The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-23
HIS FUTURE RICH
IN OPPORTUNITY
England's New King Has Chance
to Be One OF Country's
Greatest Rulers.
HIS COURSE Sc UNCERTAIN
Hardly Believed That He Will
Follow in Footsteps
OF Father.
.tspeclal Gable q TAe Times pl.p atch.l

Especial Gable TO The Times Dispatch
IF London, June 22.-No monarch OF
modern times has accepted the crown
and sceptre of his rank after more
brilliant and sensational leap into the
centre OF the public eye than that
made by King George ", george
Frederick Ernest Albert, Earl or
Chester, Duke Of Cornwall and York.
Duke OF f.othsay, Prince OF Saxe-Co
! burg and Killarney, Lord OF the Isles
and Great Eteward Of Scotland
Nor has any sovereign accepted the
covenants Of his office under more por-
tentious circumstances. England, at
the high tide Of her prosperity. never
experiencing better financial condi-
tion or moro friendly relations with
the nations of the world. gives-to its
youngest ruler In generations promise
and opportunity unequaled in the his
tory Of the world for exercising the
prerosatiyes OF his high position TO
the benefit OF his subjects. II he
proves himself the diplomatic, tactrul.
strong ruler. the logical son OF his
revered father. who died in May, 1917.
his name will go down to posterlty as
one OF the 1nunental monarchs or
all time. Opportunity for being either
good or poor King never was
greater.
His Path Unknown
Thus far King George has given no
voluntary indication of the path he is
to travel. Consequently. it is said of
him that he will not follow In the
footsteps OF his father a L,peraiist
monarch. who favored always ms
people" It is intimated that George.
In his love of popularity, has feared
TO do the things that would incur the
displeaeure of the populace. and that
he has rerrained from the action
clamored for by the people because
MS bent Is In the opposite direction.
However be 1t, the King has thus FAR
done nothing with the greatest prob
lem that has come before an EnglIsn
ruler since the days of the Declare
ton Of R'Ghts-the question of cur
tafiment OF the veto power OF the
Lords.
Il Scarcely more than two score years
and five. King George stands to-day
In the centre of many conflicting agi-
tations. blessed with health and a mind
that for brilll.ncy borders on the
plane of genius. His shrewdness and
demonstrated He lacks the rough
and ready characteristics OF the true
Britain. the blunt, out-spokenness or
his Industrious sire. but withal pol
ished. which was acquired only after
years of administration Of the late
Queen Victoria's affairs For years
Edward was the power behind the
throne. and on his accession TO his
kingly oftic in 1902, he but took nm
openly the duties that he had long
performed N private. His son. the
present King, has had no such ad-
vantages The lone obscurity of his
previous position-he did not become
Prince OF Wales until Edwards ac-
cession in 1902, and was never active
In affairs of state during EDWARDS
reign-enveloped him within its shrou.
OF inactivity, and he comes to the
throne virtually IMMERSED In the devil
Gus tasks of internal and interna tionaI
import IL IN
At the time OF his fathers death, the
present King was living the life of a
quiet country gentleman, contining his
hctlVltes TO the great estates that sur
rounded his. ancient castle. and ming
ling With his fellow-men only when
duty and position demanded When
the news OF Edwards death became
known he was forced into the fore
most place in the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain, and came to his duties
unheralded by the youthful escapades,
the hail fe..ow W ell-met presence or
the genial carelessness that endeared
his predecesso. to the English popu-
lace. He took his place on the Eng
hsh throne as one Virtually from the
shadow of the unknown
The Sailor Prince
Austere. silen: and lover of virtue.
IT, tall. gaunt man, who received his
training at sea-referred to as the
alior prince"-was open TO every
frivolous criticism of the pleasure
loving court OF Edward He was TOO
strict; his ethics were those of medi-
e2al Christianity; the English court
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