Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-21
GENERAL ELECTION
IS EXPECTED SOON
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Ratification of Irish Consti-
tuition Safely Assured,
Despite Resignation.
LLOYD GEORGE QUIETS
FEAR OF OPPOSITION
Retiring Premier Receives
Great Welcome on Tour
to Leeds.
STARTS WITH SWORD IN HAND
british Parliament Approached
"i""p S!Strms "f the f;uro-
GEORGE QUIETS
FEAR OF OPPOSITION
STARTS WITH SWORD ~ HAND
British Parliament 1ppro,cbc,
Gi"nD SyStrms or the f;uro-
pran Legislative bodies.
rBv A.socintrh rreszi

LONDON. oct 2u-In tho sill
highly speculative political situation
tonight only two facts stood out as
dchnit"-that there will be almost
Immediately II general election and
that parliamentary ratification of
Tie Irish Constitution is safely as
sured
Andrew Bonar Lay. who is t" load
the new govcrrmsnt 10 tax. the
place "f that OF David Lloyd George.
m message to an evening news
PAPER confirmed his Intention to :d-
wise King GEORGE TO Immediately dis
solve Parliament. aud added that
thiH TACT would Use ample time to
deal with the l'ish legislation. n,
lid not indicate. however. whether
no present Parliament would re-
assemble according 10 schedule on
November II 10 d-sl with ;he Irish
question. or whether general clcc-
lions would lc held immediately ami
the Irish legislation left - the new
Parliament. Eithc. plan Will be
lrhci'cablc. III" only puin; being that
'ht!iica;ion of The l;ish treaty must
). effected before December 6
VIII N"t Oppose Irish Treaty.
Lloyd Gcorg.. in "a message sent
20 William CoSs!aye. president Or
n" rnii EIreanu has removed any
''''' - 'lb''Ni iNa'ls ~ ON E.lh IN MIS-
hew position as irnder Of the oppp
sition In Parliament The Marquis
OF Salisbury. on behalf Of the die
ma rds. has made similar prom. 81.
so there IL no party in the House Of
Lords that is likely 20 offer amy
hindrancc to the carrying OF the
Irish treaty into effect
The retiring Premier left today for
Leeds with his sword in his hand. AZ
Il L., - y
- rancraa station prior 10 his de-
rar,ure Although ne delivered FIVE
,ddr"ascs from i!e rear OF n!s car
n The way Ia Leeds, he has loft until
:onorrows speech N Leeds any
:, ,vc!atiun ~ what his tactics will
be. There Is Intense curiosity
everywhere as 20 what the line OF
his p-rUratiou viii tax e--w neither he
has any new domestic reforms oi
legislative plans 10 propose as "A new
lection hat;ie cry. There have been
unors that he has some new plan
Tor unemployment insurance with a
view To d-taCh!nE the labor vote
from the Labor party and bringing
I into tho fo.d OF his proposed new
Center party.
Makes Five Parties.
Tho rebel Conservatives. who are
headed 10y Rnna- Law. Sir George
Younger and stanley Baldwin, who
brought about the fall nf l.ioy',
George. have Cuntcndrd they were
trying to get back to tho party sys-
tenn. Only the result Of general clcc-
lions viii show how far they have
succeed in th:s intention. Up to
tn, present tie only consequence uf
their tactics has been the adding of
still! another group to the existing
party groups. thereby bringing the
British Parliament stiil nearer to the
group systems Of the European Par
iiaments.
Lloyd George. who. during the war.
split tho Liberal party into two SEQ
tiurs. has row done the same thing
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