The sun., 1910-05-07
AppRAISEG KING GEORGE Y.
HIS MBXPERLENCE CAUSES
FEAR IN VIEW or CRISIS.

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LONDON. May with he roign Of
Edward VII. closed. the nation will nov
turn not only With Interest but With sOme
anxiety % The prospect Of his sucosssOr'S
rule. Tho 6Wst thought forcing itsell
upon the mind Of th0 ordinary BTitiah
subject 10 King Georges comparative
lnsKpsrisnos.
Il will b recalled that Whsn King
Edward came 20 the throne he bad 60
CURED during his mOthor'a long reign
large SxporieRos of men and affairs. Il
s otherwise With his son. The nav King
Z Of q retiFinR. home loving nature, and
it Is wall Known that be took up with
ditbdencs and regret the position which
fell 10 him through the death Of his oldsr
brother. the Duke Og Clarence. In IBe2.
10 vas then almost unknown beyond
his home circle since be became Prince
Of Wales be hAs visited distant parts Of
cha empire and given the impression Of
keen interest 10 its WslfaFs and lntimaas
aoauaintAnoe With ts conditions and
needs. souns Of his pubic speeches
have been happily framed and his Wake
Up. England uttered a. q warning and
command 70 the mother country after
his world tour. has become an Oft quoted
maxim
Hs 10 interested In tho progress Of sOl-
sncs. and nothing pleasss him more than
TO converse With men and women who
have achieved great things. But bis real
capacities Tor Kinghood are unknown.
n he has inherited the abilities Of his i'm
mediate ancestors be has yet 10 demon
strats them 20 the country and the world.
His frst and heaviest legacy il the OOn-
atitutional problem which dominates na-
tiOnal life At the present moment. and
upon his handling Of this crisis his rspu-
tatiOn Immediately depends.
The very untimely death OF King
Edward VII. IN certain tO'h&ve an eject
ouths political situation. The new King.
George. Il is known has been studying
the political situation closely. The sit
uation Is one Of some dificaity for the
pspsani OoveFnment. Thero ia q way
out of Il. however. In two directions. The
flrut ID u truce in tho quarrel between the
two houses % PaFliAment. and tho Oahsr
u q compromise between the two hOuses
themselves withou, the Interpretation ~
tho King a all.
The death Of a monarch no longer
nsoeasitaecN thedissolntiOn Of Parliament. |
and In any event a general election this
year ID now believed 10 be unlikely. There !
is no great controversial measure before
Parliament at the present moment. Even
the passing Of the budget for the year |
1901 10 not Of very pressing Importance
The experience of the last SIX months has !
shown that IL 10 possible TO collect most /
Of the revenue Of the year without the !
formal passage of budget.
In the event OF truce, however. there
will be no diiHiculty whatever in passing a /
budget by general consent 0f the houses
and oonfning the business Of the present 4
sassion entirely 20 supply II would then !
hs possible 10 adjourn at an early date
and call Parliament together in the
autumn for q resumption of the political
struggle.
AithOush ne Edward Grey At Oxford
declared ihars was no chance Of CON-
PROMISE on the issues which now ysx tho
two housss Il b interesting 70 ngts that
Lord fAarEOa in q speech on Thursday
directly invited the 0OveEnmant 20 ne
gOtiats one. Il 10 probably tTus that at
the pre~snf moment tharo h n0t much
CHANGE Of the Lords and Commons agree
ing. b,h il is sxnscted that the temper Of
the contestants win BE- modified by the
death Of the King.
His Majesty's death would in any event
neoessiiRte a postpOnsmant Of the crisia.
A postpOnement too it u felt in political
circles would assist the Gauss Of com
promise Most Of the Ministers have
al one time or another used the language
Of Sir Edward Grey. but this does not
sltogethsT shut out tho possibility OG some
arrangement bsing made by which a
general election will he avoided.
In Liberal circles Il is suggested thar
the Lords may surrender. and by . stand
ing order Of their House accept the Gov
eminent terms or something approach
ING them The advantage Of this pro-
pOsal from the point Of visW Of the
Lords is thatBit has not The lasting effect
Of a statute. while Il finds favor even
with keir Hardie. since it preserves an
unwritien constitution. but In any event
the fact 10 admitted that in the face Of
the national calamity the voice Of polit-
lcal anger must be stilled