London, Sept. 8, When the emergency ses-of Parliament opened, Mr, MacDonald, the Premier read a brief massage from King George as follows:
"The present condition of the national finances, in the opinion of His Majesty' Ministers, calls for the i jon of additional taxa-and for effecting econ-amies in national expendi-
His Majesty recommends the matter to the consideration of the Faithful Commons and His Majesty trus that the Faithful Commons will make- provision accordingly.'—United Press, recording its confidence in Mr. Thomas but demanding his reinstatement, 'This resolution will undoubtedly, afford some comfort to Mr. Thomas, who felt bitterly his repudiation by the National Union of Railwaymen jatter he had served them loyally' since 1918, On tendering jgnation he expressed an. earnest hope that his lifelong connection with railwaymen had been only} temporarily severed. In joining the National Government, he explained, the had sacrificed no lo, but thad merely obeyed the dictates of It will be remembered that on a Somewhat similar occasion in 1916} King George trade a voluntary contribution of £100,000 to the Exche-
Tie voluntary sacrifice' of over Her.
410 per cent. of an income that was fixed in 1910, when monetary values were much higher than they are today, is) the. substantial aspect of the King's gift Streamer headings, unanimously blazoned in all, the papers, extol His Majesty's "inspiring gesture" the moral. Of which is interpreted placing a solution of the pre-Sent crisis above Party polities.
It is recalled that the King himself was a victim of the high cost of living soon after the War and that, he pruned every redundant expenditure, met. the remainder of his deficit by' realising $100,000 of the capital of the Duchy of Lancaster, Sept. 8.
The House of Commons present ed a topsy tury appearance when re-assembled this afternoon, Without any of the excitement of General Election since the ad-the Opposi-on the Government benches while, with the exception of a mere handful of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's " supporters, Labour had removed itself to the other side of the floor.
}was the composite " character 'Not the least wonderful sight the Government itself, with me [bers who a short time' ago were in mutual political conflict now brethren in a common cause.
One noticeable feature was that except for the Front Bench the Government supporters formed party sections of their own,
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