The House of Commons opened today. There was a crowded attendance, The wimosphore is one of lively anticipation though mable to be. present.
Asquith, owing ton chill.
The Labour Members from the End arrived escorted artisans, who onl joned. the city en route with rattles, chee ug and singing of ington (Liberals the frst woman to 'She was." attired black, "tri ned with white, 0 frequently surveyed the Ladies' Gallery through tortoise-shell lorgneite. The women Labour Members entered without their hats, which iv unprecedented. Mrs' Philipron. (Berwick) was the. only Conservative woman present, Mr. Baldwin was received with Labour jeers and evils of "He is dock again!" My. Ramsay Mace Wonald was given an ovation by his supporters.
Mr, Asquith's absence Mr. Lloyd George took hig pace and engaged Mr. Maedonatd in con: Yormtion, Revelection of the Speaker, Thera were some decisive La hour eries when Mr, Mnedonald joined Mu Baldwin in pr sion, in obedience to the Black Rod's summons to the House of Lords to hear the King's request to elect 9 Speaker, On the motion. of Sir Hume-Williams (Conservati Bassotlov), accended by.
O'Grady (Labour; Leeds), Mr. J. LIH. Whitley was re-looted, Speak:
'Mr, Whitley said that the] 'House was meeting under new circumstances, but he was a, be-lever in this' old House of mons and, whatever the new circumstances might be, ho believed that the Members would find way {0 solve them in the House of Commons as the wisdom of had built ita Mr. Baldwin, who was loudl cheered by the Min Macdonald, which the House adjourned, great thing if it were possible to put them behind us and to establish with France, Ttaly, Russia, Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, and all people and nations understanding—not rivalry of military forces—but understanding of human men and women who have uno cause for enmity.
Later.
A Party of Jdealists, The Albert Hall vas packed, the audience at intervals ver lustily singing Ixbour, songs like England, Aviso! The Tong night is o'er!" They cheered for several minutes when the Labour Teader rose.
Mr.
Macdonald opened hit that they up there; we are going walk there, "One enough for me, provided it leads to the ihat the Labour the one thing red strength to the morally ous and power to the fu" all) sections of Burope. emphasized that it was his inten: tion to complete the structure of the League of Nations and use without. reserve og the main instrument to secure international Justice, Trade Relations with Russia.
Mr. Macdonald desired resumptions with Russia not _because he agreed with what, the Russian Government had dono. "That is not our business. want trade. T want negotiations, T want a settlement from the coasts of Japan to the conte of Ireland. If T_ have to protest against what is being done in Afghanistan, how ect" T protest without channels for itt"
Ho foreshadowed a scien scheme sealing with unempl ment, at the root of which the lower purchasing power of the mass of consumers picture of and said that! pared to give facilitate the ion of house, monopolies and Corners stand.
"Broad Foot and Big Heel shall break them. prolonged cheers.)
Wis are not cing to take office nm order to prepare for a general lection, but in ariler to do work. TF capital Aes from the country when "we come into power, the} panic-mongers will ho responsible And not the Labour Parts."
The Labour Leader saint that he wanted to go into oer with ford foot and x bie heel to Stamp on. the embers existing in very capital, which " fresh blow: ing wind would scatter over the and start a fresh. way whether thr Labour Mart was in office for six months, six condes. there should be no fires in-ang corner of the world cap:
dieing fanned into a great flame to involve the whole world in' new ware of meant "to. hem. programme that hin speech
speech, Inut aimed at iusteating ren coman into. power. the sprit of the Labour Govern Reuter.
The Ceremony in the House of Lords: Swearing in of Members in the Commons London, Jan. 9.
House of Comnions to-day ely the Speaker, Mr. ties took the Chair" in for the summons to the} Lords to peaker's election, a bencher, began cher, began to Mutual Understanding Needed. aloof front the Russian Govern:
The pompous folly of standi
mont will' be ended, Mr. Mac-Wonaid. declared. He said that the. pia-pricks, misunderstand: ings "and. invitations between Franco. and ourselves were ab-elutely deplorable. and unworthy of both countries Tt would Silvertown) was heard ter throughout. He subse-in. vain to raise a point of order in the House of Commons alleging that the Commons had been insulted, He youd safed no explanation, but it is! understood that he was aggrieved hreanse there was only a handful of Peers present at the ceremony.
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