Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
King Edward as Moral Censor Comes
AS Surprise to England.
Comes
He Anything
Administered
Duke of Marlboough-Social Ban Extended Others

English marriage would not suffice to
give Mrs. Astor. a divorced woman,
the entree at court
MRS. WEST LOSES FAVOR.
Another American woman who Is out
of favor now with the royal set Is
Mrs. Cornwallis West. formerly Lady
Randolph Churchill, and before that
Jennie Jerome of New York Mrs
Vests son. Winston Churchill. has
incurred the royal Gisplensure by his
virulent abuse of his relatives, the
dukes. and other members of the peer
age. and some time ago the king let
1t be known that he would be pleased
to hear that Winston was boycotted.
Boycotted Winston was, but il is an
unheard of thing to extend q social
boycott on a politician, no matter how
revolutionary he may be. to his re-
latives, and Mrs. West would never
have been included in it. IL she had
not rather indiscreetly championcd her
son on every possible occasion. l am
told that she even went the length
of delivering what was described to
me as an Grafton at an afternoon tea
at duchesS'S house. in which she de-
clared that Winston was a heaven
sent statesman. that he was exactly
right in all that he said, and that she
d6ittu WIFI every WOIu OIL IL. ~ lew
days later she was cut unanimously at
Newmarket: and l am told that the
king even. who always regarded her
as one of his special friends. has ap-
proved the boycott In fact, it Is said
that he hopes that the extension OF the
boycott TO Mrs. West will bring Win
ston to his senses. for everybody knows
that the young Radical politician is
devoted to his clever mother.
TITLES FOR SALE.
Winston, however. is becoming more
and more unpopular In society His
latest exploit, 1t is stated. is to promise
peerage to the bearer OF an Austrian
title who is we'll known in the Bohem-
ian set in London, but who has never
been ablo to penetrate even the fringe
of society This man was the hero OF
particularly unpleasant matrimonial
suit some time ago. and was compelled
to resign from the army His first mar
riagc was nullified and he married the
daughter of an English peer who was
compelled to leave him. He Is wealthy
however and is prominent as finan-
cler OF rather shady sort 1t is said
that Winston has received financial
fayors from him and in return has
pledged himself TO see that the Aus
trian baron gets an English title if the
Radical party comes back to power.
Just now the Austrian Is standing for
parliament In q constituency close by
his wlfes home and it Is said he is
only doing it to annoy her,
or course the sale of titles for party
purposes Is no new thing and is wink
ed at by society, but it Is generally in
sisted that the purchaser must show
a clean moral and social sheet.
Even great political personagcS are
not exempt from the royal censorship.
te1 .r-1 H.
John Morley. now Lord Morley of
Blackburn. and secretary of state for
India, WAS one of the mistakes of his
early life. He has stuck by the woman
nobly, but society has never forgot
ten the gossip about her at the time OF
the marriage and although Lord Nor
Icy Is probably the ablest man in the
cabinet and a man for whom the king
has tho greatest respect. he has never
been summoned for duty as minister
In attendance on the king This is al
most an unhcard of thing. for II Is the
custom for the members of the min
istry to take this duty in turn. when
they are not absolutely prevented by
the pressure of official work. 1t may
be interesting to note that when his
colleagues are busy John Burns. the
ex-docker and labor leader, generally
Is chosen to be minister in attendance.
and this IS done by the kings desire.
There Is no matrimonial irreRulnrity
about John Burns His marriage Is an
ideal one and he Is never tired of say
ing so Mrs. Burns often accompanies
him TO Windsor and Buckingham pal
ace, but she takes little part I'm the
gaieties. prefcrrlnG to look cn while
others amuse themselves. Sometimes
she has n quiet chat with the queen,
who is much Interested in her plans
for the career OF young John. and who
finds n lot or pleasure In an hour OF
plain womans Talk with this woman
NJ the Deon,e, JOHN SCOTT.