The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
MONEY FOR DEFENSE
QUEEN TELLS OF GREAT
BRlTAIN'S NEEDS.
The situation In tho british West Indies.
Egypt and india-Agrccmcnts of yuri-
GUS Nations VII Cause Unprecedented
Expenditures FOR Protection.

LoyDov, Feb n-Thc fourth sos
sion of the fourteenth Parliament Of
Queen Victoria and the twenty sixth
Of the United Kingdom was opened,
by commission, ut . O'Clock this after
noon, with the customary ceremonies.
Previous to the reasscmbiiug the
usual party of beef eaters, accom-
panied by II nunb,r Of officials and
headed by Chief Inspector OF Police
HERSHEY. made the customary search
FOR imitators OF Guy Eawkcs, form.
ally asctrtaining that the vaults OF
the houses OF Parliament did not con
tain anything in!micil to the safety
of the members.
The queens speech, in part follows:
'My Lords and Grntlcmcn: My re-
lations with the other powers con
tinuo friendly. The negotiations be-
tween the sultan Of Turkey and the
king OF Greece have been brought to
a conclusion by the signing of II treaty
OF peace, under which the territorial
relations between the two covers are
practically unchanged.
The question of the autonomous
government of the island of Creto has
occupied the attention Of the powers.
The difficulty of arriving ut IA unan-
imous agreement on some points has
unduly protrac;cd the deliberations,
but | hope these obstacles will before
long be |surmountcd.
Intelligence which is apparently
trustworthy, was received OF the in.
tcntion Of the khnlifa to advance
against the Egyptian army in the
SUudan, and ! have therefore given
directions that n contingent of British
troop, should be dispatched to Btrber
to the assistance Of his highncss, the
kheaive.
DISTRESS IN TIE WEST INDIES.
THE repc I Of the commission | APP
pointed in December, 1896, TO inquire
into the condition OF certain of my
West Indian colonies has conclusivcly
established the existence of severe de-
preston in those colonies, caused by
the heavy fall in the price OF sugar,
which is mainly attributable 10 the
cost of production and the great in.
crcase in its extent of rcccnt years.
Int this fall has been artiticially slim
ulated by the system of bount.cs to
producers ard manufacturers os beet
root sugar maintained in many Euro
pean states. There are signs of grow
ing opinion IN those states that this
system is injurious to the general in
tercst of their population, and com.
m~unications are now in progress be-
tween my government and the govern
ments principally concerned with n
view TO conference on the subject,
which ] trust may result in the aboli-
ton of the bounties. In the mean
time measures will be proposed to you
for the relief OF the immediate neces-
sites of the West Indian colonies, for
encouraging other industries and for
assisting those engaged in sugar cult.
walton 10 tide over the present crisis.
Her Majesty then r~ejoiccs Mt the
fact that there is reason to anticipate
q prosperous year both for agricul-
ture and throughout India.
Continuing, the address is:
MORE MONEY THAN EVER.
'SHtlCiiCh VI VIZ llouSt u NoIl
mons: The estimates which will be
laid before you will b, framed with
the utmost desire for economy; but, in
view OF the agreements o main
tanned by the various nations, the
duty of providing for the defense of
the empire involves IN expenditure
beyond former precedent"
Dealing with the proposed legisla-
ton, the speech from the throne says
that measures will be introduced for
the organization of n system of local
government in Ireland, substantially
similar to Great Britain's. to secure
the increased strength and efficiency
OF the army, amend the present con-
ditions of military service, to enable
accused people To testify in their own
defense, to facilitate the creation OF
municipalities in London and to pre-
vent recognized abuses in connection
with church patronage.