Conservatives withdrew their sup
'0rt from the coalition
Lloyd Georges parliamentary majority |
vas gone. He had to resign.
With the breakup Of the coalition"
'ngand returned to party government.
Lloyd George had classed as a Liberal. !
therefore, the king, on his advice, made |
,ndrew Bonar Law premier, as leader Of |
he Conservative group.
Early Election Certain.
But party alignments are so badly
roken that it is doubtful if Bonar Law |
vii have a majority either. Certainly
e cannot hold one together long
So It is safe to predict an election soon |
Who will win nobody can say.
lloyd George is sure to try to regain |
over but how? He is not Conserva- |
i've AsQuith still leads the Liberals |
lloyd George is not politically in sym |
athy with any smaller group. Many peo- |
,e believe he will undertake to form a !
CIV marty Of his own.
How deeply the United States is inter |
'ted in the character OF England's gov
nmeat leadership can be seen when it !