The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-17
That Question :Agitates the Minds
of English People Who Have
Become Bewildered.
RECOGNIZE THE MONARCHY.
Last Weeks "To-Day" Bluntly
Says Great Britain Will Not
Tolerate a King Who Seeks
to Rule as Well as Reign.
eYAssocArED pREs,.

/ sY ASSOCIATED PREaa
London. Feb. 1s-"Our grandmother Is
dead Comfort my mother. wilhelm"
This Is the telegram Emperor William
sent the Empress a few minutes after
Queen Victoria's death. 1t explained better
than could columns Of German and English
editorials the feelings which exist among
the reisning families OF those countries
This close tie may shortly bring aoou'
another deathbed meeting Of King Edward
| and his imperial nephew. English court
| rumor gives Empress Frederick but a
4 short lease of life. and King Edward VIII
no more allow his new duties to interfere
| with his desire TO be at her bedside than
! did Emperor william consider the Berlin
celebrations when he went in haste TO
| Osborne.
| Thus once more, the two rulers who are
| riveting the attention OF the world may
| be brought together under circumstance
| in which human emotions have the strong
est place. That meeting. apart from it,
| sad domestic cause. Is bound to have an
important moral effect both in Great
| Britain and Germany. and the rest OF the
| world
| The feeling Of Germany on the subject
! Of Emperor Williams pro-English tenden-
| cies. known throughout the world. thanks
4
of its press. finds its counterpart in Eng
| land. though 1t is not so fully developed or
| freely expressed. Now that the Emperor
has gone. many people are asking: "Is the
King going to follow Emperor Williams
example and be an Emperor. in the true
sense of the word?"
VIII Edward Rule or Reignp
The recent kingIy functions. with all the
outward signs Of power. have made Great
Britain realize for the first time In many
hat a.
| monarchy. Indeed. several papers are ur-
ging the King to exert pressure on the Min
listers TO eradicate the abuses In the army
| and push the war in South Africa
wheahsr na EdWasd 10 Sb ing on
reign. There is all confidence in his tact
and common sense. But. the sudden resto-
and the keen sympathy between the Ger
man Emperor and King Edward make
many loyal subjects anxious about the fu-
ton of an Increase Of the Kings income
Henry Labouchere and many others have
no hesitation in openly. opposing It. Refer
comes Of the Presidents OF the United States
There is little doubt that Parliament will
not serve to reconcile the country to It's
new condition, The English people:
not tolerate a King who sought 10 rule as
well as reign"
Recent Spectacular Functions,
To those who have only read the Kings
SttsIancss S1a,,d and haye not. seen the recent
is hidden. The functions attending the new
reign fnaye been so spectacular that the
from Commonwealth times escape notice.
Before the members OF the House Of Com
mons were called to the House Of Lords
bled bin for the better prevention of
certain ciandestine outlawrtee- This bill
was invariably read for hundreds Of years
to assert the right of both houses to trans
act business without reference to any
authority but its own organization.
No lone desires the King to forget old ia
yorites, yet there Is a clearly expressed
s wish that, that some s,, Of these be not rewarded
Sir Francis knolley's (who was secretary
TO the King while the latter was Prince Of
to hs sr sss:
is the son Of the King's FORMER tutor. They
were piayfellows together.
Queen what osbolSe 70 %ee s1 to % uee uee Xns N
tdria.s Barracks will shortly be erected at
this royal residence, SO long connected with
household troops viii be " accommoGated. dated
Osborne, however. will not be neglected,
for the King intends to make 1t his mead
quarters when gratifying his keen taste for
Kaiser's MustacAes In fashion.
A humorous result Of the Russian-Ger-
man entente is evident In the mustaches
London. That upward and outward twist.
SO associated with Emperor Williams mus
tache, has been extensively adopted. espe-
tary appearance. Interviews with West
encounterins in transforming lifelong
droops into upward curls.
The present session OF Parliament prom
ises to be confined chiefly to army and
Irish affairs. though the Kings income and
improvements in the condition Of the poor
may take up some time.
The war in South Africa has been talked
threadbare. The Determination Of the Cow
ernment not to alter In the slightest degree
its attitude toward the Beers is recognized
on all sides. and. though this Will not stop
the futile debate, the country is not likely
to follow It with any interest
Croker Has Nervous Melancholia.
Intimate friends Of Richard Croker openly
declare he wilr never re-enter active political
life in America. Those who have seen Mr..
weakness. which 10 said to be form Of
nervous melancholia, entirely opposed to
his usual activity; A number of American
timately. say that while he will probably
return to the United States during the COM
Ing summer: he. he is g utterly tired Of political
troll Of Tammany Hall to younger hands.
Jack Wilson. veteran OF the Klondike who
Sas H been made , = EsTtsnant Of General
able career. He Is only . years old. began
life as a telegraph. messenger In London,
became an operator, studied law and was
made a solicitor. During. the eold boom In
Australia he was Mayor OF K&lgooriie He
afterwards went to the Klondike. On the
outbreak. Of the war he Joined the Light
Horse as a trooper and was twice invaded.
He Is now commissioned q Leutenant
WarshiDs Soon to Ne launched,
Some fine warships which win greatly re-
enforce the British Navy win be launched
within a month. February n the Fairfields
builders OF tho Campania and the ,Lucania
will launch the armored cruiser Good Hope
of the Drake class, and the Browns Of the
Clyde Bank. builders Of the Paris ana the
New York. win launch the armored cruiser
Bacchante Of tho Cressy class. March
be launched at Devonport and Chatham. re-
spectively: the cruiser Drake at Pembroke
and the cruiser Kent at Portsmouth
One OF the most interesting features OF
King Edwards coronation will be the prob
able appearance OF the Kings Champion.
who In the presence Of the sssemhiare
rides forth, throws down his gauntlet and
sonal conflict the right Of King Edward to
The present Kings champion Is a h.rd.
working young farmer, who giories IN the
name,of Dymoke. He lives in Lincolnshire.
10 OF q modest. retiring nature and u much
exercised at the prospect Of the grestneso
which is nkely to be thrust upon him.
hts appearance. which 10 that OF typlcai
Lncolnshire farmer, IL he cut out for such
martial duty. Since the times Of the Nor
man. Kings the Dymokes have been cham
ptons. Several rulers, notably Queen We
toria, held, their coronation without the