The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
GSSORISG ROYAL SPEECHES
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PLACED upon his tongue the Kaiser en-
,oygd a freedom II speech that caused
more than me crisis; hut IN most SOW
rrsign countries Il has besn the custom
~ the Governments 70 take precautions
that their monarchs shah not in their
pubic Ite1ncss be guilty az any In
dsorcu0u likely 10 cause trouble.
Many 4 Hing Edwards speeches Wers
rrar.d Tor him. OF az least submitted
70 the Government department. con-
osnad in the matter with which tho
spe-sh dealt Il would hs asking too
mich 90 expect the King 20 have a full
E-iuantauce with all che questions az
hone and abroad upon which hls words
nigh have inhueDce.
ROYAL speeches al state hanQaiets are
ElbJccted 20 closer scrutiny thRn Other
roya. orations. The proposed spcech n
nyarlhy considered az the Foreign
OafJe Then II Il h tho tors, % a royal
foreign visitor 10 England q copy Of the
speech Is sent % tho Ambassador Of the
foreign Power. who forwards u 20 HE
Foreign ONCE Thenoe Il n In due coursS
submitted 70 the monarch about 10 enjoy
tnsiand's hospitality. The visiting Kings
r-'y is treated in like manner,
hng George V. has not hitherto lelt |
ih- preparation of his speeches 10 others. |
on his visits 90 the British colonies |
and dependencies he delivered many /
IFsechsa. and they were al rUmarkRbls |
ior knowledge and sound senss a. well
- for eloquent delivery. Although the |
addresses were submitted for ofbciAl APP
prevail 20 the Representatives Of tho
Colonial Once and 20 the responsible
members Of his STAFF. they we're in every
essential the speeches Of tho Prince him
elf
His best remembered speech II the adj
aress be delivered on his return from the
hour of the empire which he and the
Princess made In 1901, the Wake Up.
IN Elandl' speech AZ the Ouildhal. Hia
words astoniahed the country and made
4 aware that its future sovereign waa
, keen observer and critic who real
nd the need for constant effort toward
progress. He said:
TO the distinguished REPRESENTATIVES, Of
h. commercial interests n the empire
Ehom have the pleasure q seeing to-
Day venture b ailude 10 the impression
Ehich seemed generally 10 prevail among
he brethren across the seas that the Old
Country must wake up II she lntsnds %
raiutain her Old position u preeminencs
N her colonial trade against foreign
orr pettom'
Private secretaries play a considerable
part m tho composition % the speeches
II most royal percentages hat TIM private
~rrsary q King George, or the Prince
q Nalss. az he waR then. knew nothing
bout the famous Wake Up. England
re'.ch until he heard Il in the GuildhAn.
technically royal speeches delivered
2 State dinners az Buckingham Pa2Sss
-r circulated through the medium %
le Court Circular In practice COMES
, the speech are handed at the Palace
the Representatives u four or Eve u the
news agencies. Newspaper report
m are not admitted 10 state tanqusta.
ND they have before now bsen reduced
the necessity 81 pieoing tOgsthsr a
val speech from the somewhat vague
.rIlections of a friendly guset at the
Face This nesulted not - long ago
. The appearance q az least thrss YER
n- II an important royal speoch and
much annoyanos AZ tho Palaos.
hing Edward was very particular with
--ld % hrs own speeches and would
rf allow the newspapers 10 b. supplied
fh c1rIss % them IN advance. They
ld 20 wait not only until he had fniahsd
= sp'--ch but until he had had leisure
z through the typewrittsn copies
.1 make any slight alteration In the
,-r. u Do 1s really delivered by him.