Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-10
Text OF Kings Speech.

down, many of them Indian potentateS
here for the round table conference.
Text OF Kings Speech.
Following is the text of King Georges
speech:
MY Lords and Members of the House
OF Commons:
my relations with foreign powers
continue to be friendly.
MY government intends to pursue
the policy of promoting peace and good
will and to continue their active inter-
est in the work Of the League of Nations.
Particularly are they giving close at
tention to reparations for the approach
Ing disarmament conference, a success
full result of which would, 1 am con-
vinced, produce great and universal ben
efits.
THE serious financial and economic
situation of the world deeply concerns
my government. They will do their
utmost in cooperation with other gov
ernments and in spirit of mutual
helpfulness to fi2d ways for restoring
the volume of International trade
THE Indian round-table conference
with representatives of Burma will very
shortly assemble 1t is my earnest
prayer that the deliberations of both
these conferences may be crowned with
success
Spirit Of Free Cooperation.
"In conformity with an undertaking
given TO representatives of my donirl-
ions in 1880, measures will be laid be-
fore you to give statutory effect to GER
tain of the declarations and resolutions
of the imperial conferences of 1925 and
1880.
This measure is designed to make
clear the powers Of the Dominion Par
liamentS and to promot a spirit of
free cooperation among members of
the British Commonwealth Of Nations.
MY government has received from
the government Of my Dominion of
conference which adjourned in 1880
should be convened at Ottawa as soon
as possible. This Invitation has been
welcomed bv my ministers and will be
considered in most sympathetic spirit
and with the earnest desire to come to
some mutually advantageous arrange
ments with the government of my
dominionS.
Economy Measure Endorsed.
"The nation at a general election
Endorsed those measures for securing
economy and balancing the national
budget, which constituted the first es-
sential steps in solution of the financial
and economic problems with which the
country has been confronted.
The nation was also invited by my
ministers to empower them to pursue
a policy designed fully to re-establish
and to give them authority to frame |
plans for insuring :. favorable balance |
Of trade.
"They further sought from the ma
ton unfettered discretion to consider |
every proposal likely to be of assistance |
in these matters.
My ministers now have received a |
clear, emphatic mandate to that effect. |
important problems involved already ,
are under detailed examination by my |
government. Decisions will be taken |
and applied with the least possible de- !
Law and in due course any legiSla ton |
that may be required will be submitted |
to Parliament
II pray that the blessing of Almighty |
Coy may rest upon your deliberations.
Almost DictatoriaI Power.
The unprecedented ministerial ma
jority of the new parliament confers on
the national government almost dicta-
forial powers, Prime Minister Mac /
Donald's appeal for a doctors man
date" to remedy the economic and
financial distress of the empire, ans
wered by an overwhelming majority in
his favor at the last elections, leaves in
tbs hands of the newly constructed ma
tionalist government the problem of |
renedying the nations national and
ills.
In his first formal announcement
since the election, Prime Minister Mac
Donald declared last night that the two
immediate problems confronting the
government are, first, to balance the
Rational budget and, second, to balance
1--WE cannot live on borrowing" he
cajd in discussing the first OF these
nroblems. I'VE cannot live on the de-
sstruction of our capital We must
solve the budget matter as quickly as
possible ,,,.. ,.,,s
members of the British cabinet, leaders
In trade and industry and members OF
the diplomatic CORPS assembled to honor