Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF
NATIONS.-The Westminster Parlia-
ment reopened on October %.
The speech from the throne promised
legislative proposals by the government
as follows: For the promotion OF in
creased settlement and employment on
the land and of large scale farming
operations, for the acquisition and i'm
provement Of agricultural land, and for
the organization OF agricultural pro-
ducers for marketing purposes; TO Sc
cure for the community its share IN the
site value Of land" very importantly !;
attendance; to amend the trades dis
putes act Extremely importantly; TO
create q consumers council, and for
electoral reform. 1t Is also proposed
to set up at once "a commission 10
inquire into the entire question of un-
employment insurance" particularly
with reference to allegations of abuse
Of its provisions" If indicated, amenda-
tory legislative proposals are to be made.
Meantime Parliament must be asked Tor
further grant for maintenance OF this
service.
The proposal of "a measure Of cleo
toral reform" is generally regarded as
sop to do the Liberals.
While his majesty was reading his
speech (not his composition, Of course.
but the government's) the Marques OF
Crewe on his left held aloft the sword
of stale in jeweled scabbard, while on
his right the Marques of Londonderry
| fourished the crimson velvet cap OF
maintenance Prior to the proceedings,
in memory of Guy Fawkes and the gun
powder plot, the yeomen of the guard
had searched the souterrians OF the
Parliament buildings against the posi-
bility Of bombs etc. As Big Ben struck
| H. an artillery salute of Al guns was
fired. and then the royal procession set
out from Buckingham Palace, and pro-
ceeded down the Mall, across the Horse
Guards Parade and through White Hall.
The King and Queen in their gilded
coach were preceded by the heralds OF
| the blue mantle pursuivant, the rouge
croix pursuivant, the rouge dragon
pursuivant, the portcullis pursuivant,
the keeper of the privy purse, the gar
| ter king at arms. the clarencieux king
| at arms and others
Their majesties were followed by
grooms in waiting. pages of honor, the
| mistress of the robes, the ladies of the
bed chamber, the gold stick in waiting,
the silver stick in waiting, etc.
They were received by the lords tenn
| poral in scarlet robes, by the lords spiri-
| tual in canonicals, by the judges in
wig and black and gold robes and by
the real rulers, namely, the representa-
/ tives of the Commons, summoned to the
| House of Lords by the gentleman usher
! of the black rod, in ordinary garb. AS
! usual, the American Ambassador in
| evening dress served as foil to the
multicolored gorgeousness of his diplo-
matte colleagues. The fresh kick-up
respecting Palestine Ito which the
/ Kings speech made no reference) Is a
! new embarrassment to the government.
! AS the able and interesting Susan Law
renee, M. P, remarked the other day,
| The Labor governments life is just
going from one hairbreadth escape to
another" Roughly stated, the attitude
of the present British government is
that equal solicitude should be shown
for the 100000 Arabs in Palestine as
for the 200,0 900 Jews and that order
should be taken accordingly.
Here are some remarks by the uncom-
promising free-t.ader Philip Snowden.
chancellor Of the exchequer, in speech
at Manchester, on the proposals made
in the imperial conference by Premier
Bennett of Canada and backed by the
! representatives of the other dominionS
and of India, proposals contemplating
very great extension in application
of the principle of imperial preference.
the which would involve protection on
the grand scale for Great Britain:
No government in which I am in
charge of the national finances will
ever give serious consideration to a
! proposal like that. A more criminal
proposal never was made. The intro
duction Of a tariff system into this
country would strike at the purity of
the political life of the nation. Parlia-