Evening star., 1922-03-05
new PARTY LOOMS
!: IN ENGLISH CRISIS
Lloyd Georges Intention Un-
certain as Supporters Plan
Coalition Changes.
EARLY RESIGNATION SEEN
Friends Appeal to Sense of:Public
Duty to Have Premier
Retain Post.
BY the Associated Press.

tne ASSOclAteu freSs.
LONDON. March 4-Outwardly the
political crisis is unchanged. Winston
Churchill's speech at Oxford yester-
day, like the speeches of Austen
Chamberlain and Sir Laming Worth
inston Evans, was chiefly remarkable
for its omission of any direct refer
ence to Sir George Younger. leader of
the conservative secessionists. and
apparently there is no intention
among the premier's conservative col
leagues to emulate Lord Birkenhead
in reading public lesson to the Of
Tending conservative organizer.
Mr.. Churchill's speech at Lough-
borough today. so far as it may be
supposed to reflect the premier's mind,
clearly looked to the formation of a
new national party out of the present
coalition whenever a political battle
is Joined. but when this may be he
gave not the slightest Indication.
His words conveyed what is regard
ed in political circles here as seem
ingly a clean intimation of the early
resignation of the prime minister.
Crisis May Pass.
There are tonight. however. some
slight signs that the immediate crisis
may be smoothed over temporarily
A curious incident happened today
All the morning papers announced
that the premier would on Sunday
hold conference with the members
of the inner cabinet at Chequers
Court. This must have, been COM
municated to the papers from some
authoritative quarter. but the story
was today oStentatiously denied. and
il was announced that Mr.. Lloyd
George would spend a quiet week end
at Chequers Court, without political
guests. No explanation has been Of
fered. but evidently there has been a
sudden change in the plans.
At the same time provincial pa
per published a statement to the eff
feet that Sir George Younger had
expressed regret that his recent
speeches had been interpreted as a
challenge to the premier's authority,
and declaring for a continuance of
the coalition until the general cleo
lions.
Appeal to Premier.
The speculation is hazarded in po-
1itical quarters tonight that these
two incidents are not unconnected.
and that the premier. on the urgent
advice of his colleagues in the min
istry, may be Induced to accept some
such semi-retraction from the recall
citrant conservative organizer and
consent to an indefinite postponement
of his threatened resignation. One
strong reason has been urged upon
the premier for this cause-that he
alone among British statesmen pos
sesses sufficient authority to carry
through the British policy at the Ge-
noa conference and that his disap-
pearance from the government might
mean disaster for that conference
1t also is urged that he should stay
to see the Irish settlement through.
Appeals on these grounds are being
made to the premier's strong sense
of public duty
Confusion Would Result.
Other factors Weighing with the CO.
alition ministers in persuading Mr..
Lloyd George to remain at the head
of affairs include the inextricable
confusion into which his resignation
would throw the whole political
world. Should he resign it is be-
lieved that all the liberal members
of the government. among them nine
cabinet ministers and more than a
dozen minor ministers, would resign
with him. precipitating a small gen.