The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-07
KING GEORGE
LAUDS ARMS
CONFERENCE
Calls on Parliament for Steps
to Give Effect to Irish
Agreement-Refers to New
Alliance.
EXPECTS Big RESULTS
(By Associated Press,

'toN Associated PreSSi
LONDON, Feb. THE imperial
parliament, which was prorogued Dec
19 to await action on the Irish treaty
by the Dali Eireann, was reopened
today with the reading of the speech
from the throne by King George.
Regarding the Irish treaty, the king
said parliament would be called upon
to consider such measures as may be
necessary to give effect to the agree
ment' He also touched upon the ne
gotiations for a pact with France TO
guarantee action in the event Of IAN
unprovoked attack by Germany" and
paid high tribute to the accomplish
ments of the Washington conference.
IN his speech the king said:
During the last three months the
Washington conference on the ques-
tions of disarmament and the far east
continued its sessions. a treaty DE-
signed to maintain peace in the Pa
cific has been signed by representa-
tives of the British empire, the United
States, France and Japan, and awaits
ratification.
New Friendships Made
While this treaty replaces the
Anglo-Japanese alliance, ! am happy
to feel that the long standing concord
between the two countries will remain
as cordial as ever under the arrange
ments thus concluded. At the same
time, our relations with the United
States of America enter a new and
even closer phase of friendship
AN agreement also was reached
on the question of disarmament and
treaty has been signed providing
a large measure of relief from the
! burden of armaments. In all these
respects great results have been al
tanned, and the success of the confer
ence for which the world will owe 4
debt of gratitude 10 the initiative OF
the president of the United States of
America, viii be the happiest au2ury
for future international relatioils
On Irish Question.
To both the House Of Lords and the
Commons. he said:
The articles or agreement signed by
my ministers and the Irish delegation
to which you already have signified
assent. have now been approved in
Ireland and the provisional govern
ment contemplated in that instrument
is at present engaged in taking over
the administration OF the country.
Final establishment of the Irish
Free State as partner in the British
commonwealth is anXiously awaited
throughout the world You will there
fore be invited at an early date to con-
slider such measures as may be neces-
sary to give effect to the agreement.
bill of indemnity will also be sub
mitted TO YOU
Attack Administration
The newspapers of all party affllia-
tions except the few definitely sup
porting the government for a long
time have been cudgeling the admin
istration for its alleged delinquencies,
each party organ having its own
grounds for attack.
Accusations of eXtravagan and
failure to grapple with the question
of national economic were among the
foremost while others arose from the
discomfort regarding Ireland, the un-
employment situation and several
minor matters.
The uncertainty of the immediate
parliamentary future is emphasized by
political writer's in the morning news
papers, some of whom take the view
that such dissatisfaction with the gov
ernment will be revealed at an early
date that its resignation is inevitable.
See Irish Danger.
One writer declared that the govern
ment's attitude toward Ulster had so
strengthened the supporters of north
ern Ireland that an almost complete
withdrawal of the conservatives from
the coalition was possible. forcing
Premier Lloyd George to resign. This
extreme view was not genuine
Such headlines as "on the brink"
and under the shadow of dissolution"
which top the political columns today
areindicative of the general belief. In
these circumstances, the premier's
speech, which is expected today or to-
morrow, is waited with keen interest.
Premier Lloyd George, speaking at
the opening session termed the Wash
ington conference one of the greatest
achievements ever registered In the
history of the world.