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Show British Upheaval Ousts Lloyd George : : It is no exaggeration to say that the eyes of the English-speaking nations na-tions of the world and of all civilization, civiliza-tion, for that matterare fixed f n two Britons David Lloyd George (portrait herewith) and Andrew Bonar Law. The one is ex-premier of Great Britain Brit-ain ; the other his successor In the premiership. Of the two, Lloyd George Is probably the more In the limelight, since nobody knows Just what he will do, while Bonar Law's program has been pretty clearly outlined. Anyway, Lloyd George resigned and Bonar Law accepted the premiership premier-ship and formed a cabinet, which took the oath of office and begun to function func-tion as the government. The king dissolved dis-solved parliament ' and the election campaign began. Outlining his policy brondly, the new premier said the greatest need of England today was conservatism in the broadest sense of the word, as the countrv needs oulet with little Interference from legislation or administration. lie announced that the Irish treaty must be carried out. Lloyd George, the political experts said, might organize a so-called center cen-ter party, composed of Georgian liberals and certain conservative elements. They declined to believe that the situation had taken him unawares and asserted as-serted that he had been preparing for it It Is certain that Lloyd George at once started out on a red-hot campaign through the center of England for the support of the people and for his return to power. Lloyd George outlasted all the statesmen who guided the great nations through the war. He has been premier since 1910. |
