Show MI A n OP OPENS r l lr V r Called Ih lh Extra Session to Pro Provide Provide vide Ide Money Monc to Wage War Var ti With ti WAS s A BRILLIANT AFFAIR AFFAIRS Members Told What liat Is b I Wanted and f They Th y Will be Glad to Do Vo Ills s Will 11 I Toko March Marc stately cere ceremony many mony the special eIon of ot parliament i convened to 0 provide the money needed n eded J to t wago ago the tho th wor nr against Rues Hue la was wa opened d The emperor clad dna In uniform of ot n I generalissimo rode In the great state coach c from the tho palace to the parlia parliament ment house and personally read his lilo ud au I dress drena to the th pt jers I r and commoners For the tho first time the crown prince attended the tho ceremony lie He followed his father to nn lin Improvised throne In inI I tho the piers hall hail I anut stood close dona by hla hk V right aide while he read reaul his hlis appeal to Ills luiN subjects subject The emperor left tho the palace at ut 1020 1 accompanied by a l group grollI of 01 Im Imperial lJ aides alii of ot the Imperial household Ills HIs escort con consisted coni on i Listed of ot two troops of ot ono one pre pro preceding ceding the lie ether cither Following I came rUhle the tho I conches coaches the emperor princes e find tarr fit a ft The brilliant uniform coaches and pennants of ot red ami white silk curried by each lancer made tho the Imperial procession an attractive liVe tive picture Lines of ot police and gens Kens darmes kept the tM streets clear and back b ck tho the populace which re received rec received c Its ruler In l absolute nb tho highest mark of respect Long Iong before the emperor reached the peers chamber the he members member were In their places Tho peers all il uniformed occupied oC the right Hide of ot the chamber anti and nn tho he commoners all In evening 1 dress Illicit filled tho the left The Tue Heals which occupied tiers lIer had been removed nd the tho members stood In 1 with Wi tho the presidents and yle lcd presidents of each house In advance of ot each ellch main V group h Tho members of ot the tho cabinet headed V by Premier Katsura occupied Ii a iiI position I V tion on the right platform close to the throne Tho rho diplomatic gallery win was Ill ruled filled nearly every legation and ant tart surf being present Kir Claude 1 the tho British h nell len Hamilton and evil edt Hume flume represented Britain i Url com Col Wood Corn Com monder and ane FergUson son Ron and of ot the tho United States legation were vera also officially present Th Tho other galleries vera VerO filled with Japanese civil und military mid naval No flu women were present ent When hen tile the emperor entered enter tI tho the mom mem of ot parliament bowed low la Tito emperor advancing to the time front of ot time the i platform to thorn them and Immedi Immediately n the thu throne Premier mitsUra advanced to till thu throne throna and handed banded the to tho tim emperor t The latter rend remiti It II In a s voice olee low hut but 11 rill which carried to tooer every corner of at r I the Iho chamber Wo hereby open the tho Imperial diet and each anti nil members of ot the house of peers mind and the tho th house of ot otro atu u representatives ro re tives We Wo o with hi that our with time the treaty powers llO WC Ill are Iro tub growing In cordiality good gooel under understanding I t standing Prompted by nn an earnest de do desire sire elro to a permanent Immanent pence peace Caco In time tho extreme oust eust our government by II 4 our command entered catered Into with but bul w vo regret t that owing t to an nn absence Ab or oT a sincerity on the part of Russia nu eln In III her hem peaceful IH professions I w wo have hao been compelled to appeal appI to arms arias having taken that tcp dell wo we cannot he until the time object of or the war Is attained l Our OUI forces In the presence Ie of or un hardship mind and privation mire now U displaying their helm loyalty valor VII lor amid ami vo we hope luoie that nil all our will cooperate In Jn I tint Uni Unity ty for tor the tho enhancement of or the glory of the tho empire V Wo We trust that you will In compliance co nIP II It ance our will multi fulfill till thu duty In Incumbent Inc c upon you and give cord In con content coni i t tnt tent to tl 0 those and bills bill II which a arc uro specially urgent In connection with i i tho the situation and which wo vo hlo order ordered ed Cd d the tho he ministers of or state tulu to lay In before I UI ti Time Tho remained d bowel bowed i heads until tho the reading was concluded rho Tho president of ot tho time house of peers then th n ascended time the platform advanced to the throne received tho time j from the emperor The Tho emperor then ut stepped to time tho front of ot the th s bowed left led the chamber mid anti returned C to the tho palace In fn view of at t tho Iho extraordinary reply to the time throne passed nt tho time opening of I time the last In December wherein tho flue of ot representative u the policy of ot tho the cabinet which was imis declared to 10 bo Io Incompatible lo with the of ot the he empire to l Fe Ie o tern tem time tho o of ot representatives today appointed a committed to prepare 1 n it re After ACter tho the joint session lI lon tho the V V committee met mel prepared and ant presented I the following V We Ve your humble servants I of the of or representatives re me respectfully I 11 express our oum JUl gratitude for I your gracious action In IP open opening I 11 lag ing tho hue Imperial diet and for the tM th words I V addressed to 10 us 1111 by b your our majesty I Tills ThIH empire has Invariably endeavored ored orrel to maintain time the peace of tho limo tar far f erst hut hilt has baa violated Its Ita treaty tI nty V with China and am Its It repeated declara declarations t to the powers Wo so are IHO extremely with the tho tact fact that your OUI majesty him huus declared war Th The executive arms At nt the front I are repeatedly obtaining This Thill r is j solely duo due to your our imperial I Influence f It shall be he our constant to tol l bring to 10 the time discharge of ot our ln V tIvo function Ill I time the utmost care and cir circumspection Ir cum so 0 that your our nu nil gust Rust Instructions may IMY l hi bl obeyed and andr r the tho Important trust 1 NI In us ms IB by II the may ho tu compiled with With profound respect et and humility tho the president lire of or the tho house of or M ii pro cents this V Tho The will wilt meet tomorrow to tl pro pre rare n a response to tho the speech from time tho throne |