Evening star., 1932-11-22
king GEORGE OPENS
/. NINTH PARLIAMENT.
ProcIaims Broad Policies, In
cIuding Disarmament, but
0mits Debt Talk.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, November %. - King
George tremendously opened the ninth
Parliament Of his reign today with q
speech touching on major world prob
lens, but he omitted any mention Of
the momentous war debts issue up be-
fore President Hoover and President
elect Roosevelt in the United States.
The King. with Queen Mary by his
side, proclaimed broad national policies
for the coming year. stressing the i'm
portance of disarmament, the world
economic conference, the need for econ
omy and farm relief, and the solution
Of the unemployment problem.
Pageant of HeraIdry.
Ever-old, yet ever-new, a pageant Of
heraldry and history, medieval cere-
mony marched with modern govern
ment for its setting In the House of
Lords at midday.
In fine, deep tones, the words Of the
royal address came from the Kings
mouth, but they were written for him
oy Ramsay Macdonald, the prime min
lister, and his cabinet colleagues.
Large numbers Of my people are
still unable to find employment" the
King said, land the persistence Of this
situation causes me the greatest anxiety.
Unemployment as we have known it
Tor some years is undoubtedly the
gravest Of social problems.
In particular I am distressed that
many young men and women have
never IN their lives had an opportu-
nifty Of regular employment. In the
view OF my ministers any provision for
unemployed persons should not only
afford material assistance, but should
also be designed to maintain their
morale and fitness to resume work when
opportunities can be found.
My government intends to bring
forward measures dealing comprehen-
sively with unemployment insurance
and with the treatment of those un-
able to obtain work, and the Considera-
tions I have mentioned will be borne
in mind in framing their proposals"
Britain to Cooperate.
The monarch expressed hope for sue
cess at the World Economic Conference
in London early next year and de-
clared Great Britain would continue to
cooperate fully in the work of the Dis
armament Conference at Geneva. He
said the government was doing all pos
s1ble to cope with agricultural depres-
sion, and steps had been taken and were
being taken to enable industry to put
itself in position to take full advan-
tage OF return to more favorable con-
ditions.
The King and Queen were sitting on
their golden throne chairs, the Queen
a little lower than the King, and the
Prince Of Wales was seated below the
dais, when the lord high chancellor,
Lord Sankey, handed the monarch the
throne speech.
After King George had read 1t, he
handed the parchment back and the
royal role was ended. It was then up
to the prime minister and his cabinet
to carry out the policies proclaimed
through the monarch.
Ranged before the royal dais, flooded
with soft lights as theatrical as Holly
woods, was Britain's brilliant array Of
princes, bishops, peers in scarlet and
ermine, peereSses in rich gowns and
jewels, and diplomats in gorgeous uni
form or like the American Ambassador,
Andrew w. Mellon, in formal evening
dress. The throng was seated for some
time before the great officers of state,
bearing the caps of maintenance and
other emblems of regal power, received
and conducted their majesties to the
robing room
A hush fell on the assembly. Sud
denly great lights flooded Yge chamber.
Prince Of Wales Present.
Already the Prince of Wales was
there, facing the assembly alone. Then
came the King and Queen in reSplend-
ent royal robes surrounded by cere-
monial officers.
The massed peers and their ladies
rose as one. Peeresses curtsied low as
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