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Show PREMIER TO STICK. Thero will be a general election in Great Britain in Icentber, at- which members of parliament are to be elected. elect-ed. The present parlrament has bn prolonged beyond the statutory time fnr its existence on account of the earnest desire of all part ies to avoid a political contest during the war. The Liberals, with Asquith at the heJ of the ministry, were in power worn hos-' hos-' tilities began, but a coalition was soon formed and the ConsTvati vrj uere riven some of the important p'.'-uvs in the cabinet. There have been numerous numer-ous r hangea since that time, chief of which was the retiremrnt of Herbert Asquith as prime minister and th elevation ele-vation of David I-loyd (Jeoree, who had vacated tb post of r har.ee linr of the exr hequr to b'-'om mi ni.tter of n: on i-tionv i-tionv Floth belong to th Liberal party, and there is some. felin rtwcn them. The I,abor prty ii split up into factions, fac-tions, and tha Irish Nationalists have lost prstig! nine the death of John Fdmond. The Tories form a con.p.t body and mar swing th rlrctioa if Lloyd ore and Asqui'h carry th.r d:sr ute to thr poI, v-hich w-viM be a ha 1 tning for tr country in .hot." r-pe.-r s, but would probably not af f '-t the outcome of the war. Ti)T is no reason why it should. F'. jt a T-ry vie tory is not like.Iy. According to the , best advices, the parliament rlect-vj in j December will naffer Lloyd George to . reiT.am In power while thi war Ixs'.i, on account of his x f raord ; na ry rne-.Ty, , Fiu t rr any of the Li braU who con e n t 1 o hi retention of the premiership for the time being will vnfe to unhide him j ' j s t a win as th wur is ovr. He will not have the -.rn pa thy of t h" r:h party or receive any aid at the:r hands, learise he has proved faUn to his promise respecting home rtile and has rr.ade no effort to piit tho law into effect- The Laboritps rjo not like h i rn and will not tnU him. Vet he ts lil--e!v to have the support of enou gh rTiTnbrs rf all rar t:r s, in pit.e of their personal feelings and political affiliations. The outlook mar be summed up by saying that thn pres en t I'.r 1 1 ith (jo ver nmen t will hold to gether until the (rman.i arii w h i pei and then go to pieces ttie firnt po i t ial roc k encou n t.c red. Then will 'orne another arliainent ary election which will eclips nil formrr striigcls for control of the country. The sr diers who return f rom the war will irndonbtedly rleide the contest, jop.t our own fighting rnrn In Prnnrfl y.ill .av "who's who and why ' ' in 1 f :j0. Just whiit that will mean it. would be very foolih t.o attempt to forer;t'it. Fitif, for t he pre.Rrnt we are nati if red thnt f 'rentier Lloyd 'jeorgo is in no d,inier of Inking his place nt the h"nd of the coalition ministry, chiefly f.n noiml. of the f a t, that Afpiith d'-rt not. wi di lo prec-ipit.fo ft politirjd r r n. |