The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-30
PARLIAMENT IS OPENED BY EDWARD Brilliant Ceremonies Mark the
 Days Proceedings ADDRESS BY THE KING After King Edward Leaves the House o.....I .Ay......
ADDRESS BY THE KING
After King Edward Leaves the House Several Women Suffraeists Create Disturbance Near the
 Kings Carriage.

London, January 29.-That most rare event of a. London winter, clear and sunny day, favored the royal procession to Westminster today, where King Ed ward opened Parliament with the same ceremonies that have been observed for centuries.
 King Edward and Queen Alexandra rode from Buckingham palace to the houses of Parliament in a gilded coach of state, drawn by eight white horses. St. James park and Whitehall street were unusually crowded and the soldiers who guarded the way had their hands full in keeping the people back. A thou sand officials, including peers, members of the House of Commons, bishops, judges and diplomats, many of them attired in uniforms or robes of state, filled the Chamber of Lords when a fanfare of trumpets at 2 o'clock announced the en- try of the state procession.
 King Edward read the speech from the throne Queen Alexandra was seated on a chair of state at his right; the Prince and Princess of Wales were on his left and he was surrounded by group of state officers.
 The menace of the women suffragsts gave an unusual interest to the formal proceedings of today While it was an ticipated that the agitators would dis- turb the King. they threatened to make things interesting for the members of the house parliamentary particularly, If there was no mention of suffrage in the speech from the throne The only ladies ad- mitted to the galleries of Parliament were those for whom members vouched in writing as their wives or relatives
 The Kings Speech.
 His majesty, in his speech, referred Tn conventional words to the visit Of the German Emperor, which he said could not fail to confirm the friendly relations existing between the two powers, to the death of King Oscar of Sweden, and to the conclusion of the Russian agree ment. Acting in the spirit of this agree ment, in spite of the complications Tn Persia, the two governments had main tained policy of peace.
 Continuing, the King said:
 My government has joined with the governments of France, Germany and Russia in a treaty TOT tne preserNdtioh of the integrity of the Kingdom of Nor way The text of this treaty will be published in due course"
 Referring to the peace conference held at The Hague last summer, the King said
 ''The various instruments annexed to the final act of that conference snow the progress that has been made and they are receiving the attention and consider ation of my government. One of the most important of these instruments es- tablishes the great principle of an in ternational court of appeal in prize cases. My government Is considering the ques- ton of inviting representatives of the leading maritime nations to attend a conference in London in the course of next autumn with a view of coming to an understanding on certain, important points of international law for the gud- ance of this court.
 ''Thes condition of the Christian and Mussulman populations in the Macedo- nian vilayets shows no improvement. The bands of different nationalities continue to pursue a campaign of violence and the situation gives serious cause for anxiety. The great powers of Europe have agreed to present to the Turkish government a scheme for the improvement of the ju-
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