Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
king GEORGE BACKS
u. S. IN PEACE STEPS
Message Read to Parliament
/ Cites Kellogg Pact and
/ GlbSon's Moves.

by the Associated Press.
: LONDON, May 10.-The British Par
shament was prorogued shortly after
shoon today following delivery by proxy
sof a speech from the throne. Dlssolu-
stion followed later tbs afternoon
sby an act of the King in mis- prlVy
scouncil at Craigweil House, Bognor,
swhere he is recuperating from his long
Stiffness. ,... -
sholding of the general elections May 81,
sand for most of the members OF the
sCommons ended a full five years term
Sin the English legislative body.
a The Parliament had been in exist
sence since the general election Of 1924,
when the Ramsay Macdonald LABOR
Government was defeated.
His majesty'S speech was read by LORD
sTailsham. the lord chancellor, before
sthe commons and the lords assembled
Gin the chambers of the House of Lords.
In it King George placed himself and
This government back of new activities
sof the United States in promotion OF
sworld peace and international dlSarn1a-
sment. He specifically mentioned the
kellogg anti-war pact and the speech
sof Ambassador Gibson at Geneva seek
ling broad naval disarmament.
GIoucester's Mission Described.
= "The negotiations for my participation
I'm the multilateral treaty for the re-
snunciation of war in a form proposed
by the Government of the United States
swere successfully concluded March 2
9last, when my notifications Of this in
sstrument in respect of all parts of the
empire were deposited in Washington"
: the Kings message said.
It then related that the Duke of
Gloucester had been intrusted with
% fcciO IN Ia n IF t0n
Garter on the Emperor of Japan 'aS
{ a pledge of friendship which unites two
! countries in determination to cooperate
for peaceful settlement of international
questions in the Far East and the world
at large"
The King expressed a hope that
events in China would continue to i'm
prove and progress toward more stable
conditions. He also expressed the hope
that peace soon would be restored in
Afghanistan and a government estab-
lished with which my government will
! be able to resume the friendly inter-
course of the past"
Unemployment Is DepIOred.
my governments have continued to
: press for reduction of ornaments in
= consultation with other governments at
Geneva" the message said. "A new
: hope for an early settlement of the
\
has recently been given by the speech
: of the United States delegate there, of
which my governments were not slow
10 express their appreciation.
MY governments have announced
their intention of taking necessary ac-
tion to enable me to accept, subject to
reciprocity, the protocol prohibiting
chemical and meteorological methods
OF warfare. All my governments have
announced a similar intention"
The King deplored the existing I'M
ployment and indicated there must be
a large scale redistribution of work.
ers owing to the altered needs Of in
dustry.
End Comes Simply.
: Parliament's end came simply and
with little ceremony. After the last
bits of leftover business in Commons
had been cleared up the black rod ap-
|. peared summoning the Commons to
The House of Lords to hear the Kings
speech and the Propagation proclama-
lion. Led by the speaker of the House,
the comparatively few members present
trooped through the corridors to the
5 House OF Lords and silently heard the
lord chancellor acting for the royal
commission read his majesty's formal
summing up Of the governments &C
tivities.
After the speech was read the COM
moners returned to their own chamber,
where the speaker announced the pro-
! rogation. Immediately afterward, in
accordance with custom, a formal fare
well by the members to the speaker
began. The speaker, seated at the
clerks table, first shook hands with
! venerable T. P. ("Tay Pay'o OConnor,
3 father of the House, who is suffering
from rheumatism and was wheeled up
: In a chair. Premier Baldwin, followed
by other ministers, also went through
2 the formality of farewell handshakes.