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Show LLOYD GEORGE BE SVEN Sill Whether to Resign or Con-1 Con-1 tinue as Premier Is Question Ques-tion at Issue SPEECH IS AWAITED Balfour's Address on Tuesday Tues-day Expected to Contain Announcement V LONDON. March f (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) Within 24 01 a; most 48 hours, the world vi'.l know definitely whether Prime Minister Lloyd George h 's det Ided i resign or continue as a'hief of the coalition government. This is the only sub-etantial sub-etantial information emerging froip a i . 1 1 1 ; l . of con ti diet orj i imors ig crisis which engrossed political observers ob-servers over Saturday and Sunday. EXPERTS DISAGREI Experts today were dfametricull opposed In their opinion as to how the crisis stood as a result, of week end conferences. Some declared the outlook for a continuance of the coalition co-alition was interrupted and i n our-aged our-aged belief that the prime mlnintor would not resign. Others declared all signs pointed to his retirement and that liberal colleagues In his ministry would g with him. Some were content to refrain from committing com-mitting themselves to any opinion whether there wou"d be a sr.in-.hup or a patchup. liven If the prime minister min-ister stays, nobody believes that the coalition can lost much longer though it may be prolonged until Irish legislation legis-lation and tho Genoa conference are out of tho way. It is generally credited cred-ited In certain headquarters that nothing will be definitely announced until the speech of Sir Arthur Bal-f Bal-f oh r on Tur -day. It Is declared that In Sir Arthur's utterances there will be a possible declaration as to tho premier's decision. CHAMBERLAIN FOR PREMIER. if this expression is for resignation resigna-tion of Mr. Lloyd George, sir Arthur will not In any event assume the premiership, according to repeated 'statements made today, but 'will be willing to take office under Austen i berlaln is prime minister. (Mr. Chamberlain Is government leader In the house of commons ) Friends of Lloyd George assert he Is exceedingly, tired and will quit e-sponfllb e-sponfllb littles of his offlco. If h holds on It will be only because of realisation that chaos is likely to follow fol-low his retirement In the present pc--ull ir circumstances. Whether he goes or stays, he has decided to take an immediate holiday which he will probably enjoy at his country home, in Crlccfoth a small watering place It: Wales, situated In the county of Carnarvoh-On-cardlganbay. if he does not resign, this vacation will practically fill the entire perloel until un-til the Genoa conference. |