Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-25
POWER Of LABOR
IS LOOMING LARGE
|. IN BRITISH POLITICS
Bonar Law Seeks to Heal
Split in Conservative
Party.
WILL DISCUSS POLICIES
IN GLASGOW ADDRESS
Doubt Expressed Prime Min
lister Will Be Returned by
His Constituency.
tRy Associated pressl


LONDON, oct. oi.-Premier Bonar
Law tonight issued list of the
principal members OF his ministry.
His own name is not mentioned in
the official list. which leaves IT to
be Inferred that he takes no other
office than that of Prime Minister
and First Lord OF the Treasury. tho
'attcr being post without specified
duti"s beyond lhose attaching TO
the premiership.
Marquis Curzon retains his post as
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. and
VIII be the leader OF the House of
Lords. Viscount Pea retains tho
ihoian secretaryship. Stanley Bald
win. as expected. goes to the Ex-
chequer. but It has not yet been
announced whether he will be leader
IN the House OF Commons.
Earl Of Derby mt War ofHce.
Ihe Earl OF Derby at the War or
flee resumes n post which ha has boid
before. The Prime Minister had the
greatest difficulty with the law Of
noes. 1t Is noticeable that Lord Car
sons name does not appear in tho
ne" ministry, Niscount Cave, becom-
ing Lord High Chancellor.
Inc Attorney-Gencral, Dourlax
HtcG' HogE. Is new TO his office: ba
was formerly closely associated with
i-ord Carson. His wife is the daurh-
,er of Judge Trimbie Brown. OF
;,NashFiiie. Tenn. and widow Of the
honorable ~. J. Marjoribanks.
mere arc still a number OF an
poihtments to be made. and Il is
noticeaoie that tho five Offices held
under Premier Lloyd George nv Aua
ten Chamberlain. II. 4 l.. Fis6sr =,
J. MacNamara. Sir Hamar Greenwood
ana the earl of Crawford and BAL
|"rFes. VINO all Joined Lloyd George
:" the wilderness. are not yet filed.
~ is expected the office OF CHIEF Sec-
rethry Tor Ireland will be abolished
ana that the Ministry OF Labor will
oe merged into some other depart
Holds Informal Meeting.
The Prime Minister held his e-s,
informal Cabinet council of the min
's'eEs already appointed at a dinner
part! AT DIS residence tonight TO dis
cuss general lines OF policy previous
10 MS visit to Glasgow, when IL 1,
peifeved he will make his political
rronunciamcnto.
Erection campaigning went into
luiI swing today, and as light begins
~ emerge from the confusion into
""!ch the sudden collapse OF tho
coalition threw the political world
o.
evident. The first and most import
ant ~ the fear evidently anirnatin-
an the other parties of the unknown
quantity In the Labor vote OF tho
electorate.
Labor Looms Lnrsc.
Labor has been by FAR the most
successful OF the various parties in
an the bE-electtons since the cleo
IONS OF isls; moreover. 1t Is known
'h"t me Labor party is better or
ganized for elections than on any
previous occasion. and that II vii,
nave greater number OF candidates
In the field than any other partv ex-
ccpt the Conservatives. Hence. thero
is considerable justification for tho
apprehension entertained
II is quite possible that this appre-
hension accounts for the second no.
table teIdcncy, namely, the desire
OF the Conservatives to do everything
POSSIBLE to avoid acccntuatinC the
cleavage In their party. There is
no doubt that Bonar Law stiil
hopes for eventual reconciliation
VITA those Conservative leaders who
remained faithful to Lloyd George.
and the real motive for tho wish to
neal the split In the party is tho
hope of countering Labor's expected
attack on property.
Mckrnnn supports Honnr Law.
Perhaps The most notable event OF
the day has been Reginald Nc
kenna's frank support Of the Bonar
Law administration. This must DO
a tremendous appointment to the
AsQu!thian Liberals. and Is at tho
same time an enormous asset 20 the
new administration.
Whether Mr. Mckenna will re-
turn to active political life in the
sense OF joining the new admins
tration or becoming Identified with
the Unionist party Is still unknown,
and probably depends on the course
OF future events. The motive or
his new turn. however. Is the same
as that anima;!ng all the other par
ties. as revealed in the recent
speeches OF Austen Chamberlain,
winston Churchill. aud even in tho
manifesto OF the Asluithian. or In
dependent Libcrals--fear o; socialism
and the naturalization o: Industry.
There Is man!festiy fear OF the ad-
vent OF Labor government, with
attacks on capital. in the shape o.
Il levy on capiial. and upon private
enterprise in trade and industry.
Declares Wnr on Private EntcrpriSe.
The speech delivered by Arthur
Henderson. one o: the prominent la
bor leaders. last week, before 1t was
known that the coalition was coll
lapsing and general election was
coming. has been largely respon-
siblc for this development. In his
speech. Mr. Henderson said ..As. Ia.
Dor has declared war on pn9ata -,
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