Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-20

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the Chamberlain policy of pledg
ing the party to sustain the coali-
ton and in favor of o general
election to confirm its course. The
meeting was followed by q sue
cession of swift events which car
ried the coalition government into
utter darkness.
Andrew Bopar Law will put on
the premier's mantle for short
term of office. The king sum-
moned him to Buckingham pal
ace tonight and invited him to
form n new government, which
Mr.. Bonar Law will undertake, al
though the state Of his health,
which compelled him to withdraw
from public life few months ago,
makes it a risky venture.
Must Hold Election.
Before Mr.. Bonar Law can for
mally accept the premiership, how
ever, meeting of the unionist
party must be held to elect a new
leader to carry out the policy TO
be decided by caucus. This meet
ing will be held within few days,
when Mr.. Bonar Law will be
chosen.
Between the Carlton club meet
ing and Bonar Laws visit to the
king, it was a seething afternoon
of rumors and of group gather
ings among the political factions.
Austen Chamberlain first visited
the prime minister's official resi-
dence, as had been expected, to
offer his resignation; several un-
der secretaries and the chief coalt-
ion-unionist whip, Lieutenant Cot
onel Leslie Wilson, had already in
formed the newspapers that they
had resigned, and within two hours
Mr.. Lloyd George was in possess
sion of the resignation of practi-
cally all the members Of the cab
met. He then drove to the palace
te tender them to the king.
Mr.. Lloyd George advised the
king to summon Mr.. Bonar Law,
and according to custom, this was
done. While Mr.. Lloyd George ex-
hibitod cheerfulness to the few
who saw him and cheered him on
his journey to the palace, he could
not but feel deeply the verdict that
he no longer commands the SUP
port Of the majority of the union
ist party, which for the past five
months had furnished the strong
est material for his cabinet.
law Leads Unionists.
1t was Mr.. Bonar Law, more
than any other man, who influ-
enced the unionist caucus to secede |
from the coalition. He had been |
a sphinx whom the rank and file |
OF the unionist' commoners were
waiting to hear. He is a serious
and Unconditional man with a quiet |
manner. ffie opinion that it was |
more important to keep the party |
together than to win the next
election, and whether by his own |
fault or the force of circumstances, |
Mr.. Lloyd George has lost the con- |
fidence of the country" decided |
many votes. There was also a |
strong feeling in the party that the |
Chamberlain plan, which gave the /
party's destinies over to the small
faction representing 1t in parlia-
ment was not q fair device.
The last straw which weighed In
the scale was the Newport cleo
tion. in which a straight unionist
won on platform of op-
position to the coalition, and all
its works. although the politicians
the labor party had safe
prospect in that constituency.
Curzon Cabinet pillar.
Mr.. Bonar Law will have Lord
Curzon for one of the pillars of his
cabinet. Curzon remained away
from the caucus today. but sent a
letter of protest against the ex-
cluslon Of the lorcs
one result of today's upheaval /
IS a split in the unionist party,
which makes It's fortunes doubt
full. A strong group Of the old cab
met unionists remain true to their
leader. Mr.. Chamberlain, the Earl
of Balfour. Lord Birkenhead, Sir |
tanning Worthington- Evans and
air Robert Stevenson Horne follow
Mr.. Lloyd George into the Will
1erness, and many workers in the
party ranks are likely to so with
them.
! The precincts of the solemn gray
old Carlton clus-. which has smell
Tered much history making in lts