The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
The NEXT KING OF ENGLAND
sJoly Prince George Who Has Had Intellectual Flashes
Of Thought at Times Character Of the Man Who Is
Likely to Be King Sooner Than Has Been Thought
For-His Vigorous Princess

London, July Notwithstanding all
his limitations, the present Prince Of
Wales made speech at the Guildhall
Just after his return from the colonial
tour, in which he informed the country
that it was time for it Ito 'swake up as
he expressed It,. Others had made
the same discovery before, but. coming
from the Prince Of Wales, this state
ment was deemed quite startling, and
he has been looked upon since then as
q man who might at any moment have
another lightning flash of intuition.
After a comparison of their public ut
terances, 1t seems that the prince has
somewhat more originality than his
father. ...E
The British public, which never had
paid much attention to the prince, mas
been keeping an eye on him since he
returned from his colonial tour, and
the well-nigh universal impression Is
that he has rather improved on ac-
quaintance. There are English folks who
claim to have discovered in him, posi-
lively brilliant qualities, and have even
discerned TN him incipient craftsmanship.
There are plenty Of others who privately
observe that his royal highness never
had an idea In his life. -
OF course. the truth lies between these
extremes, except as regards the story that
his speeches are written for him. There
Is pretty good authority for saying that
the prince faithfully writes his own
speeches. OF course, his secretary grubs
up the facts for him, just as any speak
ers' secretary does, but the prince goes
over them and puts them together as
patiently and precisely as II he were
preparing a thesis for an examination.
AS Duke Of York, Prince George had
a good deal of fun. Whether or not he
was delighted with the vigorous princess
death of his elder brother, to whom she
was engaged. he was manifestly delight
ed with the sturdy, fair-haired children
whom the storks have brought him in
unwearied procession.
It appeared that he would rather play
with the children than do much Of any
thing else except possibly 60 shooting
and feathers, forms and ceremonies,
and was particularly pleased when he
could roam around the London streets
without being recognized,
Oddly enough; he never cared a rap for
horse racing, and is even said to have
felt that his fathers absorption. in that
sport, while 1t might be all right for
a Prince of Wales, was little undig-
nif1ed for king AS Duke of York, he
had all the honor of being heir to the
throne with scarcely any of its RESPONSE
bilities.
But his colonial tour and his appoint
ment as Prince of Wales on his return
changed that easy-going life. OF late he
really has had to work pretty hard and
the pomps and vanities have had to be
respected whether he liked them or not
Instead Of the comfortable little
menage he had before, 1t was necessary
to. take on two elaborate households, one
for himself and one for: the princess,
with lords of the bedchamber, a comp
troller and treasurer a lot of equerries-
tn-ordinary, and all the rest Of 1T, and
now he Is preparing to move into Marl-
borough House, the great red mansion
where he was born thirty-seven years ago,
and where his father lived until after he
became king-an establishment that. will
play hob :withehis income of about $780,
000~a year, -.
AS Prince of Wales he has had to take
on an increasing number of the duties
that fell to the lot of the present king
when he held that title-all sorts of SOL
emn functions wherein greatly bored