The Irish standard., 1908-02-01
Suffrage pleas
!. CONFRONT LORDS
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT OPENS
WITH THIS PROPOSITION
BEFORE IT.
OUTBREAK MENACES
SAFETY OF EDWARD
Three Women Make Way Towards
Kings carriage-one Faints While
the Others Are Removed by Police
Great Precaution Taken.

London, Jan. 30.-Facing the propo-
sition of woman suffrage and taking
extraordinary precautions against the
fair rioters, King Edward Wednesday
opened the British parliament
with the same ceremonies which have
been in vogue for centuries.
The menace of an outbreak on the
part Of the woman suffragists of Eng
land gave an unusual interest to the
formal proceedings Of Wednesday,.
While it was not anticipated that the
agitators would disturb the king, they
threatened to make things interesting
for the members of the house of par.
lament, particularly IL there was no
mention of suffrage in the speech from
the throne. Greater precaution could
not have been taken If an anarchist
uprising had been feared. The only
ladies admitted to the galleries of par
lament we're those for whom mem
bers vouched in writing as their wives
or relatives, and the police who were
on duty around Westminster and
throughout the houses of parliament
were instructed to keep especial watch
over all women.
Approach King; One Falnts..
When the royal procession was re-
turning to Buckingham palace three
well-dressed woman suffragists broke
through the military Gordon and made
their way to within a few yards of the
kings coach. They were waving
strips of paper bearing the words
Votes for women" These papers
were Immediately taken from their
hands by the police. One of the wom-
en- tainted and the other two were re.
moved by force.
The king read his speech from the
throne. He said: "My government
are all fully aware Of the great anxi-
ETY. felt with regard to the treatment
of the native population in the Congo
Independent State. Their sole desire
is to see the government of that
state humanely administered in ac-
cordance with the spirit Of the Berlin
act, and I trust that the negotiations
now proceeding between the SOW
ereign of the Congo state and the
Belgian government will secure this
object. Negotiations are being con-
Quoted with the government of the
United States for an agreement to re-
fer to the international court of arbi-
tration at The Hague the questions
pending between the two governments
which relate to the Newfoundland fish.
cries. 1t is hoped that by this friend
ly procedure long-standing source of
difficulty may be satisfactorily re-
moved.
canada.Jap Trouble Over.
"The difficulty which had arisen ro-
specting Japanese immigration into
Canada has been settled on terms
agreed upon between the respective
governments" In concluding his ad-
dress his majesty made reference to
the famine in India and said the strick.
en- people and the British officers
there we're facing the situation with
courage and hope. In the supple
mentary speech to the house of com
mons his majesty announced the bills
that were to be brought in. These are
the licensing and education acts for
England and Wales, bill regulating
the hours Of labor in the coal mines. a
bill for the housing Of the working
classes, a bill to amend the system OF
the valuation Of property for taxation
in England and Wales, the Irish uni.
versity bill and the Irish land pur.
chase bill, and the Scottish land bill
which failed ct the last session Of
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