The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
TODAY IN HiST0p
SUNDAY. OCTOBER IN -
Birthday of c,o
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To-day Is one in which oil ~ '
| 9re interested. being tho Mnsllsh
George IL, during Whose pf'ndzy
reign England became Inc s a ana
| In Europe. a position wi,cb 'ist c61
for close 10 two ccntlIrior u na5
George IL, like his fathsr -
| never In any real sense heca,.. Necfg,
ll6hman but remained essentiaudsn 90
man ct az sovereign of Greai :
ne was so related To tho eIcensI.l n
,m po"er winch that country toot u !
IlE ms rrlsn mat he shared In IN nv !.
ucsrcG M me elory OF his period "
| his great administration, evnu iMegl M
the close student OF tho his1n. alt>
| period must recognize TINT o
/ regarded tho safety OF 1eors|
| far more Importance thnn ~ =
Of England and his tcu,onic 'as ss n
caused English money and iroamH aumH
| thrown uselessly away when NIps
cred THAT Hanover was in ihn M NJ
danger. ' alE1
1t was natural that George II !.
entertain these sentiments. H.
only sou Of his father, Georrc
dicd IN o. carriage on his wav
peloscd hanover when he had ~
| formed that he had not lonv +:
vive. Father and son, In s fhs -
the Georges. never got on well ~;
but that fact made none 81 ibs ~. ~.
u better Englishman. w
George IL was 81 years OF nso
! his father, George l., Succeeded
age OF 5i. 10 the British throns =;
Is known OF the early history M r.
H., except that he was neclcctss ~
father and brought up By hIs ~
mother. ~
Robert Walpole. tho prime mIn,,,.
George /, was cordially liked H.
King and as cordially hated ~
prince Of Wales. who was es<
| when he became George H.. 10 m
Walpolc. But George II. had The !,
popularity OF recognizing superior r
in others, although man OF IItf,,-
sonal merit, and he allowed hjr,r|
be guided by tho political saszet>
the great minister when once "a
recognized Walpole'S superiority.
~ was well for him that ne ad,,
this course, for. as Walpole toH
the question of tho Hanoveran ~
sion would have to be fought ri
the English people, and Il would &
much the better II this could M
by peaceful methods
Although he accomplished his I
largely through system OF stdr
corruption. Walpole guided the eo7'
mcnt in peace and prosperity tkrt
many dangerous channels. One n
leaders Of the opposition to the 81
verian ideas and 10 the a6ninstuj
OF WalpoIe was William Pitt, after
carl of Chatham. whom George Il. q
apparently beyond any possible h.
ciliation. but with whom at last n
forced TO deal.
The king did his best to exclude
from office. and bore the YOKE /
difficulty when Pitt became seer.
OF state In 1856. but IL was the t|
of Pitt that, In the next few yeaS n
preceded the kings death. broughi
umph everywhere 10 English arms b
memorable seven years war and shst|
greatest lus,er on the close OF the h
OF George II,
The French were expelled from Il
America. the foundation Of the ~
empire in India was laid. and Ia
supremacy on the ocean was estaNl1
Never had England stood so high =
1860, when George II, died. His n
through no wish OF his. had strength
ernmcnt, by establishing the UNDER
ing that the monarchy was one
least OF the forces By which the poli1
the country was directed, q.
Some of the notable events OF lDe 81
were the extinction OF the Stuart 81
by the overthrow Of the cause OF =
Ed ward: the reformation OF the cde|
providing that the year should com9@
on January l instead OF March nt
effort TO permit the naturalization q
Jews, and the passage Of marrte&
requiring the publication OF the
and a proper license.