The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-09


he Appreciated NaFk TNalNs FUN
AuANrll CITY. y. j. May s. senate
rs,q--ay VI DopeW Who 10 az ths Brighton
g.-.I .alzed TODAY about King I'd
r,-! VT whom hs knew well Shen IN,
.sKrg Vas Prince 1t Wales The sen
a'of sad
-Kre Fdvard would have made a
v,s,' American had his lot been cast
r,,A this country instead of being borr
q, ths English throne More than a King
rea' factor for pea"e and good vii
,rous nations has passed away Ons
has Only 10 know by frequent visits d
hs country how great a lcss 10 brought
% he domain by his death. especially
n v.sv ~ the present crisis in the polt
81 s.de II Great Britain. | would com,
rare his death with the tragic end Of
N-kr'ev II explains how closs he vas
., his r'un'rymcn n every class vi,
dsarA brings a sense ~ personal loss and
individual sorrow throughout his do
nr.1ns
Fr wing his eulogy " the late King
senator Drpew talked freely ~ his ac-
eain'a1ce with him. All through his
c,rmsntsry senator Depew continually
drew attention 70 the openly expressed
f-,riiness 81 King Edward toward
America and American institutions he
sad
As Prince Of Wales and long before
h.s 1r-csslnn 10 tho throne the late hing
aVav- lrsisted on showing his friend
sr,1 toward Americans. One incident
tr,' particularly impressed me was that
vrrh took place az a dinner 10 which
no ate James c. Blaine had been in
v-.,d A. tho guest of the Prince during
'Hs formers v'sit IN England before he
had ns"1 mad" A candidate for Press
den, knowing thnt tho Prince of Vale,
tuos especial deli ghi in honoring Amcri-
cals others At the dinner generally we're
mosi er-c.ous 20 Mr. Blaine.
The ono exception was a Duke of the
roval hcusa who had made a reputation
for boorshnrss and lack 81 taCt. During
. n' 20 tha conversation after N" cufee
this noh.enln b.urted ont:
Tho greatest outrage IN history was
the revolt ot your people against King
George M There was no justification
for then and there Is no excuse now
! believe Trs' was tho only time ever
saw me Prince embarrassed Perhaps
NJ mr0 rlr Rla'ne could have carried ~
the s'ur'irn While the entire gathering
at N silence Blame replied in hrs care
fully modulated voice:
Perhans nv dear SIR. Il George III
hal a. much diplomacy and hal as vide
a knov edge o; has people a. his great
grandson possesses America might stlll ~
English
The Prince ~ onca turned thu subject.
q ths great relief Of all present; bJr saw
h.m grip Blaines hand with a twinkle II
admiration IN he eye at the end Of thu
function
Among tn rpcollsctlons ~ senator
prpsw arr several stores Of meeungs
hsrween the Prince Of Wales and the Ia.
m"ntod Mark Twain Mr. Clcmens onco
attended a dinner given by noblemAn
who rather wished % natroniz, the great
American humonst. He rctalated by
appearug IN an Old suit u ancient cut
ard notic"ablv shiny n b" elbows
r fear that the Engiish -an~s ~ hGnur
did not grasp tn meaning - TWF.0.-
act faid SENATOR D~new bat ! --ahz"i
tnft the Primo" fully understood when
a few nights after h. again met Twain
~ a dinner u his own and smihnglv M
formed the humonst that be- had Neen
rather afraid 20 ask him until his clothes
arrived
Twain returned the thrust later in the
evening when cigars ~ the famous brand
made for The Prince and his friends were
pasFcd. Twain refused 20 accept one ~
the cigars and launched into a story 81
how he oncr fought cigars which he sad
cosi u ornts a harrol from a country ped
Dr. toterve 81 a dinner gwen in he Amer-
can home ThOss cigars were fine said
IVAN. They broke up the party without
a single after dinner speech and the affair /
was the SUCCESS q the season
-Twains minute description of the .
CARS was ~ like 20 thOse served bv thu .
Prince that several Of the more nervous .
iasfs allowed their weeds 90 flicker ont .
-afher than chance the fate which the .
fgmorist declared met several II those .
who had INDUCED a. hls own party
Ny first remembrance Of King Edward /
was when he was Prince Of Wales and
yfited this country N ~. said Senator
7 crew He was then a slight buIt
y0Hng man Of shout % and my strongcs;
collection Of ms visit WIS hs ESCAPE
from me wafchhIl eve Of the Duke ~
New0aatle. VINO ACCOMPANIED him ~ his
guardian 10 make a night Of u with 2
ts.e~' tartv of West Point cadets The
si' II the Prince 20 West Point was
sIuroscd n 10 an officia inEpeCtiOn
~ he Young Prince insisted on joining
WITH fhe cadets in the most demOcrltic
'asnIcn and friendships made az that time
have never been broken.
Wy reN meeting with the Prince WIS
A. Homherg. when he invited me 70
..r.rn0n What impressed me most al
'-sr 'Ime and afterwaFd was biz talent
. .rngng out bic guests by tactfully
ceFs.0ping the subject on which his
T.ss' vas mort Interested. and this trait
rafo HIM one 81 the crest diplomats Of
r. 90 10 Even a. our earliest meetings
2 o. nj that his first idea Of diplomacy
vas 'u <eep on the most cordial terms
F'' 'He United states and its people
DO E1' continually 10 secure views ~
i~r-.77E 20 Irish home rule. then ron
-.rarsd h~ most FnRlishmen 90 BE-
n -gsruIs wovn and one iiheiy 10 disrupt
no N-r-n Umpire.
l"a- hs Lecame assured Of my lnten-
ri 'n raspar' his confidence 'he PTirco .
81 a'1 r0ntinuailv ~ the relations 10
T.aI ... "runiry and ours. even asking
90. ". Eu''sh diplomatic representa-
Poo ." was entirely satisfactory, He
.-" wuot DISTURBED over The Sacl- +,
Aau fD~ldrm ard discussed y ~
no Prince Was fond ~ West ,
md t was diiiicult Tor him
.'. 90 f'I' The man was guilty OF the \
"'ur which resulted m Ms fecah