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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1928.
THE KING ON SCIENCE.
IMPORTANCE IN THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE.
PART OF MUSEUMS.
The Royal Standard for the first time. within tho memory of the officials of the Science Museum, South Kensington, flew over that Building on the occasion of the King's presence to open the new buildings His Majesty was ac- companied by the Queen.
SCENE IN THE COMMONS.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND SOCIALISTS.
"FOOLISH LEADERS.”
London, Mar. 23: The Coal Mines Bill, which oc cupled the Commons to-day, and which would repeal the Eight Hours Act, was a calculated plece. merely an excuse to repeat the de of Socialist window-dressing, and
bates that took place when that Act With the General Election only a was passed during the cool strike. year ahead, the Sociallst Trada Union officials cannot afford to miss opportunities for propaganda.
The scene was a brilliant one. for every Londonor who has won a position in science was present, most of them wearing their academic robes, and the Museum, From the speeches of the miners which Viscount Peol, the First
representatives to-day one would Commissioner of Works, charac-never have guessed that the Govern- terised as the host popular mustum in London for children, was at its beat.
The new great hall had been cleared of its central exhibits, but when their Majesties took their seats on the dais they were flank ed by massive machinery repres senting more than a century of
progress,
ment's legislation of 1926 was per- missive. The Eight Hours Act wne referred to as though it were a tyrannical edict enforced by the direst penalties.
The Bill was introduced by Mr. Greenall, one of the Executive of the Miners' Federation, and he in the process of duiming that even nine or ten hours had to be worked Both the Royal visitors in-in some pits, referred to "winding spected the Museum. The King's time"the period spent by men in special interest was in the collec- the cages in reaching and returning tion of ships. His Majesty dia- from the coal-faces. cussed with Mr. Laird Clowes, the officer in charge of the ship and the boat model collections, the technical points of ship construc- tion, and, secing a.model of his yacht Britannia, said: "I have a [copy of that."
Mr. Greenall declared that the owners were making double profits since the war. Yet audited figures read later by the Chairman of the South Leicestershire Colliery Co., Mr. Herbert Wragg, indicated that the owners have sustained a loss of *26,000,000 during the last year, Welcome by the Public. Such refutations were frequent, The arrival of the King and and naturally the Socialista be Queen, who had driven from Buck came angry. "Paper losses, pure Ingham Palace in an open carriage and simple," they cried out on this in semi-state, was hailed by the occasion, until the Speaker hud large crowd with hearty cheers, caustically to observe that no in- which were joined in by the stu-dustry has ever yet been helped by denta of the Royal College of The Conservative member for Science. The King wore a Field- Marshal's undress uniform and Newport, Mr. Clarry, bluntly in- vited the Socialist Party to stop the Queen a cloak of pearl grey agitating and to cease making a trimmed with fur. His Majesty, in replying to an address of wel great industry a political cat's-paw, come from the Mayor and Cor- poration of Kensington, said:
"It is a particular pleasure to me to come here-to-day for the purpose of inaugurating an exten- sion of hte great Muscum which has made the name of Kensington famous wherever art and science are studied; and it is my carnest hope and prayer that the useful. of the ness and completeness Museum and the prosperity and well-being of the Royal Borough of Kensington may continue to increase and develop."
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Viscount Peel having read address inviting the King to de- clare the new buildings open
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noise.
Applecart Upset.
Mr. Lloyd George was responsible for the Seven Hours Act which Mr. Baldwin, two years ago, caused to be amended. An alliance with the Socialists on to-day's measure was, therefore, only to be expected,, and leader co-operated the Liberal vigorously.
His computation was that the change had cost the nation between ten and twenty millions a year by the resulting unemployment and by the cheapening of our coal for the foreign market. Our rivals had been forced to resort to every com- petitive expedient, and improve- ments in hours and wages through- out the Continent had been check-
Iity.
His Majesty said. In reply: ed. Thus did Mr. Lloyd George "It is a great pleasure to the fasten on the Government not only Queer and myself to come here ton national economic disaster, but day for the opening of these new un all-European moral responsibi- buildings of the Science Museum. We boil také a keen interest in the National Museums which have developed in this part of London, and are happy to be associated with so memorable an event in the history of Science and Industry in our country.
"I appreciate the reference In your address to my grandfather, the Prince Consort, and to his pro ject of requiring the South Ken- sington Estate for the purposes of Science and Art.
So far the Socialists had been muttering approval, in spite of their distrust of "the speaker but at the end Mr. Lloyd George upset 80 was left their apple-cart, and only with the support of the half- dozen Liberals in the House. He turned aside to point out the foolishness of the miners' lenders in not signing the report of the Sunkey Commission.
Effective Thrust.
That tactical error sticks in the "The group of National Institu- Socialist gullet to this day, and im- tions devoted to research and mediately there rose such a chorus science, and to the advancement of explanation and justification that of Art, which, an generously aided Mr. Lloyd George had to beg Mr. by the Commissioners of the Ex-Batey to beware of hysteries. The interruption became continuous, un- hibition of 1861, has grown up til the ex-Prime Minister, with a on this site, is indeed a striking contemptuous sweep of his arm, testimony in his faralghted wis- turned full on them and said: dom.
"I rose to support their Bill, and "The proximity of these institu-here is an example of the tact with tions to offe another, facilitates which these hon. gentlemen act. co-operation between them, and so, That is the way in which the within the immediate surround-miners' business has been trans- ings, a wide field of knowledge is acted. It was an effective thrust, accessible to the student.
and the best that the party could
now
"A Museum of Science was a do by way of reply was to jeer at novel departure when the scheme the Liberal leader when he left the was initiated noon after the Ex-fouse. hibition of 1851. But we
Commodore King, recent succes- live in an age when the results of sor to the Secretaryship' for 'Mines, scientific research and the applicu- defended the Eight Hours Act tion of mechanical devices play an mainly on the grounds of the Increasingly important part in the lower cost of production which has life of the people. A Selence followed,
Ife estimated this at no less than Museum, therefore, la a natural focus and embodiment of the half-a-crown a ton, and pointed out spirit and aspirations of our that failing this assistance many pita now working would be closed, time:
and the hope of regaining the foreign markets which the strike wantonly threw away would finally disappeared. Wages ad- have mittedly are low, but half a loaf in better than no bread.
Unsurpassed in the World.
"I have learned With satisfac. tion of the liberal, contributions made by institutions, societies, and private donors to the resources of the Museum.
The second reading of the Bull "This Muscum will attract not was refused by 154 to 127 votes. only the student; those of the gen- The Government's narrow majority. eral public. who are Interested In was explained by the unwillingness the history and progress of modern of Conservatives to assist at a dis civilisation will, I am sure, dérive cussion which could only be barren, both pleasure and instruction and which was the most obvious from visiting the collections, and propaganda.
I am glad to know that already
advantage is taken of the much-and science, are upturpassed in Improved facilities afforded for the world. their inspection.
"The splendour of these collec- "The whole subject of the nations is due almost as much to the tional museums and galleries is generounity of private citizens as now under review by the Commis-to the enlightened action of Gov sion which I recently appointed. ernments. When the Commission's Report
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tors must earn the gratitude not As they descended from the only of their generation but of dais, the King and Queen before posterity. AASA Inspecting the Museum, shook
now have much pleasure I hands with Mr. Rameny Mic is presented I believe it will de- "I hope that in the future, as in monstrate to the public that the the past, munificent benefactors declaring these new buildinge of Donald and other guests, cordially national collections, taken as a will continua- to support these the Science Museum open for the chatting with them for a few whole, representing literature, art, great institutions. Such benefac use and enjoyment of the public." moments.
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