HIE PREMIERSHIP

Evening Star, Issue 18281, 22 May 1923, Page 6

HIE PREMIERSHIP

LIES BETWEEN THREE.

ALL MINISTERS TO RESIGN,

Presa Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, May 21. It is unlikely that a new Premier will be appointed before Tuesday or Wednesday morning. An official statement, Issued to-day, says : “ The King is in communication with those whose opinions ho would naturally seek in these exceptional circumstances, which preclude him from seeing or consulting the outgoing Premier.” Many Ministers, including Lead Curzon and Mr Stanley Baldwin, are still absent in the country. There will bo no definite actio.n unfa! their views are obtained, but it is known that tho King is anxious to fill the vacancy at tho earliest opportunity. Speculation regarding the successor to Mr Bonar Law is narrowing to Lord Curzon, Mr Baldwin, and the Earl of Balfour. A tost of Conservative opinion show's that the supporters of Lord Ourzon and Mr Baldwin are numerically equal, and, unless a compromise is effected, there is a feeling that Lord Balfour will be again asked to lead the Conservatives. Whoever succeeds Mr Bonar Law ho must bo the formally-elected leader of the Conservatives.

It is usual in the case nf resignation under such circumstances for the whole of the Ministers constituting the Government to notify their resignations also-; therefore the new Premier, as agent for Mr Bonar Law, is likely to hand the King the resignations of Ministers, followed by his list of appointments, which it is believed will be nearly identical with the present Ministry.—A. and N.Z. Cable. TRIBUTES TO BONAR LAV/. FRENCH APPRECIATION. GERMANS PEAR CURZDN. LONDON, May 21. (Received May 22, at 12.20 p.m.) Official: Mr Bonar Law underwent a slight operation to the throat. Otherwise his condition is unchanged. PARIS, May 21. M. Poincare telegraphed to Mr Bonar Law, saying: “Prance profoundly regrets that your health should have necessitated your resignation of the Prime Ministership. Wo shall never forget that, despite differences in tho method pursued during recent months by the two countries in the execution of the Treaty of Versailles, you contributed all your forces towards maintaining intact the alliance necessary to the tranquillity of tho world. 1 shall never forget how you never failed to recognise our point of view regarding reparations, and how you constantly realised our paciiiq intentions. I sincerely hope your health’ will speedily recover.” The French newspapers unanimously eulogise Mr Bonar Law’s high character, unscrupulous honesty, and loyalty, and) value highly his efforts to avoid on AngloFrench broach over tho Ruhr. Figaro ’ says : “If Mr Bonar Law’s Cabinet was not always favorable to France, it played its role without trickery. Air Bonar Law was never wanting in that benevolent neutrality which he promised France. We do not regard tho advent of Lord Ourzon unfavorably.” The Berlin correspondent of tire ‘ Echo de Paris ’ says that Mr Bonar. Law’s resignation is likely to have a_eerioua repercussion on Germany, who will have no illusions with Lord Curzon in power.—A. and N.Z. Cable. i