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OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

KING'S SPEECH.

LONDON, Feb. 11.

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The King's speech included this I cruat, the reports of the committees enquiring into matters connected with Indiar constitutional reforms will be received in time to enable a Bill on the subject to be presented in

the course of the sessioni

land and the promotion of compre hensive afforestation.

Finally I recommend to your earnest consideration the industrial problems. That the gifts of leisure and prosperity may be more generally shared throughout the community is my ardent desire. It is your duty while firmly maintaining security for Property and person to spare ho existing unrest, and I earnestly effort in healing the causes of the appeal to you to do all that in you lies to revive and foster a happier and more harmonious spirit in our national and industrial life."

THE PROLETARIAT.

The position in Ireland causes me grave anxiety but I earnestly hope the condition will soon sufficiently improve to make possible a durable settlement of this difficult problem.

The Commons will be asked to make further financial provision THE GOVERNMENT AND THE to meet the war charges and for re- construction:

Addressing both Houses, his Ma jesty said: *Aspirations for a better social order, which have been quicker. ed in the hearts of my people by their experience of war; must be ex- couraged by prompt and compreher. sive, action.

MINERS.

Lospos, Feb. II. The Government's reply to the niners demands has been issued. As regards, the demand for a six- hour day, the reply states that while the Government sympathise with the Alluding to President Wilson's desire of the workers for an improved visit to England, he said his enthus-standard of lite; it must, in consider- fastic welcome was an earnest of our increases in the cost of produc increasing understanding in which, tion in trades whose products form he trusted the United States and the staple of other occupations, think Britain would act together in future. usp of the consequences upon the "For the last few months the generi tula situation. It therefore Imperial War Cabinet has been in Popes that a strong representa continuous session. My counsels as tive comtuittee, on, which the rings regards war and external affairs have should be represented. should "en- Leen strengthened and enlightened puite into the's matter, also into the by the presence of the leading minis-following among other matters, ters of my self-governing_dominions comely, the cost of production and and my Indian Empire. The inspir distribution of coal; selling prices ing sacrifice and invaluable service and profits; and the question whether rendered by the peoples of the Coal-mining should be continued or Dominions and India during the warite present basis or under joint coa- won for them an important place in trol or be nakonalised. the counsels of the world and it has been a source of especial satisfaction to me that their title to representa tion has been fully recognised at the Paris Conference.

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LABOUR IN U.S.A.

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LONDON, Feb. 11. Seattle reported yesterday that the threatened general strike was official- ly called off. "Fifty-four alien agita- tors were sent to New York for de portation.

New York reported yesterday the threatened general strike in the build- ing trade had not taken place.

SUFFRAGE IN U.9.A.

IO DON, Feb. 11. Washington reports that the grant of women suffrage by the Federal constitutional amendment has again been rejected by the Serate.

THE SILVER MARKET.

SINGAPORE, Feb. 11. Montagu's report says the price of silver is unchanged, although a change may occur at any moment owing to reduced freights from America.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PARIS CONFERENCE.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS,

Panis, February 4th. A Havas mange says:--- of the League of Nations, which took The first full mesting of the Committee place to-day discussed the 2 Articles, covering the principal points upon which the various, Nations will be nsked to agree.

the League of Nations Committee a series M. Léon Bourgeois communicated to of resolutions adopted by the Allied Asadeiations supporting the League.

These resolutions, if adopted, would obtain universal acceptance of humano As regards the demand for inconditions of labour, not yet adopted by ureased wages, the Government some highly civilised countries, and wil willing to add to the present war armaments, thus enabling the countries. impose on the enemy States limitation of bonus a shilling per day which is equal forming the League, to effect large redun to the rise in prices since Jundiry tions in their military forces. of last year, and to refer their other demands in connection with wages to the aforementioned con:nittee. The Government asks the miners to of its intention to meet them in every possible way. -

FRANCE MUST BE SAFE,

Panis, February 4th. A Havas message SAYS dent Wilson's visit to Europe was the The most memorable incident of Presi

Chamber of Dopaties

ded him by the

My Deschanel emphasised taxiune was that France should be placed, de- fundamental condition of a lasting peace finitely beyond the reach of attack

The thirty nations, which broke with Germany, should form the kernel of the future World League.

LONDON, Feb. 11. After pointing out that the struggle of German tyranny with European freedom had ended in the defeat of dawred, His Majesty in his speech said in order to reap the full fruits of vic tory, and to safeguard the peace of the In connection with the demands world, an adequate army must be regarding the demobilized miners, maintained in the field, the proposals the Government states these must for which would be submitted, obybusly be considered in relation Referring to the Allied Conference to the general question of demobiliza. at Paris, the speech emphasised the tion,. It is the Government's con-when any nation threatened another, the cordiality, goodwill and absence of sidered view that it would be impos- disagreement marking the discus-sible to give demobilized miners sions, He trusted the preliminaries different terms from those of other of peace would soon be signed. He demobilized workers. rejoiced that the conference had: accepted the principle of the League of Nations for progress in that direc- tion that alone could save mankind from the scourge of war.

THE ARMISTICE.

FRENCH STILL NERVOUS..

Before the war, poverty, unemploy ment, inadequate housing, and many

LONDON, Feb. 11. remediable ills existed in our land, Yesterday Paris reported that the and these were aggravated by dis vital question with the French at union; but since the outbreak of war present is not the League of Nations every party and every class has but the terms for renewal of the worked and fought together for a armistice. The French Press dwells great ideal. In pursuit of this on the danger of rapid Allied common aim they have shown" a demobilisation while, the Germans spirit of unity and selfsacrifice which still have millions under arms. has exalted the nation and enabled

"President Wilson stated that, in future, whole world would be waiting to vindi cate its liberty. The sacrifices the world would have to make to achieve a League of Nations were as nothing.compared to the sacrifices is would have to make if a |·League were not

formed. REPARATION.

A

LONDON, February 10th. communiqué from Paris, dated February 10th, states:-

The Committee on Reparation 'disena- sed the principles on which rest the rights to Reparation and examined the memo- Mr. anda of the different delegates. Hughes set forth the considerations on which the British memorandum WLA based.

FRENCH FEARS.

New York, February 10th, M. Clemenceau, interviewed by an Associated Press correspondent, phasised the difficulties of reconstituting factories were ready to produce forth- France industrially, whereas the German

th

The British standpoint is that the main object of the renewed armistice and treaty of peace must be to deliver Europe from militarism, He also mentioned that while Ger- firstly, by the abolition of conscripmany's war deht was almost entirely tion and a beginning must be made domestic, France was confronted, with in Germany. It is suggested the having regularly to pay abroad immense German army should be compulsorily sum in interest.

M. Clerpenceau indicated that these reduced to its future peace footing aspects of the situation, the gradual now in order to enable the Allies demobilisation of the British Armies, and rapidly to carry out their own the Russian chaos, which suited Ger demobilisation.

mapy, were all accountable for France's caution as regards the League of Nations and securities, and her insistence upon solid safeguards

He admitted, however, that President, Wilson had given heartening reassurances in this connection

it to play its full part in winning the victory. The ravages of war and the wastage of war are not yet re paired, and if we are to repair these losses and build a better Britain we must continue to manifest the same spirit.

We must stop at no sacrifice of interest or prejudice to stamp out unmerited poverty, diminish unem ployment, mitigate its sufferings, provide decent homes, improve the Americans favour leaving the nation's health, and raise the stand. Germans to dispose of their man ard of well-being throughout the com- power for the present as they choose, munity. We shan't achieve this while insisting on the Surrender of and by any undue tenderness such a proportion of war material as towards acknowledged abuses, and it our military advisers think necessary. must necessarily be retarded by The American view is that the Allies) violence or even disturbance. We are bound by the original armistice! shall succeed only by patient and terms, and that the basis of the Entiring resolution -in carrying convention should not be widened through the legislation and adminis by the inclusion of new demands. trative action which is required. It Both the U. S. and British official is that resolute action which I now view 19 that there 19. no ask you to support, «

actual danger of a renewal of His Majesty then announced that hostilities by the Germans, who bills for the creation of a Ministry doubtless have 3,000,000 in uniform; of Health, a Ministry of Ways and but their fitness and discipline are Communications, also measures for doubtful. On the other hand, the effecting a speedy and large increase French Press generally declines to of housing accommodation; for the believe that Germany is reduced to fulfilment of pledges given to the helplessness, and points to the tone trade-unions; for the prevention of of speeches at Weimar as an indica unfair competition by the sale of tion of future danger from 70,000,000 imported goods below their selling Germans eager to renew their price in the country of origin; and for attempt to destroy France. [Increasing the Industrial and agricul tural output without which consider- able permanent betterment of the national condition cannot be effected. Proposals would also be made for The Press Bureau says General encouraging land settlement, parti-Trenchard has been appointed chief cularly for ex-service men, for pzo- of the air staff, General Sykes con- viding suitable mea with the neces- troller-general of civil aviation, and sary agricultural training, for en Major General Ellington the director abling them to stock and equip their general of aircraft production and holdings, and for the reclamation of research.

DAIR APPOINTMENTS.

LONDON, Feb. 11.

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PUNISHMENT

PARIS, February 4th.

A flavas message says M. Tardieu, speaking at a meeting of the Responsibility-for-the-War Committee, said that before peace terms are settled. justice must be fleted out, and penalties imposed on the authors of the war..

LONDON, February 10th." A communiqué jfrom Paris, dated February 10th, states:

The Supreme War Counell, this after-

discussed

renewal of the conditions of the

M. Klotz then described the work pub lished in 1010 by the German General gatematic character of the destruction of Staff proving the pre-meditated and rench industry by the Germans. The Council referred the work to an Economic Committed.

GERMAN GUILE.

PARIS, February

10th: General Hirschauer, the French Gover- nor of Stressbourg, has informed Mar

Foch that inquiries, irrefutably proved by official documents, showed that, during the whole course of the war, the Germans used Strassbourg. Cathedral to support machine guns, and as an a listing post for anti-aircraft hand observation post for artillery, as well as

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