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Show pLIAMENT OPENS BESET WITH TROUBLE I M A O A A A A A A A A ERIN, LACK OF WOnK,SSJBJECTS OF KING'S TALK I . George Says "Misguided Section Sec-tion of Irish Causes Me MONARCH IN FAVOR OF TRADING WITH RUSSIA Unemployment Declared to Be Most Serious Problem Be , , fore England Now LONDON, Feb. 15 Violence win not solve the Irish problem. King George declared hero today in his H speech from the throne to the two houses of parliament informally opening open-ing the eession. One of the outstand-log outstand-log sections of his address referred to Ireland, the king saying. j "The situation in Ireland still causes me distress. A misguided section of H the Irish people perfists in resorting to methods of criminal violence with the object of establishing an independent independ-ent republic. "Neither Irish unity nor Irish self government can be attained bv this means." ggbS HOPES FOR CONCORD The king's speech was brief, but touched on numerous vital Questions confronting the government. At the outset It referred to tho coming con- L ferences to be held in London and at-tended at-tended by the representatives of al- lied nations, Germany and Turkey. H "I earnestly trust," said King George, "that by this means further progrois may be made In giving effect g to treaties of peace In re establishing concord id Europe and restoring tran- LH quillity in the Near East." H King George expressed himself as favorably disposed toward a conimer-clal conimer-clal treaty with soviet Russia, saying. "It is my hope that negotiations for a trade agreement with Rrpsia aleo b brought to a successful conclusion." IRISH SITUATION. In discussing the Irian question tho king said: H "Arrangements for bringing into force the government's Irish act ara H now well advanced, and I earnestly iru?f that in the near future the ma- jorlty of the people will yhow their de- LH termination to repudiate violence and give effect to an act which confers upon them responsibilities of self-gov-eminent and provides machinery b. which they can attain Irish unity by gH constitutional means." ON UNEMPLOYMENT i Solution of the problem of unem-ployment unem-ployment does not rest with parlia gH ment, the king declared in discussing LH this important subject. "Tho most pressing problem con-fronting con-fronting you," he said, "is that of un- gH employment which Is a result of world wide restriction of trade. This may be alleviated, but it cannot be cured LH by legislative moans. This problem, with its acute and distressing conse-quences conse-quences for hundreds of our fellow citizens ls receiving constant and anxious attention from my ministers, LH who are striving to revive trade and prosperity and in the meantime, as- slst those who. unfortunately, have no gH emploment You will be Invited to pass a bill extending provisions which was made for the unemplojod under the unemployment insurance act " This act provides that employers LH pay a premium against unemployment, by which they receive government as slstanco if they are out of work. PROTECT INDUSTRIES. "A measure will also be introduced in the house of commons," the king Lf continued, dealing with the safeguarding safe-guarding of essential key Industries ol IH the country and with certain aspects jH of unlalr and abnormal Industrial competition. I earnestly hope theso efforts may be seconded by tho loyal and frank co-operation of employers and employed for it ls true co-opera tlon of capital and labor, In a spirit of mutual trust and confidence that ear- ! ly solution of this grave problem may be found. " King George announced "the deter-ruination deter-ruination ol the government to reduce I expenditures to the lowest level con-sistent con-sistent with Ihe well being of the em pire," and be stated a bill would be presented dealing "with the sale of al coholic liquor In the light of r.xperl ence gained during the war " oo ' I .'(gH |