Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-07
KING GEORGE OPENS
PARLIAMENT SESSION
WITHADDRESS TODAY
Declares Germany's Recent
0Vertmes Offered No Pos
sible Basis for Peace
By Lowell MelIets

Omitted Press staff eorrespondent)
London, FEB. 7.-England and her
allies are steeled unanimously to Sc
cure Just reparation, restitution for
the past and guarantees for the future -
and no threats Of further Outrages'5 -
by Germany can move them from this
determination.
King George 50 voieed the entente g
purposes in HE speech from the
throne" in the house Of lords. mark
ing opening of parliament today. He in
sisted that GeFmany's recent prOffers
had contained "no possible basis for
peace"
During the winter" the king con
tinaed, ''my navy maintained unehaI
lenged and eeaseless watch on the seas
and enforced vigorously a blockade of
the enemy. My armies conducted sue
eessful operations in Europe. MesOpota-
mia and are fully prepared to renew the
struggle in close and cordial coOpera-
tiOn with my allies in every field.
81 trust their united efforts will
carry the successes Already wOI to
victorious conclusion.
81 have invited representatives of
the dOmini0ns and the Indian empire,
which have borne 30 glorious share in
the struggle, to confer with my minis
ters on important questions of com
mon interest relating to the war, which
step, / trust, will result in re-establish-
ment Of closer relations in all parts of
the empire.
1.-THE accomplishment of the task to
which I have set my hand will entail
demands upon the energies
and resources of ali my subjects, but
am assured that the people will respond
to every call necessary to the success
Of the cause with the same ind0mitable
ardor and devotion that has filled me
with pride and gratitude since the war
began.
~ pray Almighty God to give His
blessing to your councils.
War put its sOmbre touch on the usu-
al picturesqueness and colorful gor
geOusness of a parliament opening.
There was a modified parade, with a
good deal of the pomp Of other days
but precedent was smashed when, for
the first time in the history Of the an
cient lawmaking body, the peers and
peeresses who attended the ceremonies
wore merely simple plain morning
clothes in place Of the gorgeous robes
and eoronets heretofore donned.
The king and queen journeyed to the
parliament opening-w which took place
at noon sharp--in a plain coach drawn
by six black horses. There we're the
usual escorts Of royalty, including the
Royal Horse Guards, but the war touch
was furnished in squads Of mounted of !
ficers representing the army of each ofl
3 domini0ns and colonies, who
formed part Of the procession from the |
palace to the parliament buildings. |
These officers we're dressed in the ser
vice khaki uniforms Of the trenches.
instead of the usual gorgeous court uni |
forms giittering with gold lace.
The procession inside the parliament
building WAS mostly naval and mill
tary. -Four hundred wounded colonial
soldiers and officers attended by uni
formed nurses, occupied the whole of
tho royal gallery.
All foreign diplomats were present
and here, too, precedent was broken,
For, instead of appearing in full state
regalia, with court uniforms, the dip |
omats wore frock and cutaway coats. !
A few selected foreign newspaper
writer's, including the representative of
he United Press, were especially in |
Vited to witness the ceremonies.