Word: bonar
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...political crists of the first magnitude has been caused by the retirement of Bonar Law from the British Cabinet. This leader of the House of Commons was the life and soul of the conservative element in the Coalition. His withdrawal from what the Premier calls the "fighting line" follows on a series of disquieting portents. First there was the dramatic decision of Lord Robert Cecil to join the Opposition in protest against the government's policies. Then came the resignation of General Crozier in Ireland, and finally Lloyd George's own secretary withdrew his services. These events, together with...
Against the possibility of the disintegration of the Coalition and a subsequent general election are several elements. One of them is the simple fact that Bonar Law's illness is real and not simulated. The strain of the leadership of the House has proved too much for his impaired health. Again, the general opinion is that the Unionists do not desire a three-cornered election in which the Labor party would have a large chance of winning. A third element is that the Conservatives are willing to allow Lloyd George to struggle along with the Irish question since they have...
...British government, as represented by Bonar Law, realizes that most Americans will take a "reasonable view" of all such propaganda. But the British government is becoming justifiably restless under the continued succession of insults and hostility from this side of the Atlantic. Nor will American, "reasonableness" sit idly by much longer. Those who would make of this country a "Greater Ireland" would do well to observe the signs of the times...