Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-23
KING GEORGE OPENS
new PARLIAMENT.
Labor Leader Expected to De-
mand Relief Of Distress
= From Unemployment
WILL PUSH IRISH BILL ON
Ry Associated Press


London. Nov. 23.-King George to.
day opened the first session Of the new
Parliament with all the pomp and cere.
n,ony attendant upon this ancient for.
mality.
Driving with the Queen in the state
coach, drawn by eight horses and at
tended by a glittering escort OF Life
Guards, the King passed from Bucking-
ham Palace through streets lined with
troops TO Westminster, where he fol.
lowed the old custom Of donning the
gorgeous royal robes.
The King ard Queen then walked
IN n procession to the House Of Lords.
attended by numerous court officials.
officers and heralds. Arrived ut the
upper chamber he read his speech from
the throne to the robed peers and as
many commoners as were able TO crowd
into the small space available.
The King spoke as follows:
INV Lords and Members of the House
Of Commons:
.sThe constitution for the Irish Free
State having been passed by the House
~ Parliament established under the
irish Free State Agreement Act Of the
last session. sitting as n constituent as
sembly. and it being required By the
terms Of that act that the constitu.
ton should come into force by Decem-
her & next. | have summoned you to
meet in order that legislation necessary
"a give effect to that constitution and
20 make provisions consequential on the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Irish Free State
may ut once be submitted for your ap.
proval.
1.-The state Of trade and employ
ment continues to cause me deep con-
corn. Ameliorative measures prepared
nv NV late Government are being ex.
amined afresh. and you will be asked
to make provision for their continuance
and extension and to guarantee loan
in accordance with the League Of Ma
tions scheme for the restoration OF Aus.
tria.
Aculties in the Near East are proceed
ing, and it is my hope that at the con-
ference Mt Lausanne the efforts of my
minister's. acting in whole hearted CO.
operation with the representatives Of
our Allies, may result in the re-es-
tabsbment of neace and the restora :
tion Of security TO the inhabitants Of
regions which have recently been the
scene Of so much suffering.
"And pray that the blessing of
Almighty God may rest upon your de-
liberations.
The utterance of the King which at
tracted most attention was that fore
casting the extension of ameliorative
mea sures for trade and unemployment.
While the King was speaking thou :
sands of unemployed were continnin.
their meetings Of yesterday in London
asking relief from present conditions.
After this ceremony Parliament ad-
iourned until this afternoon. when the
address in reply to the Kings speech
will be formally moved and seconded.
James II. Macdonald, as the leader
Of the new Opposition, will then move
the first amendment to the Kings ad.
dress. II is expected that Mr.. Mac.
Donald. as the new parliamentary head
of the Laborites. will call for allsvia .
tion OF the distress arising from unem :
ploymcnt.
At a party meeting today former
Prime Minister Lloyd George was
unanimously elected leader Of the Ma
tional Liberals.
The debate on the Kings speech will
probably continue into next week wher
It will be interrupted 70 bring forwur,
the Irish bill. which will he pressed n,
an urgent matter in order to insure Il,
passage BY December g. II the Irish
constitution has not been ratified o.
that date the Anglo Irish treaty will
automatically lnpse
II is becoming increasingly evident
that the bill will not pass With the
smoothness predicted n while ago. The
Ulster Unionist~ and TIE English "d.o.
hards" have served notice that thov
intend to raise objections on the ground