The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
EnEIand'~ New Ruler.


their merits.
EngIand'~ New Ruler.
Americans viii not fail TO remember
that the new King of Great Britain and
ireland and Emperor of India enjoys the
distinction OF being the only British mon
arch who ever has visited America The
nearest approach to anything OF the kind
was in the case of his maternal grand
father, the Duke of Kent, who as youth
served for some time in the British fleet
engaged against US in the War of the Rev
olution. and who was here also after the
peace. His portrait appears in the we'll
known historical picture of Lady Wash
ington's Reception On different coca
sions the Kings brothers. the Duke Of
Connaught and the late Duke of Albany,
made tours of the States. while His Maj
+ esty's sister. Princess Louise, Duchess Of
! Argyle, saw something of us at the time
/ when her husband was Governor-General
Of Canada. So the present generation Of
the Guelphs is not unfamiliar with the
country and people ofsthefr kindred on
! this side of the Atlantic
When King Edward was born, Novem-
! Der ., 1871, the Creek war of independence
and the death Of Byron were recent memo
ries. William " and George ~ were
creatures of but yesterday. Louis Philippe
was King OF the French, and Louis Ma
poleon not much better than nameless
adventurer. Thus this prince who was a
sturdy little boy before the revolution Of
1913, and an intelligent. observing lad
when the Crimean war broke out. las
witnessed and pondered over all the great
events of history that have marked the
evolution of modern civilization for half
a century He has seen the rise. glory
decay. and extinction of the Third Empire
in France; the birth Of the German En-
pire, the Indian mutiny with all its hor-
rors. the Commune in Paris with its re
suits. the American civil, the Austro-
Prussian, the Franco-P russian, the Russo
Turkish. the Greek the Spanish, and a
host of lesser wars
Confined by his position as heir appar-
ent 10 thar political obscurity which in
heres in the shadow of a throne. King
+ Edward VII has been by no means an
/ uninterested spectator of the worlds
movements. Largely, his time and atten-
ticn has been absorbed by the duties
which his iIlustrious mothers widowhood
and Discrimination for social life Sine
the Prince Consort's death in 1851 have
imposed upon him. But. though strict
in his abstenuon from party or European
politics. those who know him well assert
that there are lew. if any. better equipped
or ADLER politicians in Great Britain or
on me Continent. It is well understood
n diplomatic circles that in more than
one International emergency the Prime
Minister OF the day has utilized the po-
Htieal and diplomatic knowledge and
fnesse Of the former Prface Of Wales, by
making him special though unofficial,
envoy to some foreign court.
Edward VII receives the Grown at what
may be called a ripe age He VIII be
sixty years old should he live until next
November. With the father and mother
and the practical insight into and ex-
perience of great affairs he has had, he
ought 10 at once take rank and place
as one of the chief men Of influence in the
Old World We ali know that British
King reigns but does not govern. But
this fact did not prevent Queen Vie
toria from being personally potent in the
councils Of the nation or of Europe. and
viii not necessarily stand in the way of
he: sons achieving like power.
The new king is succeeded as Prince
of Wales by his surviving son. George.
hitherto known as Duke of York. who was
born June 3. 1855. and married July s.
1893. to the Princess Victoria Mary,
/ daughter of the Duke of Teek, and of the
Princess Mary Of Cambridge, sister of the
! Duke of Cambridge. and first cousin OF the
late sovereign. The Prince and Princess
Of Wales have three sons and a daughte-.
so that the direct succession is already
fairly wei provided for
The King-Emperor whose rising star
mankind halls today has the reputation
of being an amiable and commonsense
prince. His capacity as leader Of men
and force IN the affairs Of nations has
yet to be proved. If he have the mind and
the ability ascribed to him by his adj
mirers it viii be we'll. for darkest clouds
hover on the horizon of the British state
at the opening OF his reign.
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