The Detroit times., 1910-07-19
an sIpNEY BROOKS.


ENGLAND Is looking for the man De.
Mind George ". but she has yet TO nnd
him n has come upon Englishmen
with almost a shock 10 realiLe nv :"
little they know or the soVereigh VIM
has been called to reign over then.
When Il came TO dealing Win hins
George as man, the London Jourha.S
presented to the world a sort Oh para
kon in wax. a monster OF hunluruli,
rospectability, desiccated eingy .,
the conventional qualities, talents ana
gracea, q dehumanized dummy OF
decorous commonplace, a constitu'
tional automaton, a rigid pattern-plate
OF the proprieties.
Such a picture bears no more re-
remblance TO King George as ! nave
heard him described by those VINO
know him than 1t bears to Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Let me recall the outward aspects
and incidents Of his life.
Prince George was-doubly fortunate.
!. Not only was he younger son. ana
90 with comparative liberty TO follow
his own tastes, but his tastes led INN
Ito the most wholesome and bracing
vocation that an English prince could
possibly adopt.
King Edward was a believer in the
virtues OF cockpit education he
was determined, IL his sons showed
any liking for the sea. to place them
ON board the Britannia. The two
princes Joined her at the same mo-
Inent. No indulgences we're allowed
them except separate cabins. Prince
a.. IL and
easily. The two years he spent on
board ship confirmed his liking Tor
sailors life.
A catalog OF journeys and places Is
hardly a sketch OF a mans personal
ity. Still Il Is worth noting that be-
fore he was twenty years old Prince
George had seen more OF the outside
world than most men see In HE
time.
After making due allowances for
the note of exaggeration that English
men rarely escape In talking oil
princes, there remains consensus OF
opinion that this particular prince
was not only Woodworking, willing,
and really capable sailor, but kind
", unaffected. good-hearted gentle
man.
A constant, at times perhaps, al
most a morbid. sense OF duty Is one
OF the qualities King George owes to,
or that was at any rate confirmed by.
his naval training. He Is one or the
most conscientious men living.
There simply is not an ounce OF
wickedness In him." remarked TO me
one who observed the new sovereign
az close range.
The king is a thoroughly human
man, with pronounced traits and
plenty OF opinions of his own. King
George has no more hesitation than
Mr.. Roosevelt in saying out precisely
what he thinks. He, Is a straightfor'
ward, downright style OF man, rather
naive and Immature, blum and voluble
OF speech, with an element of emotion
alism that. unlike most Englishmen,
he Is at no pains to conceal.
England does not know the king.
Does the king know England? Has he
that instinct for diyining the silent
thoughts and wishes of the nation that
King Edward showed to perfection?
Has he inherited his fathers royal gift
for doing the right thing at the right
moment in the right way? / do not
X CIV: doubt whether anybody
knows.
But, II he relies upon his own
sound instincts and goes straight
ahead, all will be we'll He may never
be as popular as King Edward, but
ne will be assured of the respect, con-
fidence and devotion that are never
likely TO be withheld by Englishmen
from king who means so thoroughly
well as this one does. whose sense OF
responsibility Is so static, and who
will gladly wear himself TO the bone
IN doing his duty.