The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-22
Irish QUESTION IS
GETTING ATTENTION
Wing Edward Says People and
Government Should Be
Close Together.
partial "HoME RULE"
Britain's Ruler Opens His Second Par.
2A Iianent-Court in Mousnino Mars
o RULE"
iBritain's Ruler Opens His Second Par.
liament-Court in Mourning Mars
BriIliancs of Pageant
Somewhat.

4 London, Feb. 21.-In his speech at h
ppening Of parliament today King Ed
imard made his significant statement
e~oncerning Ireland:
My ministers have under consider
htion a plan for improving n erect
ing economies in the system Of govern
shnent for Ireland, and for introducing
thereinto means for associating the
lpeople with the conduct of Irish affairs.
hit is my desire the government Of the
country i'll reliance upon ordinary laws
Ishould be carried on, so far as exist
ing circumstances permit, in q spirit
hegardful of the wishes and sentiments
tof the Irish people, and l trust this may
EonduCe to the maintenance OF tran
huility and good feeling between the
adifferent classes of the community
II His Second Parliament.
n King Edward opened the second
parliament of his reign this afternoon
Mith the customary ceremonial.
. The absence Of Queen Alexandra,
prince n princess Of Wales and the
duke and duchess Of Connaugh, and the
hnourning into which the court had
been thrown by the death of King
Ehristian, detracted somewhat from
khe brilliance of the pageant. Other
#wise the royal procession from Buck
bingham palace to the palace at West
minister and the proceedings In the
house of lords followed the well known
lines Of those Of previous years.
II The weather was cloudy but rain
held off and all points Of vantage along
the troops lined route followed by the
royal progress were we'll occupied by
cheering crowds.
The kings speech contained no sur
brises. The usual reference to the con-
Einuance of friendly relations with for
~ t,;r,, MO 1ro fnl1nNp1 hU q ma ra -
eraph rejoicing oyer the act the Rus
so-Japanese war had been brought to
IA satisfactory end through the "ini-
tiative of the president of the United
States"
Referring to the Moroccan confer
ence the king remarked:
1T is earnestly to be hoped the result
of these negotiations may be conducive
to the maintenance of peace among al
nations
cause for Anxiety"
Colorless mention was made of the
AnSlo-Japanese treaty, the dissolution
Of the union of Norway and Sweden
and the condition of Macedonia, which
has Continued to give cause for anX.
iety."
The speech announced the idea of ar
intermediate stage for representative
government in the Transvaal had beer
abandoned and that a new constitution
MOULD be drawn up as eXpeditiously a!
possible, adding hat until the Trans
Naal assembly meets the importation o
lChinese will be suspended
After announcing the postponemen
jof the proposed colonial conference un'
It'll early in 1907 the king congratulated
1.-The commons on the steady Increase II
Imports and exports, indicating the in
llustries generally are in a sound, pro
tgressive condition.. but Immediately af
Rewards the king invited the earnes
attention Of the legislators to addition
made in recent years to he nationa
Expenditures and the capital liabilitie
of the state.