Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
COALITION LIBERALS
TO HOLD NATIONAL
MEETING ON JAN. 10
Followers Of Lloyd George
DESTROYS of General
Election.
SOME EXPRESS DOUBT
PLAN IS ADVISABLE
Fear Unemployment, Situation
as Offset to Prcmicr's Irish
Successes.
ny sidney Thatcher.


Especial Cable to Times DiSpatch.I
LONDON, Jan. 7.----Onc OF the many
anomalies OF the career OF Premier
Lloyd George. the only national
leader who has wcathcred the last
days of the war and the three years
o: transition. Is that he has had no
political machine OF his own maxi
Ing or even under his personal con-
troll to keep him in office. But he
an,l his friends realize that this
situation cannot go on forever, and
while the Premier Is AT Cannes. h!e
adhcrents are forming what they
hope Will tie IL national Lloyd George
organization, which probably will be
known as the National Liberal
Party.
Their hope is that they can call
n general election. and on the
strength OF the success In settling
the Irish troublcs. viii sweep the
present government back into power.
Their plan is to hold the election
I'm February or March. but the moro
timid ones who fear the evil Ell
fccts OF the unemployment sltnh-
ton. most OF which are blamed on
the government by the labor lead
ers would more than discount the
Irish success. and that IL would be
dangerous TO go TO the people 70
early for Il new mandate.
Condition Liberals Irrttntcd.
Tho coalition Liberals In Iarlia-
mcnt have for some time been irri-
lated because the entity o. their
party has been sunk In the coalition
government and hidden behind the
big Un!onist majority. With the as
sip,nnco Of the Premier and other
I.bcral members Of the government
hey have hcen perfcct!nE an or
SANITATION throughout the country.
This work vas given n great impetus
rs the result OF tho Sn!orist meet
ing at Liverpool 10 discuss the gov
.rnmont's Irish policy. While that
conference. by n huge majority, sane
toned what the government mao
.lone and wa6 doing regarding ire
iard the vote was given more I"
,uuppor, tho Govcrnrlant. of when
M. Gnionlsts formed such an I'M
rortant pnr'. ,lian rs any rear who're
hearted sabstantiaiion OF the cam
ncts policy.
justified in Calling Election.
Af,sr thIs meeting. the Coalition
.;.era's worked al the harder. No"
;H.,r district bodies have been WHIP
ucd into such shape that they ieei
r,s,incd In calling national meet
ln;; in London for Janury ~. when
national executive committee Is TO
hc formed and the nov organization
given official title. which IL expected
10 be The National Liberal Council.
I.lyod George expects 10 attend the
meeting. and aoIne OF. his followers
hone he will announce date !or the
general election. Others, however
believe that during the three or four
days Of the meeting he vii! be con-
tent to watch the forming OF his new
organization. and will laavc the cleo
ton date announcement until snch
time as may seem more suitable.
l,t DrH lar (,AnrUn
has no intention OF throwing over
the coalition government, and any
election platform will call for the
reinstatement OF that government on
the basis OF it's achievements. The
Premier still wants to head the coa-
iition IL for nothing more than the
very good reason that he could not
hope to win an election with his
newly formed party. Rut he cannot
head the coalition and be the formal
head OF one part of that body. so the
lot OF leading tho new lineup proba-
bly, will fall to winston Churchill.
Chamberlain Against Election.
Austen Chamberlain. Uniorist is
one member OF the Cabinet most
earnestly opposed to m election be-
fore fall. and some OF the Premier's
friends have been advising him to ac-
cept Mr.. ChamberIain's view. The
bad trade conditions, distress from
unemployment and other causes for
unrest of the nation, whose resources
lave boon drained by the war. cou-
pied with the natural longing for n
change. in the belief that nothing
could be worse. which comes to all
people after period OF trouble, Is
being advanced as too formidable to
overcome tho advantages the coali-
tion might have gained by n settle
happens, the next few months are
bound to be interesting 10 students
OF English politics.
Copyright, 1922, Public Ledger Coz