The New York herald., 1922-10-20
LAW INSISTS upon
CONSERVATIVE UNITY
More Important Than to
Win Election He Says
at Carlton Club.
NO FEAR OF LABOR
Thinks Continuance of the
Coalition Would Hasten
Crisis.
LLOYD GEORGE WEAKER
Successor Declares He Has
Lost Confidence of the
Country.
LLOYD GEORGE WEAKER

The representatives OF the Conserva-
I to-day at the call OF Austen Chamber
! lain declined to support Mr.. Chamber
/ lain in his adherence to the Coalition
/ Government and voted 1S6 to 81 to ap-
party with its own leader and its own
program.
In consequence the Coalition Gov
ernment has failed, Prime Minister
Lloyd George and his Ministers hand
ing in their designations to the King.
and Andrew Bonar Law, the old Con-
servative leader. being summoned to
form a new Cabinet.
Lord Curzon, leader in the House of
Lords did not attend the meeting, but
sent a letter Of apology to Mr.. Cham
berlain, explaining that owing to pro-
tests he had received from the peers
at their exclusion from the meeting
and against his participation in a
meeting from which they had been
excluded, he thought it advisable to be
absent.
Mr. Chamberlain in his speech de-
clared that no government could be con-
Quoted with credit to itself while It was
being constantly subjected to adverse
criticism from the ranks OF its own sup
porters. The Government therefore had
arrived at the conclusion that il would
he impossible to continue az at present
and that the time had arrived to appeal
TO the country for a fresh mandate. and.
he added, Il desire to ask you to con-
slider under what conditions that appeal
is to be made"
Revtves Labor BoGey.
Mr.. Chamberlain then repeated his
Birmingham contention that the Issue
would not be between the Liberals and
the Conservatives but between those
standing for individual freedom and
those standing for socialization OF the
state. between those standing for free
industry and those standing for nation
alization. with all its controls and In
officencies. He argued that in the face
Of this danger 1t was not the time to
break with old friends and scatter forces
which could be united In defense Of a
cause common to all.
He declared that as 4 result OF his In
hearty cooperation OF the present allies
could be obtainedsit would be impos-
sibie to assure an effective working ma
jority or form a strong Government and
that the only alternative to that close
cooperation would be a coalition includ-
ing the Labor party, to which 1--WE
stand resoluteiy opposed
He asserted that he would not be a
party to any half hearted cooperation or
to terminating the alliance with the Lib
erals: neither would he accept an sp-
peal TO any other tribunal. (By this Mr..
Chamberlain was understood to refer to
the Unionist Associations emergency
conference.)
Drawbacks of Dynamics.
Stanley Baldwin. President OF tho
! Board of Trade. entered a strong plea
against further continuance OF the
coalition Mr.. Lloyd George, he said.
/ had been described as Tive wire,
or, in the Lord Chancellor's more stately
language as dynamic force .
'I accept that description" he added.
| but Il is from that very fact that our
troubles arise. A dynamic force is a
! terrible thing: IL may crush you. but II
is not necessarily right IL is owing to
the dynamic force that Mr.. Lloyd George
formerly smashed the Liberal party. and
II is my Arm conviction that in time the
same thing will happen TO our party
Mr. Bonar Law suggested that Mr..
Chamberlain should allow them 70 sub
init their decision to the whole party, and
declared that unless this course was
adopted a split in the party was un-
avoidable.
"It is more important TO keep our
party united than to win the next cleo
ton" he exclaimed.
Mr. Bonar Law thought there was no
danger OF Labor Government coming in.
and asserted that In any case continu-
ance OF the coalition would help the
Labor party forward. Throughout his
association with Mr.. Lloyd George he
had always made It clear that he might
find IL necessary to terminate the coaiir
tion. lie was sure II would not break
Mr. Lloyd Georges heart II The Dnionis,
party were broken, and the party would
Inevitably he broken II Mr.. Chamber
lain's advice were followed.
Good Chance OF winufns.
"If we go 30 the country as "A unite i
party we have a good chance OF win.
ming" he declared. Whether by his
own fault or by force OF circumstances,
Mr.. Lloyd George has lost the confidence
OF the country
Mr.. Bonar Law Expressed the beIiei
that the many labor veee secs in bye.
elections had beer due TO the fact that
labor was the only alternative 20 coali.
,ion, as everybody disgruntled with tho
Coalition had voted for labor. There
was danger that continuance of tina,
position would bring In a Labor Govern
ment some day.
In his analyAis Mr.. Bonar Law in
sisted upon the Importance before al
else OF maintaining unity of the Con
scrvative party.
Lord Balfour, speaking In favor OF tht
coalition. argued that instead OF Mr.
Lloyd Georges dynamic force" infiuenc
ing Conservative policy the fact was tina
wherever there had been a profound
modification OF views that modification
had taken place on the part OF the Prim,
Minister much more than on tho par
OF his Conservative colleagues. In hi
opinion the idea that cooperation viii
the Liberals was destroying the Con
servative party was quite lllusory. III,
believed Il would be impossible TO gel
back TO a two party system withou
splitting the Conservative party. anc
was therefore urging the meeting 10 sup.
port Mr. Chamberlain