Mr, Lloyd George's Barter with Labour for Electoral Support Fae Arn Ows London, Oct, 30.
Although Parliament was reopened on Tuesday with the normal King's Speech, the real interest to Members centred on the possibilities of an election at an early di All the omens are at present against such an election but you never can tell absolutely. The condition gov-cerning the avoidance of an election Is the guarantee of Liberal support to the Socialist Government until a measure is passed reforming the electoral roll. Early in the year the Ullswater Committee of Inquiry into the possibilities of agreed-on reform broke down, so now if we are to have any reform at all it must come from the inter-working the Socialists and Liberals. In the King's Speech which was ofan unusually wish-washy nature. the Prime Minister through the King remarked "A measure of electoral reform will be submitted to you.
No one knows what this is; ably the Prime Minister hi does not know either at this stage, Certainly it will not be proportional representation which the Soc will not have; it may be the alternative vote, but not as a method of general application. Probably the Yote will be only applied if applied Jat all to cert big: constituencies. More than likely the whole matter will be whittled down to depriving the Universities of their members, reducing the cost of elections, pro-Inibiting the use of conveyances except in case of illness, and other minor reforms. The Prime Minister's allusion made it quite cle that according to present antic! tions the proposal will be aimed at the wealthy candidates, Anyway the promise will probably make the Liberals wait on to sco what they get, or are likely to got 1d 80 there will be no election just yet. The one uncertain factor is the existence of 28 Liberals out of the 58, headed by Sir John Simon, who are anxious to turn out the Government at once. If they get restive then there may be developments. Mr. Lloyd George is quite content to go on as he is provided the Prime Minister does not make another attack on him Lisndudno, It is, trae Mr. Mace Donald denied that this attack referred to Mx. Lloyd George but even his own followers regard this explanation as foolish.
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