The New York herald., 1922-10-23
Conservatives to Meet.

Conservatives to Meet.
The Conservatives of both houses will
meet tomorrow to elect AR Bonay Law
leader of the party. after which he will
be in a position to accept the Kings
mandate to form a Government.
This will be a meeting of the Unionis.
party All tho members are free to at
tend, including those who supported
Austen Chamberlain at the Carlton Club
meeting. There is great interest in how
many of this faction will appear and
enroll themselves in the regular organi-
zation. -a
The Coalitionist Unionists who sup
ported Mr. Chamberlain are organizing
dinner for tomorrow night. at which
their future will be considered.
A striking innovation is reported by
the Ddip Express. which says that the
Prince of Wales was with the King when
Mr. Lloyd George offered his resigna-
ton. for the purpose of educating the
Prince in the business of his future Of
flee. this in contrast with the treatmen+
of the Kings father by Queen Victoria.
who barred him from all part in public
affairs, even when lie was middle aged
man.
The most important announcement OF
the weekend is that Reginald McKenne.
former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
will preside at the Conservative meeting
to be held in London. This naturally Is
taken to mean that Mr.. McKenna. who
has been u lifelong Liberal and was
Chancellor in the Asquith Cabinet dur
ing the first year of the war. will be a
candidate supporting Mr.. Bonar Law.
and II is taken for granted that IL
elected he will be offered his old posi-
tion.
The survivors of the Irish Nationalist
party, notably T. r. O'Connor. who ha
Liverpool. since 1885. and Joseph Devlin
Of Belfast find themselves in curious
position. Practically the only plank in
the Nationalist party has been home
rule for ireland, and with Ireland about
TO become a free State, their platform Is
pulled from under them. The Nation
alists usually cooperated with the Lib
erals in the past. but that was because
the Liberal party was the British party
of home rule. Meetings of the irish
members have been called to discuss
the party's position.
Premier Caught Unswarcs.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges failure in his
Leeds speech TO outline any defined poll
icy is a disappointment to the political
world II is probable he was caught
unawares. While il was foreseen that
a general election could not much longer
be delayed. few expected such a wide
spread and determined revolt by the
Conservative wing Of the Coalition as
to force the Prime Minister TO resign
and resort to such a purely personal
campaign.
The suddenness OF the whole thing has
thrown nearly all the parties into con-
fusion with the exception OF the Labor
party. which long ago withdrew from
the Coalition and whose platform IS not
affected by recent Developments. More
over. the need TO get Irish legislation
disposed Of before December gives 1T
tie time for an election campaign, which
must be conducted with lightning speed.
There is no great question before the
public that could make good election
plank
Winston Churohill's statement Of poll
icy is that OF o Liberal and Free Trader.
thus following in the wake of Mr.. Lloyd
George, but IL Is hardly possible that
either can make free trade a prominent
plank because both were responsible Tor
the safeguarding of industries act
passed by the coalition Government.
which is "a measure OF protectionist
character. Such q measure has been
strongly denounced from its inception by
the Free Trade party.
Mr. Lloyd Georges idea. Judging from
his Leeds speech IL merely by his past
record and personality TO attract all pos
sible votes from the moderate Liberal
and Conservative parties. There Is. how
ever. no agreement among the followers
OF Lloyd George about their attitude
toward tho Labor party. Mr. Lloyd
George has said nothing against the
party. while Mr.. Chamberlain has been
Joined by Mr.. Churchill in appealing
against tho alleged Socialist and Com
munist tendencies of that party.
What position the Labor party VIII
hold in the now Parliament Is among
the most interesting questions. II num-
bers seventy-seven In the present Par