When we write the text of the resolution has not
been published, but it is known that though the majority agreed to give "general consent" to the Government, they stopped short of any idea—such as Mr. Lloyd George himself is supposed to entertain—of making an alliance with the Government for a fixed period. Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Chief Whip, who had resigned on the ground that the rank and file of the Party had refused to obey orders, evidently regarded Mr. Lloyd George's majority as good enough to go on with, and he accordingly withdrew his resignation. Although Mr. Lloyd George has not done badly, the dissident minority is obviously much too large for the Comfort of the Party. The minority will probably meet soon to decide what their future relation to the Liberal Party shall be. It is understood that they will co-operate with the Unionists to defeat the Government as soon as possible.
