The General Election rumours set -afloat a fortnight ago by
the Coalition Libemkrraised a sharp-controversy between the two patties supporting the Government. Sir George Younger, the chairman of the National Unionist Association, who had from the first expressed strong disapproval of the proposal -to dissolve, sent a letter on Tuesday to the 'Unionist members and party agents, declaring that there was " no justification-whatever for precipitating an election " at a' time -when trade -was bad.
The Unionist Party, " much the larger wing of the Coalition," would make an emphatic• protest. against going to the country before the. Coalition had completed its programme and fulfilled its promise " to reconstitute the Second Chamber and restore the balance of the Constitution." Sir George Younger added significantly :-
" Already Unionist members of Parliament are declaring that in the event of their being forced into an election they will stand not as Coalitionists but as. Independent Unionists. That will, of course, mean the end of the Coalition and the great opportunity of the -combination still doing real service to the country will have' been lost •and wilLnever be likely to recur."
For saying this Sir George Younger was denounced by the Daily Chronicle as " disloyal "'to the Prime Minister. The Coali-
tion Liberal organ admitted at the same time that Mr. Lloyd George has not yet decided to dissolve.
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