The Detroit times., 1909-02-10
EDWARD s SMILE IS
WORTH MILLIONS
To ENGLAND
w. T. STEAD PLACES CURIOUS
FINANCIAL VALUE ON NlNSs
CHARMING MANNERs-AN AS
SET IN DIPLOMACY.
BY MM. 7. STEAD.

due Wait OF Edward OF England to his
rsphew. william OF Germany has
begun.
The king had no authority to act
on behalf OF his ministry, and although
this time he was accompanied by
cabinet minister. in the person OF
Lord Crewe, president OF the board OF
agriculture. be is the last person IL
the world who would be entrusted
With any diplomatic negotiations.
Much has been heard OF late OF the
recrudescence or the renaissance OF
monarchy In Europe. Thirty or forty
years age II was the fashion In Eng
land to regard monarchy as an enet"
institution which was destined " be
Eliminated by the march OF civiliza-
tion. But the British monarchy has
long sine erecovered its temporary
eclipse and today the existence Of
permanent advisor independent OF
party. who is raised high above all
social rivalry IL recognized IA valu-
able addition 10 the resources OF self.
governing people.
Indeed. AT present the danger is
that the pendulum is swinging too
far in the opposite direction. for peo
ple think that King Edward counts for
IA good deal more in the governing OF
the British empire than is actually
The case. SO long as kings exist the
English find II we'll to have a king 10
40 business with kings, and there l.
not much danger In England. despite
the hat;erv of courtiers that rhe king
will ever seriously transgress the lint.
tations imposed by The constitution.
in Germany this is another matter.
There the kaiser has had TO be re-
minded pretty sharply that the Ger
man empire Is not exactly his own
private firm. and that the kaiser has
no right whatever 10 draw up plans OF
campaigns and subtieties or peace and
war without consulting his people
Personal and family differences
which separated the kaiser and the
king for several years reacted very
unfortunately upon the relations or
the two countries. But the precise
nature OF the differences which have
postponed until the present year the
visit of the King had never been aU-
thoritatively stated.
Their relations were for some time
overshadowed by a personal rivalry
and ill-feeling between the two mon
archs. a rivalry which was believed TO
have been embittered by differences
as to the disposition OF family prop
erty and the payment OF ancient debts.
Many curious stories are told OF
the friction resulting from the latter
source. But the king no longer owes
the kaiser any money and the kaiser
has no longer any grudge against the
king
The personal factor, however.
counts for a great deal The king on
the whole can be relied upon to keep
his temper He IS gentleman OF
considerable tact. He is gentleman
OF considerable tact, whose geniality
OF disposition stands him in good
stead \ friend Of his assured me
only the other day thar the kings
charming smile was worth at least a
million sterling year 10 Great Brit
ain
The kaiser is also "charmeur" In
his way. But mis- temperament is not
as equable as that Of his uncle. For
two or three days in the week he will
be perfectly sane. sober and sensible,
but on the third or fourth day his
whole mood changes, he is obsessed
with a feeling that all men are against
German; he is alone in Europe, hem
med in by an iron band which II Is
necessary for him 10 break az any
cost
Chestertons burlesque on The
Man Who Was" where every member
of a Terrorist secret committee turns
out to be police spy. has been out
done BY the revelation that Azeff. the
Terrorist chief OF Russia. was draw
ing $4,000 a year from the Russian
police as their secret agent. The en-
posture has shaken confidence every
where and reveals the fatal anarchy
that is everywhere In the Russian ad-
ministration.
When | was I'm Russia last year
Prime Minister Stolypin and the min
lister OF the interior confessed their
ignorance as to the number OF Rus
slams executed daily They had no
control over martial law. Tree years
ago the car personally gave me per
mission 10 hold private meetings In
Russia. but forbade public meetings.
When reported this TO Gen. Trepon
he said That concerns my depart
ment; | give YOU leave TO hold public
meetings wherever YOU please. and
TN instruct the authorities 10 that Ell
feet
This l. a typical instance OF an
archy within the administration.
\ curious comment upon Froude
worship OF Russian autocracy as OPP
posed to British parliamentarism is
contained I'm Madame Noyekon's cor
respondence II is odd to find that
Froude VINO hated democracy, express
ed himself so enthusiastically about
America. lie wrote TO Madame No.
yekoff In 1881.
Il begin seriously to think that our
eventful fate is to be annexed to
Yankeeland. ! grow to see in shame I
and in spite OF myself that the future /
OF tho English race lies in America I.
and not here"
Job Prfntfag done right. Times Prf.t- II
tnE Co.. is John R.-st Phone 1919 u