The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-14

paIllOLlC peace.
; MISUNDERSTANDING VII, king of th,
English, died at HAS o'clock Frida,
night.
Coming so suddenly, the death O
the King cannot but bring the great
est sorrow to the nation in who's,
hearts Edward, first as Prince O.
| wales and afterwards as sovereign
held first place.
The intelligence that the end OF
King Edwards reign had come was
not surprise in the least. The peo-
pie had been expecting it any hour
since the evening bulletin was posted
at buckingham palace and flashed
throughout the Kingdom. The capital
received it without excitement, but
sadly, for the king with his own peo-
pie was unquestionably one of the
most popular rulers in the world. They
regarded him as one of the strongest
FORCES for the stability of the peace of
the empire.
One of the last utterances attribut-
ed to King Edward was: well, it is
all over, but I think have done my
duety.''
King George was proclaimed Sat-
was approved by the privy council at
4 o'clock
With Saturdays ceremony and in
his forty-fifth year, the second son
born to King Edward VII and Queen
Alexandra becomes the ruler of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
ireland and of the british dominions
beyond the seas, king, defender of the
faith and emperor of India.
The name selected is not ominous,
as all the Georges are looked upon
with disfavor in England. The first
George was an imported prince, who
mad made record as brave officer
In the Hanoverian army, and an in
discriminate lover of women. His re-
putation in the latter respect was full
ly maintained during his reign over a
country whose language he could not
speak
George II was as deficient in NOR
ais as his father, and the best thing |
of his reign were due first to YaIpoIe |
and next to Pitt, the former his first |
prime minister and the latter his |
latest.
The next George was a coarse
unread boor, who could see
no beauty in Shakespearean play,
but would laugh himself almost into
ITS on seeing clown swallowing a
string of sausages. He tried to be a
real king, but did not know how. One
Of the worst results of his pig-headed
1bstinacy was the provocation of the
American revolution. He died In
sane.
The fourth George was born a GEN.
-ury before the present king. His
marriage to Mrs. Fitzherbert was only
're Of the scandals of his reign. lie
vas known sometimes as 1.-The first
gentleman of Europe" because of his
gracious manners, which were mere
'arnish. At heart he was a profligate.
shington.-Presiden Taft cabled
lis sympathy to Queen Alexandra:
On the sad occasion of the death of
ling Edward 1 offer to your majesty
nd to your son, his illustrious success
or, the most profound sympathy of
he people of the United States. Our
learts go out to our British brothers
n their bereavement. To this 1 add
he expression to your majesty and to
he new king my own personal SYM
athy and Of my appreciation of those !
Ugh qualities which made the life of
ne late king so potent an influence to- ..
,ard peace and justice among ma
ons"
Baltimore.-Cardinal Gibbons pays
high tribute to the deceaced mon S
rcn: Inc death or KING Edward is /
ne greatest calamity that could befall $
highland and all her possessions. The [
ews will be received with deep re-
reat by the whole civilized world, for
e was man of peace and Of emi-s \
ent tact" 3
yienne.-Dr. OFT, King Edwards b
hysician at Marienbad, in an inter- g
ew said: t
The kings age and habits involved f.
ore danger in bronchial catarrh than
it'll ordinary cases. Generally speak
g, the king, constitution would be
'nsidered healthy and robust, but his tt
aJesty would not take care of him y
If, and especially objected to remain u
g in bed. The king suffered from "
'asms of the vocal chords due to W
'essure of the blood on the epiglot- 81
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Berlin.-The news of the death of OF
ing Edward did not arrive in Berlin in
It'll after most of the newspapers m
ID gone to press. Several of them, d.