Evening star., 1938-11-08
King George
Happy 10 Visit
u. 5. in Spring
Tells Parliament of
Pluns-Premier Halls
Great Republic

BACKGROUND
Four -po1Der Munich accord Gre
ated sharp rift in British Parlid-
ment. despite ultimate backing of
Chamberlain policy to preserve
peace OF Europe. Visit of King
George to France did much to
hedrten democrdcieS. General
sentiment in DominionS has been
in taUor OF the present gouern-
ment's position.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 9.-King George
vi told Parliament today he had
been happy to accept" as an "ex-
preston of Anglo-American good
feeling President Roosevelt's invita-
ton to visit the United States dur
ing the royal Canadian tour next
spring.
The announcement was made by
the gorgeously apparelled monarch
from the throne in the House of
Lords in an address opening the
fourth session of the current Par
Lament and the second of his reign.
The soft light of the dim cham
Der cleaned on thousands of multi
colored jeWeled decorations as the
King declared:
Il have been happy to accept the
invitation extended to the Queen
and myself by the President to
visit the United States of America
before the conclusion of my Cana
dian tour.
Il welcome this practical express
sion of the good feeling that pre-
walls between our countries"
In subsequent debate in the House
Of Commons Prime Minister Cham
berlain drew cheers from all parties
with warm statement on the Kings
plan to visit the United States,
which, he said, was of outstanding
importance
Such visit. the Prime Minister
said, would be the first time a King
and a Queen of England had "set
foot IN the land of a great democracy
which for the past $50 years has
played so increasingly important a
role in the history of the world and
has contributed so much to politics
and in economics and in commercial
enterprise and in culture to the
progress of the human race"
Their majesties, he added, would
/ take "a warm message of good will
from the people of these islands to
/ the great Republic of the New
/ World"
May Cross on the Hood.
| King George did not disclose how
the North American trip would be
made. There has been speculation
on the possibility that the Hood,
called the worlds largest battle
cruiser, might take him and the
Queen. 1t will be the first time
British sovereign ever set foot in
former colony.
An invitation to President Albert
LIE Brun of France to come to Lon
don next spring to repay royal
visit to Paris last July also was dis
closed by the monarch.
The King viewed the British
Italian Easter friendship agree
ment which is about to be brought
! into force, as step in the further
! ing of the cause of European peace
and said his government would dc
/ all in its power to promote the de-
velopment of good understanding in
the spirit of the joint Anglo-Ger-
man declaration made at Munich on
! the 30th of September last" The
/ understanding, reached by Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain and
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, declared
the desires of our two peoples
never to go to war with one another
again"
Pledges Aid to Spanish Peace.
Asserting that his ministers deep
ly regret the continuance of hos
tilities in Spain" the King said they
would lend assistance in any way
toward the restoration of peace in
that country.
He said also Britain was ready at
any time, if desired by the parties
to the dispute in the Far East, to
aid in reaching a settlement in the
| ChineSe-JapaneSe war.
| Meanwhile my ministers will dc
all in their power to safeguard Brit
| ish interests in the areas affected"
he said
Some quarters believe the present
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