Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-09
PARLIAMENT OPENED
GREAT BRITAIN'S LAwMAKING BODY
IN REGULAR SESSION.
LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH.
THE PREMIER EXPLAINS THE CHI.
NEsE SITUATION.
Says E~nEiand's Treaty Rights Are in
No D~anger-Russia Has Promised
That Any Port She Opens
Shall Be n Free
Port.

London. Feb. &-The fourth session of the
fourteenth parliament of Queen Victoria
and the twenty-siXth of the United King
dom was opened by commission. at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. with the customary cere-
monies.
Previous to the r~eaSsembling. the usual
party of bccfcaters. accompanied by a num-
Der OF officials and headed by Chief inspect
or Of Police Horsley, made the customary
search for imitators of Guy Fawkcs. form
ally ascertaining that the vaults of the
houses of parliament did not contain any
thing inimical to the safety of the men,
bers.
The queens speech was. in part, as fol-
lows:
My Lords and Gentlemen:-My relations
with the other powers continue friendly.
The negotiations between the sultan OF
Turkey and the king of Greece have been
brought to a conclusion by the signing of a
treaty of peace. under which the territorial
relations between the two powers are prac-
ucally unchanged.
The report of the commission 1 ap-
pointed in December, 1886. TO inquire into
the condition of certain OF my West In
dian colonies has conclusively established
the existence of severe depression in those
colonies. caused by the heavy fall in the
price of sugar.
''on the northwestern borders of my In
dian empire, an organized outbreak of
fanaticism, which spread in the summer
along the frontier, induced many of the
tribes to break their engagements with my
government, TO attack the military posts
in their vicinity, and even to invade the
settled district of my territory. L was
compelled to send expeditions against the
offending tribes for the punishment of the
outrages and to insure peace in the fut-
ure. A portion of the Afridi tribes have
not accepted the terms offered them, but
the operations have been
brought to a very successful close. The
courage and endurance exhibited by my
troops, British and native. have overcome
almost insuperable difficulties in the coun-
try in which they were operating, but I
have to deplore the loss of many valuable
lives, both among my own troops and
those whose services were voluntarily and
loyalty placed at my disposal by the ma
tive princes of my Indian empire"
Her majesty then ~reJoices at the fact
that there is reason to anticipate a pros
porous year, both for agriculture and COM
merce, throughout India.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons
The estimates which will be laid before you
have been framed with the utmost desire
for economy; but, in view of the enormous
tons. the duty of providing for the defense
OF the empire involves an expenditure be-
Dealing, with the proposed legislation,
the speech from the throne says that meas
of a system of local government in Ire
land. substantially similar to Great Brit
efficiency of the army. amend the present
conditions OF military service, to enable
accused people to testify in their own de
Tense. to facilitate the creation of munich
palities in London and to prevent recog-
nized abuses in connection with church
All the galleries were filled before business
fn the house of lords began. Henry White,
and Mrs. White and Mr.. James r. Carter.
second secretary of the United States en-
bassy. were in the diplomaic gallery. The
The Prince Of Wales and the Duke Of
After the address in reply to the speech
from the throne had been moved and sec
onded. the Earl of Kimberly, the opposition
leader in the house of lords, replied that he
regarded the local government of Ireland
as being one of the most important sub
3ects OF the queens speech and, while he
regarded the government measure favor
ably, he was compelled to add that the
Liberal party remained of the opinion that
the only way to permanently satisfy Ire
land was by establishing home rule.
The Earl of Kimberly mildly criticised
the governments policy in the Soudan,
West Africa and far East. but he said he
nation. When a cabinet minister, however,
sopke of war. he thought it time parlia-
ment was told plainly what was meant.
The Marquis of Salisbury then arose and,
terrifying himself with a glass of water
and leaning his hands upon the table which
separated him from the opposition, began
in low, conversational tones, as IL adj
dressing Lord Kimberly alone. The first
announcement which provoked hear,
hear" was that, before many months, he
hoped that their efforts in Egypt would
result in the capture of Khartoum.
When the premier reached the question
of China, there was a murmur of eXpectan-
cy. The pacific assurances he gave were re-
Seived with evident approval and relief.
The Marquis of Salisbury said:
CRATE on the noble earls ears, but / may
say there is no effort which this country
would not make rather than lose our
treaty rights; AT the same time, no one
has evinced the slightest intention of In.
fringing on those rights.
In regard to the loan: It is true tina,
the opening of Ia Lien Wan as a treaty
port. China made some objections, and
finally, as a compromise, /. on the 1Itf
ultimo, suggested that the matter be lef'
in allegiance until the railway reached t.
Lien Wan. while 1t should be opened as {
treaty port: Sir Claude Macdonald. thu
day that China accepted this. and sine,
then 1 nave heard nothing to the contrary
The old question of the loan is still tn
subject of negotiation"
His lordship added: ct have received
spontaneous assurances from the Russian
China Will be open to free commerce.
II may say that similar assurances hav,
been made us by the German govern
ment respecting the territory they recent.
occupied. Indeed. the German government
went further and were more fattering I
us, for the German ambassador told m
they had concluded that our manner o
dealing with such things was better thai
theirs. and that. in this instance, at an.
rate, they intended to initiate our methods
Regarding the loan. ] hope in n few day
TO lay the papers on the table dealing wit
it, but / warn the noble earl that informa
lion will be exceedingly scanty when
appears"
Turning to India Lord Salisbury declare
that the troubles with the Afridis were nc
due TO the occupation of the Chitral no
TO fanaticism, but to terror at the approac
of civilization. 1t was only intended I
occupy such additional posts on the from
tier as competent military authorities deck
absolutely necessary.
The address was then adopted, -afte
which the house of lords adjourned.
E0PETEI e HIS nEkTu