| Show King George Formally Accepts u. u 0 s. s R Visit Bi id d dJune June Date Indicated for or British Rulers C Call Callon ll on President Roosevelt By JOSEPH W. W GRIGG JR LONDON Nov 8 UP King UP-King King Georg to parliament parliament parliament parlia parlia parlia- ment today that he had accepted an invitation tion from President Roosevelt to visit the United States du during ing h his s Canadian tour next spring The probable date for the kings king's visit to the United States is about June 20 Addressing the houses of lords and commons from his throne in inthe inthe inthe the lords lord's chamber to open a new session the king announced I r have been happy to accept an invitation extended to the queen and myself by the president to visit the United States of America before the conclusion of my Canadian tour I I r warmly welcome this practical I expression of good feeling that prevails prevails prevails pre pre- vails between our countries It will be the first visit by a reigning reigning reigning reign reign- ing British monarch to the United States The Daily Mail asserted that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain might accompany the king and queen The kings king's announcement that he would visit the United States came immediately after a reference to his Canadian tour The queen and I r are anticipating I with the keenest pleasure the visit we are hoping to pay to my Dominion Dominion Dominion Domin Domin- ion of Canada next summer The speech from the throne at the beginning of a session of parlia- parlia Continued on Page Two Column Five KING ACCEPTS U UI u. S 8 VISIT BID I Cot Continued ContinUal from om P. P Page One On ment is drafted by the cabinet and thus Is of the greatest importance in that it carri carries s the weight of king 1 and government I Today the king covered a wide range of subjects Mentions Spain War Var He announced the British governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's readiness to do anything it could t to aid in ending the Chinese Chinese- Japanese and the Spanish civil wars He said that the government would do all ll it could to promote friendship with Germany He expressed hope that the enforcement enforcement en en- of the Italian British friendship treaty would aid the cause of peace He said that the government would speed up rearmament Apropos of his announcement re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding his visit to the United States he expressed pleasure at the visits which King Carol of Rumania and President Albert Lebrun of France are to pay to him Touches on Holy Land The king announced that a report on conditions in hi Palestine would be published soon and that there would be legislation to assist Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia financially As the king made his speech politicians politicians poli poll were discussing excitedly a serious government defeat in a ahouse ahouse ahouse house of commons bye A woman running on the labor party ticket had wrested a commons commons com corn mons seat from the conservatives in an election fought squarely on the issue of the Munich agreement for the dismemberment of Czecho Czecho- slovakia The question put to the voters was Had Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain won peace The answer of the voters was in interpreted interpreted interpreted in- in by politicians as being No Laborite Wins Vins i Mrs J J. J L. L Adamson labor wife of William H. H Adamson labor member member mem mem- ber her for Cannock won the Dartford seat in commons by votes against for R. R Godfrey Mitch Mitchell ell eli conservative x Roosevelt Is Happy To Hear Plans HYDE PARK N. N Y Nov 8 UP A President Roosevelt is very happy over news that the king and queen of Great Britain will visit this country country country coun coun- try next year after their Canadian tour a statement from the temporary temporary tem tern White House said today |
