New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Opening the Parliament
in Ulster, He Urges Fac
tions to End Strife and
Join i'm Era of Peace
Royal Pair Given
A Noisy Welcome
Sim Feiners and the Ma
tionalists Join Crowd;
Trip Free From Strife

BELFAST, June % (By The Associ-
ated Press) The opening of the
Northern Parliament to-day by the
King, who was accompanied by Queen
Mary, was carried out with all the
pageantry and ceremony with which
formal actions of British sovereigns
are surrounded. The King himself
wore the uniform of an Admiral, with
the blue sash Of the order of the Gar
ter across his breast, while the Queen,
who looked extremely pale and nervous,
was in white satin, without any insignia
of her rank. But string of pearls
was about her neck and large clusters
of diamonds and emeralds, shone from
her collar and brooch.
There were trumpeters in uniform of
gold, who blew fanfares as the royal
couple arrived, and various officers of
state in naval, military and medieval
uniforms. The members of the Parlia-
ment were in somber morning dress,
even the peers leaving aside their
robes for the occasion. The women,
who were in a ajority in the Senate
Chamber, where the ceremony took
place, seemed to take an even keener
interest in the proceedings than the
men.
Peace Appeal Welcome
A real modern note was struck by
the Kings speech, which he read in a
strong, clear voice, emphasizing the
points which he wished to impress on
the audience. His plea for peace and
conciliation between the two branches
of the irish race fell on welcome ears,
for in no part of Ireland is peace more
has suffered greatly by the strife
throughout the country and by the
Sim Fein boycott of Ulster goods.
Pointing to the fact that the eyes of
the whole empire were on Ireland to-
day and making an earnest plea for
an end to strife among the Irish people,
the King said; II appeal to all Irish
men to pause, to stretch out the hand
OF forbearance and Cancellation, to
forgive and to forget and to join in
making for the land which they love q
good viii"
His hope that the rest of Ireland
would follow the north and establish
it's own Parliament, or that the two
parliaments would decide to have one
Parliament for the whole country-in
fact, the whole speech-was we'll re-
ceived, although in accordance with
custom there was no applause in the
Senate chambers.
Belfast for London in perfect safety
at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Text of Kings Speech
The text Of the Kings speech fol-
lows:
"For all who love Ireland, as I do
with all my heart, this is a profoundly
moving occasion in Irish history.
I could not have allowed myself to give
Ireland by deputy alone my earnest
prayers and good wishes in the new
era which opens with this ceremony
and | therefore come in person as head
of the empire to inaugurate the Parlia-
ment on Irish soil.
"[ inaugurate it with the deepest
hope, and | feel assured you will do
your utmost to make it an instrument
of happiness and good government for
all parts of the community which you
represent. This is a great and critical
occasion in the history of the six coun-
ties, but not for the six counties alone
for everything which interests them
touches Ireland, and everything which
touches Ireland finds an echo in the
remotest parts of the empire.
Settlement Earnestly Desired
"Few things are more earnestly de-
sired throughout the English-speaking
world than a satisfactory solution of
the age-long Irish problem, which for
generations embarrassed our fore
fathers, as they now weigh heavily
upon US. Most certainly there is nc
wish nearer my own heart than that
every man Of Irish birth, whatever his
creed and wherever may be his home
should work in loyal cooperation with
the free communities on which the
British Empire is based.
II am confident the important mat
ters intrusted to the control and guild
ance of the Northern Parliament will
be managed with wisdom and with mod
Grafton, with fairness and due regard
to every faith and interest, and with
no abatement of that patriotic devo-
ton to the empire which you proved
SO gallantly in the great war. The
request for full partnership in the
United Kingdom and religious freedom
ireland has enjoyed. She has now con
ferred upon her the duty of dealing
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