The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-02-18
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
MEETS UNDER GUARD
Detectives Watch For Sim
Fem Disorder AS Body
Convenes.
by Robert Prev.

London, Feb. 15.-The political
branch Of Scotland. Yard was fully
modified today to guard royalty,
peers and legislators at the opening
of the new session of Parliament.
Hundreds of detectives mingled
with the crowds during the parade
from Buckingham Palace and with
the crowds that assembled at the en-
trance to the House of Lords to avert
any possible Sim Fem outrage. But
there was no untoward incident wor-
thy of notice.
The feature of the pageant was the
public enthusiasm for the Prince of
Wales, whose reception even outshone
that given the king and queen.
Before the traditional ceremony of
reopening Parliament, yeomen of the
guard, accompanied by Scotland
Yarders, fulfilled the custom of
searching the vaults Of the historic
building, reporting that they found
nothing inimicable to the safety of
his majesty's lords and commoners."
More effective methods of prevent
ing any disturbance were adopted
than ever before, and for the first
time in history all strangers were ex-
cluded from the galleries.
There was the usual riot of color
NH he Io1 III
for the speech from the throne. The
peeresses sparkled with diamonds,
but many wore gowns of subdued
colors, some even wearing black silk
There were dazzling visions Of
white tRroats and bare arms but
shoulders and backs were yelled.
Ambassador Davis, of the United
States, and Ambassador st. Hammer,
of Germany. were conspicuous figures
in plain evening dress without deco
rations.
The speech of King George pro-
vided no surprises and was disap-
pointing to Ireland because 1t fore
Swallowed no hope for compromise in
the shape of fiscal amendments. He
insisted that he wanted the home rule
act to be enforced and expressed the
earnest hope that the majority OF
the people of Ireland would repu-
diate all violence and work for the
enforcement of the act"
Labor Is Disappointed.
One of the most important events
of the coming year was covered by
reference to the imperial conference
in June to coordinate the external
and internal policy of the empire" on
the principal questions before COM
monweanh's premiers.
Labor is disappointed because the
speech OF the king did not suggest a
solution of the Industrial crisis be-
yond biding capital and labor to Co
operate.
His majesty expressed the hope
that the trade agreement with Rus
STA would be successfully negotiated.
Must Surrender Arms.
Premier Lloyd George, speaking in
the House of Commons this afternoon
regarding the efforts Of the British
government to obtain truce in Ire
land, declared:
"Some Irish people, even some of
the Sim Feiners, are agreed that
there should be no truce except upon
the express condition that arms
should be surrendered. That was q
wise decision.
''If we had promised Ireland that
during the next six or seven weeks
hey would have no police and no men
ON the run. or no raiding of houses
to find arms and at the end of the
period nothing had been accomplish
ed, we would enable Ireland to re-
turn to the old position of being arm
ed.
"If the arms in Ireland had been
surrendered as the government pro-
claimed d, there would be peace in Ire
land today"
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