, 1923-10-30
BONARL LAW CLAIMED ILLNESS
WHICH CAUSED Him TORETIRE

measures paired thruSts against
the government and answered inter
pellations from the floor. a 1.-THE,
slim figure Of a man, scarcely five
feet in helghth. with a bristling
mustache. bright, active eyes. and
a determined. set to his mouth and
chin, he was a typical hard-headed
Scotch business man. In addition.
he was something OF an orator,
quick of thought and speech, using
short. sharp sentences hat often
smacked of hat bitter. cutting
sarcasm for which he was famousf
1t was his persistency that
brought about the evacuation of
GaIlipoli. OF in.starred Dardanelles
campaign fame and the removal of
more thar 100. 900 surviving British
soldiers from an untenable position.
His services as government leader
in the House of Commons. a more
difficult and thankless position than
that of the leader of the opposition.
placed Bonar Law high among his
mustrious predecessors. Disraeli.
Gladstone, Campbell-Bannerman and
a. ]. Balfour.
News of his retirement due to III
health in the spring OF 1921, came
as a shock to his colleagues and
tributes to his work were paid even
by former bitter opponents. Former
Premier Asquith said: II have for
many years been engaged in giving
and taking blows from Mr.. Bonar
Law but they lever left any rancof
behind them" Lloyd George. in
reading the retiring chancellor's let
ter of resignation. repeatedly chokcd
back sobs and expressed the hope
that his friend might return to his
duties after a prolonged rest.
Finally the premier. who had been
sc courageous and powerful in the
conduct of the war, sank back into
his seat with a GESTURE indicating
his inability to continue.
Bonar Laws breakdown dated
from shortly before the Paris peace
conference of 1919 which he attend
ed as M of the British delegates.
The disposition of Bonar Law to
take the most positive stand on
grave public questions caused him
some embarrassment before his first
retirement. He was an uncom-
promising foe TO the Irish repub-
lican movement. and when Lord
Mayor MacSwiney OF Cork lay dying.
a hunger striker in Brixton prison.
James Henry Thomas. president of
the Trades Union Congress. repre-
senting $500, 600 British workers.
blamed Bonar Law as 1.-THE one man
more than any other who has justi-
aaT L., TT1-t,- nrl a., -, l..
spirit of rebellion" In a speech in
Edinburgh the chancellor prophesied
hat the government would fail
unless 1t was firm in dealing with
Sim Fem.
Tho desire of Lloyd George and
Bonar Law to resume trade relations
with Russia through the Soviet gov.
eminent also met with determined
resistance from Earl Curzon. the
foreign secretary; Winston Churchill,
then secretary for war. and Austin
Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex-
chequer. The difficulty of the situa-
ten was made greater by the atti-
tude OF France and America, where
there was much opposition to the
British plan.
POilaI Law WIS DOTn III new
Brunswick. Canada, September 16.
1858, the son of the Rev. James
Law. NJ. A. of New Brunswick. In
early youth he was taken to Glas-
cow where he attended high school
and finally became bookkeeper for
an iron firm. Later he was made a
member Of the concern and when
he retired from business to enter
politics was n OF the biggest iron
merchants of Scotland. Golf and
chess were his favorite recreations.
Nine years before his election to
parliament he married Miss Annie
Pitcairn Robley OF Glasgow who
died in 1909. Four children were
born to them. two sons and two
daughters. One daughter. Isabelle.
became the bride OF Sir General
Frederick Sykes in London in 1920.
Two sons, Anthony and Lieutenant
c. T. Bonar Law were lost in the
war.