The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-10
STATE OPENING
 OF PARLIAMENT
 BY KING GEORGE
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 royal entrance beneath Victoria Tower to receive the king and queen. As the procession approached the royal salute of Al guns was tired by a bat tery of the Royal Horse Artillery, sta- tioned in St. James park. close by. Members of the House of Lords rose and bowed low when King George en- tered, and when the king and queen had seated themselves on the throne, a peer bearing the leap of maintain ance'' stationed himself at their right, another, carrying the sword of state took his position at their left, and other dignitartes grouped themselves about. The members of the House of Commons, who had been summoned to join the House of Lords. then en- tered.
 Serious consideration of economic conditions throughout the country was urged upon the House of Com mons today by the King in his speech from the throne. The King, how ever, counselled patience in the pas sage of far reaching reforms, which, he said, were necessary to meet ab- normal conditions.
 Better educational facilities, settle ment of the Irish question, adjust ment of coal mining controversies on an enduring basis and the regulation of the liquor traffic were asked for by the King, who also advocated the | passage of measures stimulating the growth of more food stuffs at home. He said bills would be introduced in Parliament dealing with insurance against unemployment, regulation of working hours, minimum wages and ! anti-dumping.
 | After briefly referring to the Peace Conference His Majesty said he in- tended soon to ratify peace with Bull garia and Austria. Negotiations for 1 peace with Turkey, he added, were | "being pressed forward with all pos sib1e speed.'' Referring to the recent conferences in Paris and London he said:
 1 t'I earnestly trust that as the re- suit of these meetings a settlement o1 the 1ong-continued Adriatic dispute will shortly be reached. In order | however, to assure the full blessings | of peace and prosperity to Europe il is essential that not only peace but | normal conditions of life should be restored in Eastern Europe and ir Russia. So long as these vast region: | withhold their full contribution tc the stock of commodities for genera l consumption the cost of living car l IldFuly De reduced or general pros perity be restored to the world. | ''The condition of Ireland causes me grave concern, but a bill will be imm ediately laid before you to give effect to proposals for a better govern ment of that country, which was out. lined at the end of the last session of Parliament. A bill to make fur. | ther provision for education in Ire. land will also be submitted. Absence of facilities for education for a con 1 siderable part of the child population of certain districts makes the ques
 ton one of urgency, but care will bc taken to make the measure compati | ble with the home rule bill.
 1 'Despite increased agricultura | production during the war, the pop
 ulations of these islands are still dan l gerously dependent upon supplies O | food from overseas and the financia
 burden of purchasing such supplies l in foreign markets against the ad | verse rate of exchange is very great
 'fUneasiness is also being caused b,
 the unprecedented sale of landed | property since the war. A measur
 will, accordingly, be proposed to init | igate any hardship which this opera 1 tion may cause those who occupy tn
 soil, and to stimulate and deveIo7
 production of essential foodstuff
 within the United Kingdom