We must now give a brief summary of the events
of Tuesday and Wednesday in Parliament in their proper order. The King's Speech expressed a hope that peace would soon be concluded with Hungary and Turkey and that the Adriatic dispute would be settled, but warned the public that prosperity could not return until normal economic conditions prevailed in Eastern Europe and Russia, whence we used to draw raw materials and foodstuffs. After pointing out that prices, though high, were lower in Great Britain than elsewhere, the King exhorted all classes to show goodwill for others, energy, and patience. The Irish Home Rule Bill foreshadowed by the Prime Minister would be introduced at once, with an Irish Education Bill. To solve the coal-mining problem " on an enduring basis," the Government would propose Bills to adjust the coal profits, to acquire mining. royalties, to improve conditions in mining areas, and "for the future ordering of the industry in the best interests of the community as a whole."
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