Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
RETURN OF GEORGE
SEEN AS OMEN OF
MACDONALD'S FALL
KinQ Leaves BaImoraI for
London; Resignation
Held Imminent.
EMERGENCY MEETINGS
OF CABINET CONVENED
Labor Regime Is Caught in Di-
lemma in It's Efforts to Meet
$500, oo0, 900 in Budget.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, August Fixing George
has decided TO return to London I'M
mediately from Balmoral. Scotland
where de went yesterday with Queen
Mary, a move which was interpreted
by some political observers as fore
ahadovinr the early resignation OF the
Macdonald government.
His return, says the Evening News
sneans only one thing-that Prime Mn
aster Ramsay Macdonald has not been
able to obtain sufficient support for his
economy plan, either within his own
party or from the opposition, and that
tbe resignation of the Labor govern
ment is imminent.
should Mr.. Macdonald resign 1t
would not necessarily mean general
election. which would bring disruption
Of the nations business for month OF
campaigning.
The king probably would call upon
ar. Baldwin to form new government
and If the Conservative leader sue
ceeded an election would not be neces-
sary.
Coalition Probable.
should this crisis force Mr.. MacDon-
cid out. a coalition government PROF.
shIv would succeed his governments.
r1oiiticai observers agreed. MI. Bald
win would be prime minister and DAVID
Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, Is tne
most likely possibility as chancellor OF
the exchequer.
AIDS once ended 1t 4 o'clock, 70 meet
again tomorrow.
This preciuded the possibility OF
resignation tonight. In the oEalnaLy
course OF events no announcement OF
: resignation would be made until the
King returned.
Macronald and his cabinet, winding
sp their emergency session this after-
moor. issued the following communicate
sThe cabinet has been putting the
Wnashfrn touches % 4tE Eclaennes WHICH
Al is believed will meet the SITUATION.
E1ne members WIN assemble tomorrow 70
hear the results
Using Special Train.
The king is not waiting for the royal
train for his trip south. This tram
se f to Derby after taking their
K,aiesties TO Scotland yesterday, ana
aracial train was hurriedly formed 70
RIM the monarch back to the capita.
TIRE public has been barred from the
stations at Baliater and Aberdeen.
MT Baldwin Is nurrying back from
France and with the cabinet stiH m
session on the budget crisis, 1t appeared
the way was being prepared Tor q
change in the government OF Great
Britain II that eYentuality should prove
while King George has decided TO
come back Immediately 1t was learned
on high authority he is acting ON ms
own Initiative and that the trip was
not undertaken at the suggestion OF the
prime minister.
The Morning Post, an organ OF the
Conservative party, today went so far
ax to say that there was every tnol-
cation last night that the life Of the
Socialist government could be counted
in hours
Other commentators were not pre-
pared TO accept such an extreme view
Of the situat ton, but the opinion unani-
Snously was expressed that the govern
Snent's position was so critical that II
was impossible to predict the outcome.
Caught In Dilemma.
The chaotic nature Of events was ex-
Rrnplifed By the fact that after Mr..
Macdonald had conferred with Oppo-
eifion leaders last night he summoned
an emergency cabinet meeting. Ills
ministers had dispersed in the late aft
ernoon under the impression they would
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