The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-10
HOME RULE
ANDSAF ETY.
ON THE; SEA
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These Subjects Discussed by
the King at Opening of
Parliament g..
WAS BRILLIANT iii SPECTACLE. Ct.
King Realizes Gravity of the
!, Irish Home Rule
" " Problems
WAS BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.

AOnuOn, feD. lU.--h1nS George To-
day opened the fourth session Of the
present British parliament. The ses-
sion promises to be a history making
one, owing to important constitutional
questions to be decided. Queen Mary
and the king both wore their crowns
and brilliant royal robes. .a....',s
They rode in a state coach of gold
drawn by eight HanoVerian cream
colored horses from Buckingham pal
ace through the mall over the horse
guards parade ground and then along
Whitehall to the kings entrance to the
house of lords. Great crowds of hun
dreds Of thousands banked the sides
of the streets. The king read his
speech outlining the government s
program for the session The Ameri-
can ambassador and Mrs. Page were
among those present. sf
In the house of lords the scene was
picturesque and brilliant as their maj
estes, surrounded by the other men,
bers of the royal family. peers and
peeresses in state robes, ascended the
throne. Only a few privileged strang-
ers were admitted to the house. These
Included members of the house of
commons, most of the foreign diplo-
matte corps and representatives Of the
official world.
In the house Of commons, the ses-
sion found an unusually large number
of members at the doors waiting to
make a dash into the chamber and Sc
cure seats for the momentous initial
debates. The doors were thrown open
at 8 o'clock in the morning instead Of
at midnight as Is usually the case.
Among the earliest arrivals were
groups Of ulster unionists and also
their bitter opponents, the Irish ma
tionalists. These, for the first day at
least, were able to capture the promi-
nent places in the house. -.....s
The police and soldiers, whose du-
ties on these occasions have hereto
fore been largely perfunctory, were
kept busy for several hours searching
every corner of the cellars and vaults
for suffragettes This searching pro-
cess has been done on the opening dass
every sessiell since the discovery of
'gunpowder plot" Of Guy Fawkes. The
yeonlen Of guard in old time uniforms.
however, were today accompanied by
the chief inspectors Of the Metropoli-
tap palace, using electric flashlights,
IN the hunt for militant women in the
place of the old time lanterns.
TWO subJec ectS-referring to the re-
cent conference on safety of life at
sea, and home rule for Ireland-stood
out in bold relief in the kings speech
from the throne at the opening of par
Lament. The address, for the most
part, was a colorless recital Of events
already recorded, which have develop
ed since the closing of the previous
session. Referring to the conference
on safety, his majesty said:
ut gives me great satisfaction that
the International conference on safety
at sea, which recently met in London
at the invitation OF my government, re-
suited in the signature of an important
convention which will, T trust, do much
for the protection of life, especially on
ocean going passenger vessels A bill
to enable me to fulfill the obligation Of
the convention will be laid before YOU"
In regard to home rule in Ireland
which, for the moment, is a subject Of
paramount national and imperial i'm
portance, the king, by the emphasis in
his voice and manner, indicated his
personal realization Of the gravity Of
the situation. He said:
'T regret the efforts which have been
made to arrive at a solution by agree
men Of the problems connected with
the government of Ireland, so far, have
not succeeded. In a matter in which
the hopes and fears Of so many Of my
subjects are keenly concerned, and
which, unless handled now with fore
sight and judgment, and in spirit Of
mutual concession, threatens futures
grave difficulties, it is my most earn
est wish that the good will and CO.
operation Of the men Of all parties and
creeds may heal the dissension and lay
the foundations of a lasting settle
nent"