The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-11
TROOPS GUARD
BRITISH RULERS
Suffragettes Given No Chance
to Create Scene.
KING OPENS PARLIAMENT


Number Of Measures Of Nationwide
Importance Scheduled for consid.
Grafton During the Session, includ.
Ing Irish Home Rule and Welsh
Church Dlsesta lshment.
London, Feb. 1.-The fourth SEES
sion Of King Georges parliament mas
opened. ...~-..
A number Of measures of nation
wide importance are scheduled for
consideration at this session and
throughout England the action of the
two houses will be watched with great
interest. E2,.-s.....--.z .-...-....
Among the measures scheduled to
be considered are the Irish home rule
BILL, the Welsh church disestablish-
mont bill, woman suffrage and Win
ston Churchilrs biggest ever" naval
appropriation. ''.+.-@
The usual pomp and ceremony at.
tended tho opening of the first ses-
sion and due to the fact that Mrs.
Pankhurst, Miss Annie Kenney and
other leading suffragettes had an
bounced their intention of personally
presenting petition to King George
extraordinary police precautions were
taken to prevent any interference
with the ceremonies by the militants.
Chief Of Police Sir Edward Henry
vas in charge and police and detec-
tives swarmed among the spectators
lining the route from Buckingham
palace to the house of parliament.
About 1000 soldiers were on duty in
the streets.
In a heavy gilded coach, drawn by
eight cream-colored Hanoverian
ponies and under escort of several
squadrons Of life guards, the head.
quarters staff Of the army and high
state officials, the king and queen
rode In state to the house of parlia-
ment. Great crowds lined the way
and the monarch and his consort were
given hearty greetings.
After the king and queen had taken
their seats on the throne the mem.
bers Of the house of commons ap.
peared. The lord high chancellor
kneeled and presented his sovereign
the parchment containing the cabinet
prepared speech, thus formally open.
ing the session. .@
Speech From tho Throne.
The speech from the throne refer.
red to the intended reintroduction of
the home rule, Welsh disestablish.
ment and the anti-plural voting bills,
which are up for second passage un-
der the veto act, and announced that
proposals would be laid before parlia.
ment by the government for the re.
form of the house of lords and for
legislation regarding land ownership.
The principal fight of the session
will center on the home rule bill.
Although the measure will become
law automatically as soon as it has
been rejected by the lords, it is not
yet known just what policy the peers
propose to adopt. 1t Is suggested that
by deferring consideration they can
avoid the provisions of the veto act,
which says that q bill must be reject.
ed or not passed during the session.
Some argue that If the session is pro.
rogued before the lords have taken
up the bill 1t cannot become law,
but the government legal experts dis
pute this contention. a..
Women suffrage also will lead to
lively debate, as private members
bill on the subject will certainly be
introduced. Notices of 1872 bills have
already been filed with the clerk OF
the house and the promoters who
have to ballot for precedence will
likely come to an arrangement where
by a woman's bill will be assured
a good place in the list.
There will be considerable discus
sion on the navy estimates and a
strong section of the Liberal econo
mists will make a determined attack
on Winston Churchilrs biggest ever
naval appropriation. This Is a source
of real danger to the government, for
although the Unionists would ordinar
lily support Churchill against the
economists, whom they call the Sui
eide club" Bonar Law may deem 1t
good politics to draw off his party at
critical moment and allow the gov.
eminent to meet defeat at the hands
of It's followers. Such defeat would
of course, necessitate immediate resig