The distrust which has been excited by Mr. Lloyd George ' s
spoon h and by the form of Council which he proposes is deep and wide- spread. It is indeed not too much to say that there are few truly responsible men who would not feel relieved of a load of pro- found anxiety if the Lloyd George regime were to come to an end. The only obstacle, as far as we can see, to giving expression to this widespread feeling is the old dread of swapping horses while crossing the stream, coupled with the curious belief that there is no one to put in Mr. Lloyd George's place. This belief, we venture to say, is a complete delusion. There are plenty of people to put in Mr. Lloyd George's place, and a week after he had left office the world would be asking how it had barn possible to endure his levity for so many months. Remember that we are not sug- gesting that the War Cabinet should go. Except in the ease of on e or two offices, and those outside the War Cabinet, the Ministry might remain substantially as it is.
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