Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-24

LONDON, Jan. 22.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press prime Minister Bald
win just before noon today rendered
! the resignation of his ministers to
King George and advised the GOV
ereign to send for James Ramsay
Macdonald. The king accepted Mr..
Baldwin's advice and summoned Mr.,
! Macdonald, the labor leader, for an
audience at noon.
! MIR. MacDonald's attitude toward
his new duties, as he expressed HIM
self to the newspaper men after last
nights crucial division, was:
"This is not moment for elation.
It is a terrible responsibility. We
! shall have to do our best to face 1t,
but fail or succeed L can say that
no government will no more honestly
| try to serve.
'I am very proud of the labor
party and it will be a great aspira-
! ton to every worker of the country
| to sacrifice in order to do honor to
| their party and enable it to sue
ceed.'
Todayfs meeting OF the house of
commons was to be briet, the main
| business being the formal announce
I, ment of the governments resigna-
ton, after which the house planned
| to adjourn for three weeks.
| Mr. MacDonald's audience with
the king lasted an hour. The king
invited him to form a government
and Mr.. Macdonald accepted.
Mr.. Macdonald, it was stated
this afternoon, will combine the for
eign office with the premiership.
Mr.. Baldwin, on the reassembline
| of the house of commons, announced
the governments resignation and the
kings acceptance. There were no
labor cheers as the retiring premier
made his statement. He moved the
adjournment of parliament until Feb
ruary u, which date he said had
been chosen to meet Mr.. MacDon-
AIDS convenience.
Mr.. Baldwin said the members OF
mis- cabinet would retain their seats
until the new cabinet members were
appointed.
The new minister has not an
nounced when he will name his cab
met, but unofficially it is stated il
will be Thursday
According to press reports, Mr.
Macdonald stated his intention OF
combining the foreign secretaryship
and the premiership to the labor
members of parliament at meet
ing this afternoon, adding that one
of his first steps would be to bring
the League of Nations within the
purview of the foreign secretaryship
The house agreed to adjournment
for three weeks proposed by Mr..
Baldwin.
Ramsay Macdonald is selected by
King George to form a cabinet by
virtue of his position as head of the
parliamentary labor party, though
his strength in the house of com
mons has been his majesty's officia
opposition. The premier-designa is
Etifty-seven years old and self educat
ed. Although the leader of the la
borites he has never been a manua
worker, having achieved his position
by virtue of his academic knowledge
of industrial affairs, gained through
close study. AS the son of a Scotch
peasant, however, he early in life
learned the privations of the aver
age laborer's lot.
Macdonald seldom laughs, and the
set OF MS Jaw bears out his CharaC
teriZatIon as the grayheade6
fighter"
He had an active part in the or
SANITATION of the independent labor
party in 1898 when but twenty-sever
years of age, and since has devoted
himself to the labor party's interests
From the beginning he championeG
the capital levy as the best means
of solving England's industrial prob
lens.
He has also been stanchly in IN
vor OF international peace and pub
hcly opposed Englands entry into
the World war. When the nation
was once in the fight, however, ht
made the best of the situation ant
served as an ambulance driver il
France. He also supported the GOV
eminent as member of parliamen
in all the big questions.
Like many other public men il
E-sland. one of his principal recrea
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