The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10

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10 ussd 10 he the fashion 20 look on the
man who will reign over the British En-
pire a. George V. NJ a good natured but
rather stupid man, hut recent
Developments have given reason 10 be-
lievo that this Is not 10. No doubt Georges
court will BE- a very different ono from
Edwards. but thore are many English
men who think this will not be a bad
thing.
To begin with, George v. will be the
arst English monarch since the Stuart
days Of whom Il will be possible 10 say
that he II wholly and indisputahly Eng
liah Even his grandmother, Queen VIC
toTia, spoke English with a German 90
cent. although she was intensely Engliah
In sentiment. The pro-GermAn inclina-
tons Of the first four Georges were nOto-
rious. and most Of them could hardly un-
derstand the language Of the country over
which they had been called 10 rule. {"
George speaks no language but English.
He had the usual drilling At school In the
European tongues. OF course, but - soon
~ his formal education was finished he
promptly forgot all about them, declaring
smphatioAlly that English was quite good
enough for all his wants. He doesn't like
foreigners. and In TACT one Of his father's
chief trials lies in psrsuadlng him 10 he
ordinarily civil 10 diplomats and diatin-
gliahed visitors whom it h his duty -
heir apparent 70 the throne 70 meet.
Why should Sc the buItesl' he h 70
ported 10 have asked recently when a
number Of distinguished European states
men were visiting London and he was
called on % recsive them. The King sx-
plalned that Il was necessary for him 70
he civil, and he acquiesoed and was for
mally polite. but he hurried through the
ceremony a. quickly as possible.
Thia does not mean, however, that che
Prince h shy or stupid or that he u not
keenly conscious Of the duties connected
with his high position. When he IL called
on 10 take part in any English or colonial
function he responds gladly. and there 10
no man In the country who h better in
formed on home and imperial problems.
His choice Of friends Il significant In L.
self. They are all selected either from
the old English nobility or from men who
have made their mark In the development
Of the empire. Lord StrathcOnA. who be-
gan life a. Donald Smith. a tFappsr for
the Hudson's Bay company In Canada. 10
ons 81 his most trlistsd friends and ad-
vissrs. and another IL Lord Mount stephen,
whose career has been identified with the
development Of the great Canadian Pacific
railway system. He has no uss for the
nsw nobility Of wealth which has sprlng
up in recent years in England, and the
international hnanciers. many Of them Of
Eastern origin. who swarm about his
father, viii find the court a very cold placs
indeed when he sucoeeds 70 the throne.
The Prince dstssts cards and hardly
can be persuaded % take hand when he
h staying az a country house. He cares
nothing for racing. for which his father
has passion. and he cares even Ieas for
entertaining. while his fathers love for
surrounding himself with clever peopls
has made his court the most brilliant In
Europe. There IL no better evidence Of
this than the difference between tho life
az Marlborough House nov and when the
King was Prince Of Wales. In the old
days a succession Of brilliant halla. Garden
parties and other entertainments followed
each other throughout the London saason.
Now the Prince gives ons ball and one
garden party every year and grumblee &C
having 20 do this AZ these functions he
contents himself with a formal appear.
ance and then settles down in a quiet
corner with some colonial or some man
who IL doing things at home and forgets
all about his more frivolous guests In a
discussion Of some problem Of empire.
The King likes foreign politics and hirh
diplomacy, and the Prince dstests them
and only IL too glad that his father does
not AJAX him 10 take any Of thia work on
his shoulders. The King 10 bored with
homo and colonial Affairs, which he con-
siders dull and unexoiting. and isdelighted
that his son is willing 10 take all this work
OF bis hands.
There was a typical case Of this aRrpe- /
ment n disagree when the South African /
Generals visited London after the war.
The King. IL was known, could not forrest |
that these men had been in rebellion |
against him. and while his exquisite eacs |
enabled him 10 be polite to them he had
no desire 10 lionize them. The Prince |
stepped into the breach and surprised the |
men from tho veldt by his intimate knowI- |
edge Of all that had happened In South
Africa since tho white man first settled
there and II all the problSms that had
TO be settled. am told that there can
be no doubt that the Prinoe'a genuine
aifability 20 the former enemies Of his
country had a lot 20 do with the apeedv |
reconciliation q the Beers 20 their defeat
and their loyal acceptance Of British rule.
The thOroughneus with which
the Prince had made himsslf master Of
South African problems h typical Of all hls
work. Every now and again he makes
. speech at some public function that sur
prisss every one by its grasp on the sub
jet treated. Such one was his famosis
Wake Up, England speech. delivered
AZ a Guildhall banquet q few years aeo.
when he tried 70 arouse the country 10 a
sense Of how Il was being dislano.d IN
the rare for the worlds commerce by the |
younger nations, including the United
states
IL 10 the fashion when a prince makes
4 speech like that 20 say that Il visa
written for him by some one elas b.,