Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-11-02
America and France Deeply Inter
ested in Bonar Law.

Attention is called by many editors to
the significance OF Premier Bonar Laws
declaration that England's foreign pol
icy is to be changed. The Canadian
view, as exemplifled by the Toronto
Star. is that II the United States main
tains its policy OF aloofness or France
it's policy Of obstruction they hardly
can blame Britain for washing her
hands Of continental problems, and this
Is believed to be just what Eonar Law
has in mind. There is wide difference
Of opinion among editors regarding the
2erIranency of the Bonar law govern
m-nt in England. but everywhere the
capacity OF the new premier is con ,edeG.
NO one in England-not even Lloyd
Georse-attempts to minimize the ca
lacity OF Ronar Law says the Dayton
News. He is man OF broad business
experience. A man of broad convictions
and unfailing aggressiveness. lionar
Law now comes to the pilot wheel OF
England at time when circumstances
will demand everything he possesses Of
craftsmanship. skill and mental accu-
men,.
1t should be remembered. the Knox
Vile Sentinel says, this is a world OF
surprises. The broncho may find rider
who Is UP to his curves and a master hand
to keep the saddle. Viewed objec,ively.
Bonar Law is n unique character. He
fog He is an interchangeable worker.
His colleagues during the war referred
70 him as the ran who never took a
Christmas holiday. They also called hin,
Lloyd Georges safety valve. Whether
divided and opposed they will hammer
out between them the policies that are
:est for Ensland and the world remains
to be seem"
In the opinion OF the Louisville Post.
Bonar Law will be stopgap" pre-
mier. who may give way to the Marquis
Of Curzon.'' and the Baltimore Sun con-
siderS that in his statement OF his pro-
gram the new premier has outlined
policies that reverse the Georgian tao
tics 1t should be remembered. the
Pittsburgh Leader goes on. that when
hard boiled conservative elements Join
hands with reactionaries in any country
to put the numerically superior socia!
and industrial factors on a lower eco
nomic level in their place. and keep
them there through ruthless force. the
tactics announce the purpose Of the ac-
ton. That is what is happening in
England. The fear of liberalism. radi-
calisrn in politics and labor and industry
has upset cool-headed Judgments among
England's leaders. Bonor Law throws
sivism. radicaiism and labor. They
!! must be brought to heel-and kept
there. But with such Il formidable
fighter as Lloyd George. beyond ques-
ZION the cleverest. keenest, most re-
sourceful public man in Europe. COM
sition. the outcome will not be long in
doubt Openly wondering whether
Great Britain'e new premier is Main
streeter." the Brooklyn Eagle believes
politics to make capital of the fact. if it
is 1: fact. that he Is a commonplace
man. The conservatives rather pride
themselves on being a little above the
commonplace. II Is the labor party in
Great Britain that has set out to mo-
Bonar Law and the unionists to pose as
the representatives of the common peo-
ple Is political hobum and not very eff
fective hokum at that"
That it will 'be difficult matter
to frame a very distinctive party
policy" is the opinion of the Rochester
Tines Union. because ''the search for
genuine body Of principles is not
,, going to be an easy one. The
Canadian viewpoint. however. is
rather to the contrary. the Toronto
Star insisting that In his declaration
Of policies Bonar Law has put
squarely up to France the question
Of her duty Two great powers can
not be allies on the Rhine and enemies
on the straits. The United States.
too, was given something to think
about. If she is to stand aloof in re-
gard to all large, expensive and vex-
ing world problems. If she is to re-
strict her attention to her own affairs.
and her own interests. esteeming 1t
highly meritorious of her to do SO.
then Mr. Bonar Law intimated that
Great Britain might feel called upon
to adopt the same course and devote
! her attention entirely to the inter
ests of the British empire. If it is
highly meritorious for one great ma
! ton to do this, would it not be
| doub1y we'll were two great nations
! to do it? Why not stand aside and
let happen what willo Bonar Law
gave both France and the United
States something to think about in
that message
Assumption of the premiership by