New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-18
EngIand's King a LovabIe Man,
Says Intimate Friend.
HAS A MIND OF HIS own.
Close Student Of National and Inter-
national Affairs How He Once
Warmed His Country - When He
Acted as Guide to an American-one
of His Franks.

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of Great Britain and the British en-
| pire, is perhaps less known to his sub
| Jects than that of any king who has
come to the British throne in cen
turtles. He has been affectionately
called 'the sailor prince" His mar
rage with the popular Princess Mary
OF Teck, who was previously engaged
to his elder brother, the Duke Of Clar-
ence, brought him still further favor
with the British people, and trips to
the far corners of the colonies have
made him known in distant corners of
the earth, but of his intimate person
al character only few things are
known.
Lord Burnham, who was personal
friend Of the late King Edward and
knew intimately the whole royal fam
lily, sums up the personal characteris-
ties of King George in the following
paragraphs:
HE has undergone sedulous training
and has been educated to rule by learn
ing to obey. The country will discov-
er in him what those admitted to his
confidence have always realized-ad-
mirable traits Of kindness and;
strength, wise common sense, practical
Judgment of affairs, shrewd insight
into character and singularly up
right and lofty conception Of kingly
duty.
Deliberate In Thought.
''He has a frank, generous, unspoil-
ed nature, is quick in apprehension,
deliberate in thought, careful in ex-
preston, controlled by a farreaching
consciousness of duty and is animated
by vivid sense 81 his exalted mission.
among other qualities which hap
PLY belong to our new sovereign, he is
keen sportsman, an admirable father
and husband and lovable man. He
comes to the throne at time Of a
keen political crisis, and, While all par
tisan rivalries are naturally hushed
during the poignancy Of natural grief,
we know he has the tact and ability
to give inestimable advice to his min
listers and the power to solve many of
our most acute problems
King Georges tastes are quiet and
unostentatious, and he is a constant
reader and close student Of national
and international affairs. Tory lean
ings are attributed to him, and there is
very little doubt that he inclines to
conservative view in national politics.
Yet British king is in theory above
and beyond politics, and those familiar
with King Georges earnest desire in
all things to do his duty as he sees it
are inclined to believe that he will be
able to hold an even balance between
the two contending parties.
His Awake Up, England" Speech.
That King George has a mind of
his own and thinks has been evidenced
more than once in his public address
es, which, it is said, are not for the
most part prepared for him, but are
the result Of his own work and study.
Englishmen will not soon forget his
famous wake up, Englandw speech,
which was made on his return from a
tour of the British empire, which be-
gan in 1903. He was welcomed back
by luncheon at the guildhall, Lon
don, at which the city bestowed upon
him it's freedom.
One phrase in the speech he made
gave rise to the greatest enthusiasm
not only in the city, but throughout
England and in all the colonies that
had been visited. The phrase was
thought to show that George had come
back alive to affairs and with a sense
of how to handle them. The three
notable words in which he summed up
the results Of his trip were, wake up,
Englandr' He said:
If were asked to specify any particu-
! lar impressions derived from the journey
should unhesitatingly place before all
others that Of loyalty to the crown and
| attachment to the old country. It was
| touching to hear the invariable references
| to "home'' even from the lips of those
who never had been or were ever likely
| to be in these islands. And with that 10y
| atty were unmistakable evidences of con-
seriousness of strength, of true, living
membership in the empire and of power
and readiness to share the burden Of the
responsibility of that membership AS a
result of the happy relations thus created
| between the mother country and her col
onies we have seen their spontaneous
! rally round the old flag in defense of the
1 nations honor in South Africa
To the distinguished representatives OF
/ the commercial interests of the empire
! whom have the pleasure of seeing here
l venture, however, to allude to an I'M
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