Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-16
SPEECH Of KING
READ At OPENING
Of PARLIAMENT
Address of Commons in Reply
Emphasizes Unity of Nation
and Determination 10 Garry
on War TO Success.
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London Feb Is 4;25 y. m)-
shorn for the first time since the
death Of Queen Victoria Of the pomp
of a royal procession the new parlia-
mcntary session was opened today.
Though important matters concern
ing Great Britain's conduct Of her.
are to be brought up inn
mcdiateiy, there was little sign in the
approaches to Westminster of pub
lie interest in the proceedings.
But FOR the presence of a number
of ladies listening to the king
speech, the upper chamber would
have had bare aspect, as there were
not twenty peers present when the
five commissioners whose duty it is
to open parliament in the absence ol
King George took their places.
speech Loudly ChCcred.
After the reading Of the king g
speech. the proceedings adjourned
until o'clock The speech from the
throne WAS read in the house of com
mons when II ro-assembled Tho
passage IN it in whicn Great Brit
aims foe was described as mistakins
force for right and eXpediency forI
honor, was loudly cheered.
Ian Mcpherson moved the address
in reply to the speech from the
throne. He said the first thought
must be one of thankfulness that the
king. the center of the imperial un-
ity, should now have recovered from
the mishap which he sustained When
with his troops at the front where
the hearts and hopes Of go many OF
his subjects were He dwelt upon
the onerous nature Of the duties Of
the throne Mt present. but said that
no duty had been left
by the King or his royal
households no effort had been spared |
to bring the word of cheer to the
brave soldier who lay wounded, no
distance had been too great for the I
king to visit and encourage the men
whose day Of departure for the strug /
gle was at hand.
English Nation United.
The speaker emphasized the unity
Of parliament and said that the king $ |
speech was the embodiment of the
Of a determined peo-
pie lie paid warm tribute to the
work Of the navy, and emphasized F
The fact that six million men Of
their own accord had rallied to Tho I
'olofs to make the supreme sacrifice
ana that "a million or more older
men were training because their one
crime. hat Of age, had made them
Ineligible for the army.
LAYING stress upon the empires
spirit and the love Of principles, as
he phrased it, upon which the empire
was founded, Mr.. Mcpherson refer
red appreciativcly to the appointment
Of General Jan Christian SHUTS to e
the supreme command Of the forces 4
For the campaign in German East 4
Africa. Concluding, he said, there II
could be no inconclusive peace. de-
'aring that the security Of the flu
lure was the unalterahle answer to
.he immeasurable sacrifice Of life
md money which Great Britain was
)repared'to make.
Francis $. Jackson. the famous
'ricketer, seconded the address BY
iwelling upon the unity of the en-
lire and the great sacrifices of It's
He deprecated the policy
VI rcprIsals for Zeppelin raids, say
ng that Great Britain could not play
1 dirty game" successfully He hop /
d. however, that she would use all
he powers she possesses and that a
complete and efficient blockade
would be established