The New York herald., 1922-11-17
!. Major spender GAY. was elected at

majority. the Bonar Law Government is
woefLlly in the minority. according TO
the Popular vote. While 5,SSl,4i3. ac-
cording 70 the returns so far, have vo ed
Conservative, 5.532.253 voted for other
parties. Ii almost every instance where
ihere was a three or four cornered fight
the winner was far in the minority
Zach OF the four parties gained by this
situation. but Conservative and Labor
more than the others.
War Scare Stirred Voters.
The result also seems to indicate that
the Carlton Club meeting did not go far
wrong when it judged that the country
WAS tired of Lloyd George. The war
scare was the final touch that turned
this flowing tide of sentiment, and war
faces the new Gov nment almost as
starkly as il faced Lloyd George. But
the new Government is not saying so.
But while the country apparently
tried TO pay tribute to Lloyd Georges 5
lndoubted services at other times, they.
showed plainly that they did not want
him now. Where his personal candidates
stood, such as mis- son. Major LLOYD
George. and mis- two secretaries, Grigg
and Shakespeare. no difficulty was pre-
scented In rolling up majorities.
Where they went out to denounce ana
get certain candidates they generally
succeeded as in the case of Sir Donald
MacLean. But where Lloyd George had
appealed on political rather than per-
sonal grounds for the return Of candi-
dates like kellaway and Greenwood, he
met with a severe rebuff The infant
organization was unable to place a full
complement of candidates in the field
and the low figure OF the popular vote
probably is not at all an accurate re-
Election Of LIS popular position. A
further development OF that organization
now seems futile and 1t will he neces-
Sary for Lloyd George either to seek
friendship with his former Liberal col
leagues or to find some other political
niche.
Late tonight the leaders of his or
sanitation say that they will persist,
that they still believe their hero will be
the center of a new center party and
Lloyd George himself says he Is salts
fled. But his dream of dominating the
new Parliament has been practically
shattered by the huge Bonar Law ma
lOrty. Even IL he could muster all the
Carlton Club minority with him II would
hardly suffice to overturn the Bonar
Law Government, and few believe that
Lloyd George can muster the full Carl
ION Club minority when the House meets
November 90
1t obviously will be spectacular
session. however. with Lloyd George on
the firing line of the opposition benches.
He will have the humiliating duty, how
ever, of seconding Labor which by vir-
tue of tis votes lead the opposition
Despite the defeat of Henderson.
which is a serious Parliamentary loss
10 Labor, that party gains tremendously
IN its parliamentary expressiveness The
single accession of Patrick Hastings
u. C., more than offsets the loss OF
Henderson. The spectacular nature OF
sheir gains is manifested by the last
moment returns. At 10 o'clock tonight
they had 1856 and by midnight they had
gained another five.
IL the opponents of Lloyd George
abroad count on having an easier task
with the new Government. they will be
Lord Curzons memoran-
DUN to the French. which is now re-
ported TO have been answered In reas-
onably satisfactory manner was sitter |
than anything which Lloyd George ever
sent TO Poincare Likewise il the Turks
link that il will mean scuttling OF any
Ort they will be grlevously, disap-
.ointed. according to ,Bonar Laws clos
EST advisers. He is for getting the Near |
East commitments as soon as possibles
but he does not regard scuttling now
nither Mesopotamia or Palestine as soon |
ns nossiblc