Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
THE KINGS SPEECHES.

For the first time in many long years newspapers will contain upon various occasions speeches of an interest that could only attach to them as being de- livered by the highest person i'll the land. For various well-understood req sons the departed Queen could do no real speechmaking. The King, how ever, began with a deeply impressive address to his privy council on the first day of his reign, and having fe- gard to the future-especlally 10 tue next few months, when His MaJesty will in all probability he called upon to "say few words''-it is interesting to know what are his capabilities ana what his methods.
 It may be said at once that His Ma jesty is regarded as one of the finest royal public speakers i'll Europe. He is not quite the finest, for, by common consent, that distinction belongs to his nephew, the Kaiser. The King, however, while Prince of Wales, had a very thorough and arduous training as an orator, with the result that he has acquired polished and easy style.
 The secret of what success he has achieved as an orator lies in his thor oughness and in his memory. If the King has really very big speech to deliver on an important occasion he sometimes resorts to having it type written beforehand and then reads it: but before the speech reaches this stage an enormous amount of time and trouble has invariably been spent upon it. Whatever subject the speech is on His Majesty makes point of get ting all the statistics and other infor- nation possible from the secretary or other officials connected with the com ing event, and in addition to this an under secretary of the King is set to work to get out all kinds of interest ing facts bearing upon the subject. A malicious selection is made, and then the materials made up into the speech which is written out by the orator and then typewriter. Thus His Majesty in a speech of any consequence has us ually something really good and apro- pos to say.
 It is interesting to state in this con nection fact of which few people are aware, and that is the Kings first speech of his reign-the one to the privy council, previously alluded to. in which he spoke of his sorrow and earnest determination to do his best for the empire as constitutional mon- .arch-was even under such most try ing circumstances spoken without a single note, with a natural result Of greatly increasing its effect. All the privy councillors agreed that it was a fine address. 1t is said that the only consideration His Majesty gave to it beforehand was when coming up in the train in the morning.
 As an eXtempore speech it will prob ably rank as the best delivered by the King. In future His Majesty will, no doubt. have to prepare with infinite carefulness every word he delivers in public, though if he does he will not be following the famous example of the German Emperor.
 It must be said that the King is now quite enthusiastic as an orator. A little while ago he remarked 'When I was quite young, and had to make q public speech, used to think that the platform was to large for the room and that I was too small for myself. Then as rule I had very little to say, and plenty of time to say it ill now 1 seem to have plenty to say, but very little time. As public speaking is a duty in eyitably attached to the office of a prince I treat it accordingly"
 It is not unreasonable to suppose that before long our newspaper pla- cards will sometimes bear the annouce- ment. Great Speech by the King It will be novelty at first, and an in teresting one.-London Mail.