Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-08
PARLIAMENT OPENS
WITH KINGS SPEECH
Desire for Peace in China Ex-
pressed by George-Big
Crowds See Procession.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February S.--The third
session OF the present British Parma
ment, elected In 1924, was opened
In state by King George. with time
honored ceremony today Huge
crowds lined the streets to see the
royal procession Queen Mary, &C
companied the King to Parliament
for the ceremony.
The Kings speech opening the SEES
sion--actually ministerial state
ment--was unusually brief and was
mainly devoted to The Chinese prob
lem.
He explained that II had been
deemed necessary TO send To emma
an adequate force to protect British
subjects because Of the happenings
at Hankow and other places. but
emphasized that IL was the desire
of the British people 10 remove al
grievances, TO renew our treaties on
an equitable basis and TO place our
future relations with the Chinese
people on a footing of friendship
and good will"
Foreign Relations Good.
my relationas with the foreign
powers continue to be friendly the
King said. THE League OF Nation;
has been streng thened and a future
step taken toward the restorat ton o.
normal international relations II
Europe by the entry OF Germany
into the league and her appointment
to a perman ent seat on the council o.
the league.
I'm continuation of this policy, II
was found possible at the end OF las
month to terminate the system o.
allied military control in Germany al
set up by the treaty of Versailles, anC
to hand over to the league all ques
tons affecting the military clauses o.
the treaty.
continuation of the civil war ir
China and the anti.foreign and par
ticularly anti-British agitation by
which it is accompanied have caused
me grave anxiety. In consequence OF
what happened at Hankow and ir
other places, my government felt II
necessary to dispatch to the Far East
sufficient force to protect the lives
of my British and Indian subjects
against mob violence and armed
attacks.
wants Peaceful Agreement.
But 1 earnestly desire a peaceful
settlement of the difficulties which
have arisen, and my government has
caused proposals to be made to the
Chinese authorities which should con
vince public opinion in China ano
throughout the world that it is the
desire of the British people to remove
all real grievances, to renew our
treaties on an equitable basis and tc
place our future relations with the
Chinese people on footing of friend
ship and good will. My government
will maintain our traditional policy OF
non-interference in the internal affairs
OF China.
Il rejoice that a fair and friendly
settlement has been reached regard
ing funding OF the war debt due this
country by Portugal
The king expressed pleasure over
the encouraging signs of improvement
of trade and industry and hoped those
engaged in the industries would dc
their utmost to prevent arresting OF
the improvement by Industrial strife.
Title to be Changed.
He announced that proposals would
be made to give effect to the change
In the style of the title of the sover
eign as recommended by the imperial
conference, as well as alterations in
the title OF Parliament.
A bill, he said, would be presented
to encourage the production and ex
hibition of British motion pictures,
The briefness of the kings speech
was due partly to the government 8
decision TO drop certain proposed
measures from It's program in hopes
of making the parliamentary session
as short as possible, the intention
being, 1t Ia understood. to adjourn In
July or early August