Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16

Reign-All Eyes Turned Toward
 the Kings New Appointments, Which Will Shortly Be Made Crokers Friends Say He Is
 Through With American Politics.
 London, Feb 16-"Our grandmother | IS dead. Comfort my mother-Wil-
 helm.' This is the telegram Emperor | William sent the empress q few min l utes after Queen Nictoria'S death. It l explains better than could columns of German and English editorials the | feelings which exist among the reign | ing families of those countries. This
 close tie may shortly bring about an-
 other death bed meeting of King Ed
 ward and his imperial nephew. Eng 1 fish court rumor gives Empress Fred 1 erick but q short lease of life, and 1 King Edward will no more allow his new duties to iflterefere with his de- sire to be at her bedside than did Elm | perOr William consider the Berlin cele-
 brauons when he went in haste to 1 Osborne. Thus, once more, the two rulers who are rivetting the attention | of the world may be brought together
 under circumstances in which human emotions have the strongest play. That meeting, apart from it's sad do- | nestle cause, is bound to have an i'm | portant moral effect both in Great Britain and Germany and the rest of l the world. The feeling of Germany on l the subject of Emperor Williams pro- 1 English tendencies. known throughout the world, thanks to the antagonistic | comments of portions of it's press, finds it's counterpart in England, though it is not so fully developed or freely expressed. Now that the em- peror has gone. many people are ask ing: ''Is the king going to follow Elm peror Williams example and be an emperor in the true sense of the word?
 The recent kingly functions, with all the outward signs of power. have
 made Great Britain realize for the first time in many years that it is still a country under a monarchy. In deed. several papers are urging the king to exert pressure on the ministers to eradicate the abuses in the army and push the war in South Africa. Many persons are seriously ponder ing on whether King Edward is going to rule or reign. There is all con- fdence in his tact and common sense, but the sudden restoration of mon- archical splendor and power and the keen sympathy between the German emperor and King E|ward made many loyal subjects anxious about the future. The first sign of this is the suggestion of an increase of the kings income. MT Henry Labouchere and many others have no hesitation in openly opposing it. Reference is ire quently made to the small incomes of the presidents of the United States and France There is little doubt that parliament will grant larger sup plies; but this action will not serve to reconcile the country to it's new cen ditions. '.The English people, blunt ly says this weeks To-day. would not tolerate a king who sought to rule as well as reign To those who have only read the kings utterances and have not seen the recent functions the cause for any such remark is hidden. The functions attending the new reign have been so spectacular that the quaint rights of the people handed down from commonwealth times eS- cape notice. Before the members of the house of commons were called to the house of lords. Thursday. the clerk of the house muInbled q bill for the better preventing of certain clandes- tine outlawries. This bill was in varably read for hundreds of years before a kings speech was heard, in order to assert the right of both houses to transact business without refer ence to any authority but its own or ganizatiOn.
 The court is watclied with keen in terest. No one desires the king to for get old favorites, yet there is clearly expressed wish that some of these be not rewarded with official positions. The appointment of Sir Francis Knollys, (WhO was secretary to the king while the latter was Prince of Wales), to be secretary to his ma jesty meets with universal approval and is taken as a good omen. Sir Francis is the son of the kings former tutor. They were play-fellows together.
 Sandringhan is likely to be to the king and queen what Osborne was to Queen Victoria. Barracks will short ly be erected at this royal residence, where household troops will be accom- modated. Osborne. however. will not be neglected, for the king intends to make it his headquarters when grati- flying his keen taste for yachting.
 The present session of parliament promises 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 government not to alter in the slightest degree it's attitude towards the Boers is clearly recognized on all sides, and, though this will not stop the futile debate, the country is not likely to follow it with an interest. Colonel Sir Charles Howard Vincent, (conservative), is going to move that Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the other British colonies be consolidated upon a com mercial basis, and that Canada's eX- ample be followed by granting the empires products fiscal preference. Both parties generally agree that some thing of this sort is necessary. but, nothing is likely to result, the leadrrs maintaining that the time and condi- tions are not yet ripe for such an inn portant step.
 Intimate friends of Richard Croker openly declare he will never re-enter active political life in America. Those who have seen MT Croker recently noticed his general physical weakness which is said to be q form of nervous melancholia, entirely opposed to his