The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
DEATH Of THE KING
IS LOSS TO WORLD
Advocates of Universal Peace
Are Regretful
HE IS GREATLY MISSED
Views of Lutte King on Universal Peace
Are Well known and the World
Waits to See What the
Son VIII Do

New York, May T. Special. )-ISing
Edwards pacifying influence in Euro
pean politics makes his death a source
CT deep regret to advocates of uni
versal peace. This appears in a state
inent given to a Publishers Press rep
resentative today by Andrew. B. Humph
rey, general secretary of the Amer
lean Press and Arbitration league. 81
which former Senator James B. Nc
Creary is president, former President
Roosevelt honorary president, and
niral Dewey and many of the best
known men in the country
BY Andrew B. Humphrey, general sec
rotary of the American Peace and Arbi-
tration league:
THAT the death of King Edward
should cause the worldwide sorrow
that is apparent could not be surpris-
ing when it is remembered how we'll
he earned the title of Edward, the
Peacemaker, which has been conferred
upon him by universal sentiment rhe
event must be regarded as great
loss to the movement for universal
peace. No other ruler in Europe m
derstood 1t better or believed in it
more sincerely. His lifelong training
especially fitted him to be a peace
maker. His interest in the movement
has been SO manifest and his success
in influencing the amicable settlement
of international incidents of threat
ening nature will cause him to be
missed in the peace counsels of tn 2
future.
King Edwards death, coming at
this particular time, is, in sense
a setback to the programme of the
American Peace and Arbitration league
That is to say, it Is a disappon tme n
that the peace-loving monarch has
passed away on the eve of an expected
meeting with Americas great peace
maker, former President Roosevelt
great topic would have been one OF
the most interesting discussed by the
two men, Mr.. Roosevelt, who is one
of the honorary presidents of this
league, might have been expected to
invite some exchange of views relat-
ing to the proposition to invest The
prize court at The Hague for the pres
ont with the powers to be vested in
the international court of arbital jus
tice, which it is expected will be Gre
ated at the third international peace
conference In 1915.
"Of course, 1t Is impossible to SAY
just how far man in the Kings po
sftion could or would commit himgel
| on any such question as this, bus
think 1t is tolerably well known .ha
1t is one of the propositions in til,
| direction of universal peace that in
| terested King Edward deeply.
What will be the attitude of Eng
lands new ruler concerning the peac,
| question Is regarded by many as prob
lematical. He has seen active servic,
| in the stern lines of a naval officer.
| career, and he has not been in clos,
| touch with the various classes of mer
which made King Edward a broad
minded, far-seeing and diplomatic man
He Is man of reserve, lacking ele
ments that made his father popular
and 1t is possible that in his inter
course with other sovereigns he ma,
not be able at all times to inspir,
that cordiality that enabled King I'D
| ward to pour Oil on troubled waters
Nevertheless, I do not think the chang,
of rulers will affect the peace move
ment adversely. King George v de
rives from his illustrious grandparents
Victoria and Albert, and from his oyf
| father, a rich inheritance of uualitte
that make for the uplift of, humanit,
and the richest among that Is an acut,
| love and desire for peace"