The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-29
BRITISH PREMIER
PREPARES FINAL
STRENGTH Tests
Lloyd George Has Resignation Ready
for Next Mcfdsy In Event Ne
10 Not Given nio Majority
Ballot.
SEVERAL ISSUES COULD
PUT OVER HIS DEFEAT
Labor May Line Up; irish Confer.
ence Uncertain; Genoa Matter
May Be Boomerang; Die
Hards Are Solid.
By ED l.. KEEN.

United Press Staff Correspondent
London. March 2a.-premier LLOYD
George has his resignation ready for
Monday next.
Unless the house gives him a
majority OF 300 or more when he
asks 4 vote OF confidence ON the
governments Genoa policy. his
friends say he win unquestlonably
quit. A small majority Of which
Lloyd George is almost certain. will
not satisfy the premier.
Threats Of crisis In two other big
issues with which Lloyd George is
faced may influence the house
against him. They are:
I. Labor may line up against
Lloyd George TO prevent him leav.
Ing the country while the Industrial
crisis caused by the shipbullding
and engineers strikes Is on.
2. The Irish situation Is consid.
cred full OF menace and the out
come OF the proposed conference be.
tween the north and south leaders
uncertain. Failure here would an
tagonize considerable number of
coalition liberals.
Geona Farley Questionable.
The Genoa economic conference.
Lloyd Georges own idea, may prove
the Frankensteir instrument to
bring about his downfall. The reso
luton concerning Genoa on which
the vote will be taken includes the
terms laid down at Cannes: that Is.
that Russia recognize her debts and
give guarantees before she can be
recognized. But Lloyd Georges
stauncbest supporters in the coali-
tion. including Winston Churchill,
have split with the premier over
shaking hands with Russia"
Lloyd George, in a characteristic
maneuver Is reported to have recon
ciled Churchill but other members
of the government and goodly pro-
portion of unionists in the coalition
and all those without will not give
Lloyd George vote of confidence
as long as there is any doubt about
his intentions toward Russia. I'm
questlonably, Lloyd George will clear
I'D this matter before he. puts the
government to the test of a conf
dence vote.
Sixty unionist "die hards' under
Sir George Younger will vote against !
the premier and with them will be
number of coalition unionists who |
will not agree to meeting the boil
sheviki under any conditions. The
coalition whips are making every
effort to have the majority in the
house round 400.
The resolution upon which the
vote of confidence is to be taken
does not mention the premier, but
refers to the government. It Is
mildly worded because Lloyd George,
as usual, has been forced to COM
promise many Of his colleagues IN /
The government.
Lloyd George is holding apart
from the Irish. conferences today.
He will not participate unless Craig
and Collins cannot meet otherwise.
This is regarded as significant; the
premier is testing the strength OF
the house he himself has builded
for Ireland.
Austen Chamberlain announced in
the house of commons today that
Lloyd George at Mondays session
would move he following resolution:
"That this house approves the res
of the supreme council con-
ference at Cannes as basis for the
economic conference Of Genoa and
will support the governments ell
forts to effect them"
A vote of confidence will be taken
on this resolution.