Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-09


a painstaking sense of duty.
AS Younger brother, his early
training was not shaped by the pros
pect of a subsequent sovereignty, SO
| that his requirements are the out
come OF natural bent and Unborn abil-
ity. He is, it is quite safe to say,
| The most intellectual potentate OF
modern times. An omnivorous read
er q Quick observer and close rea-
soner. with decided artistic tastes and
exceptional gifts of oratory, he re-
veals more markedly than any other
of the same stock his descent from
Prince Albert Judged as a man,
and not as a king, he would rank
among the best informed of his day
In his tastes and his habits, no
less than in his intellectual bent, he
takes after his grandfather. His IN
terests are in the serious concerns OF
life rather than in its social side.
He is the domesticated man of bust
ness rather than the gay leader OF
fashionable world. He is better
known among the ship owners and
merchants and professors of Liver
pool than among the smart set of
LONDON.
In every matter that interests him
he insists on taking an active, nay,
generally the leading, part. lie is
rot content to be a mere fgurchead.
l. iu
personality and his views on all Who
come in contact with him. He has
the knowledge to enable him to form
opinions and the courage to take
decided line in support of them. AS
is SO often the case in men of ability,
he expresses himself tersely and
pOintedly, and this habit has no doubt
been strengthened by his sea training.
He has the frankness of firmly rooted
convictions in advocating his views.
In word, he knows his own mind
and is not afraid to express it.
An Enthusiastic mperialist.
That he is an enthusiastic imperi-
alist is we'll known, while his intel
ligent and active zeal in behalf of Brit
ish commerce has Won the grateful
admiration of all true patriots. He
is a modern king who realizes-again
as did his grandfather and as does
the kaiser-that commerce is the life
blood OF modern nation. That as
sovereign hs is determined chiefly to
concern himself with advancing th0
interests of British commerce is no
secret.
His great and lar.ented predeces-
sor round his natural sphere in the
domain OF foreign policy. George V.
intends to develop and solidifv the
empire Within itself He brings r.
pear wide and enlightened under.
/ standing of it's needs. 1t is no ,n.
discretion to refer to the fact that
many of his best speeches. notably
the whole latter half of his lannon's
Wake up England address at tho
'ulldhall, have been delivered on his
own sole responsibility, and without
any prompting or even knowledee
VI MS intentions by his SUITE
Next Heir.
Frlnce Edward, the 16-year-old heir
70 the throne, will, no doubt. be cre-
ated prince Of Wales and earl of Ches-
yer IN the course of time, probably
during the next few months, He sue
ceeds at once, however, to the duchv
of Cornwall, which has a. clean IN.
come of 100000 a year, the property
having appreciated in value enormous.
~ IN recent years in consequence
OF the falling in of leases On the es-
tates In London. This 100000 a
year VIII accumulate for the duke
so that by the time he comes Of age
lie VIII have an independent fortune
from this source alone of $4,000. 900
lt may be recalled that the accumula-
ZION from this source during the min
orlty OF King Edward enabled him to
ouy the Sandringham estate.
The duchy Of Cornwall is a sover-
eign duchy and was, with various
rights OF regality, created by charter
dated March II, 1887, in favor Of Ed.
ward, the black prince, who, in the
words of the charter was TO have
and hold the said duchy to himself
and to his heirs, being the eldest born
sons of the kings of England