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Show CONSERVATIVES iTODECIDEUPON THEIRJTTITUDE Leaders Opposed to Lloyd George Regime Are Sum-moned Sum-moned for Important Conference Con-ference on the Situation LONDON', Oct 1 (By A. P. The conservative membera of the government govern-ment have been aummoned to meet today to-day to decide whether they ehall continue con-tinue their support of the coalition under un-der the leadership of Prime Minister Uoyd George. The meeting, which waa called by Austen Chamberlain, lord privy aeal and government leader la the houae of commona. Included not only the conservatives in the- cabinet, but alao the undersecretaries belonging belong-ing to the party. It waa believed that Mr. Chamberlain Chamber-lain would be backed by the Karl of Halfour. Lord Birkenhead and Bir Robert Rob-ert Home In hia adherence to the premier, pre-mier, but the attitude of aeveral of the oihera waa regarded as more than doubtful. It waa atated In well Informed quarters quar-ters that there would be a demand from, the majority that the conservative rank and file be conaulted at a general party meeting before any deciaion la there would be many resignations from the ministry enough, according to aome predictions, to cause ita fall. In any raae. It waa believed that today's to-day's meeting was likely to have a decisive de-cisive efect upon the political future, although the possibility of aome ar. I rangement which will hold the party together for a time was not excluded from consideration. All the morning newspapers through their editorial columns repeated theli conviction that an election must come soon, but opinlona differed aa to the probable date. Rome expected a definite defi-nite announcement In thla respect within with-in a day or two. Mr. Lloyd George's Manchester speech waa roundly condemned oy the bulk of ihe morning papers, among which he haa only two ataunch sup. porters, namely, the Dally Chronicle and the Dally Telegraph. The Chronicle aald that notwithstanding notwith-standing the bitter and peralatent Blunders Blun-ders to which the premier haa been subject In the laat four years, he retains re-tains a great personal hold upon the masses. The newspaper pointed proudly proud-ly to the ovation he received at Manchester. Man-chester. . The Telegraph commented In a similar simi-lar vein and prophesied further demonstrations dem-onstrations of popular admiration. All the other newspapers had nothing but condemnation for the premier. |