New Britain herald., 1929-06-01
MACDONALD WILL SEEK STABLE YEAR.
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changed the lineup slightly from
 previous reports, the new figures thi,
 afternoon being as follows: Labor cs7. Conservatives 253. l Liberals 54.
 Others {.
 The constituencies still unreported d
 were mostly in faraway districts such as the Orkneys and Shetland also the English and Scottish uni.
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 London. June l. R>-The immedi. lte future'of the British governmen, was in doubt today. The liberal party of David Lloyd George appar- ently held the key to the political situation which has arisen as an outsrowth Of labor's great. but in- sufficient victory in the parliame nt. ary elections of Thursday. Although the British labor party rode down the conservative govern ment of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to a decisive defeat, almost complete returns showed it lacked 20 of the sos seats necessary for a ma tority in the house of commons. The standing was: labor 2Ss. con- servatives 250. liberals b3. others 2. Several possibilities suggested themselves:
 First, that Stanley Baldwin. prime minister in the present or conserva- tive government. would go to the house of commons and fight for control. depending on liberal votes to keep him from a vote of no. 
 Second. that Baldwin would re- sign. either immediately or after a no-confidence vote. and that Ram say Macdonald. as leader Of the numerically greatest party would be asked to form government.
 And. third, that the political stale- mate which has resulted from the elections would shortly cause the downfall Of any government which is formed and necessitate new elec- tions probably in the autumn.
 The entire situation seemed hing ed on what the liberals and David Lloyd George. with their balance of power in the commons would do. Mr. Lloyd George in 1923 made Great Rritain's first labor govern ment possible but he has said in the present election campaign he would not again sanction a liberal-la bor alliance.
 If Premier Baldwin does decide to try to maintain his government he would have to court liberal sup. port. and. even with the vote of the entire liberal bloc he would find himself with a bare ma jority on any clean cut party question. If the con servative-liberal coalition was no more stable than the labor-libe ral coalition fin 1S23-24 downfall of the government on some important question would be only a matter of Ia short time
 The prime minister himself Is spending the week-end at Cheouers. court country home of British prime ministers. and had nothing 10 say. There may however. have been a prophetic note in the words of Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign minis ter in Baldwin's cabinet. He said:
 ''I hope Mir. Balwin will face the house of commons and leave 10 Lloyd George and the liberals the responsibility of the situation they have created"
 There were several reports which were not confirmed by party spokes- men, that Mir Baldwin inclined to favor the course advocated by Sir Austen
 The prime minister is not com pelled to offer the resignations of his government to the king until the house of commons meets - in this case June 25-and votes mo- confidence on an important meas ure. IL was understood he would confer with other leaders Of his party al Chenuers court over th. weekend with reference to the sit- nation and reorganization of his