Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
ACCEPTED AS SIGN WANT FIRM MARKET
Attitude of British King Pleas Banking Sdcates Said to Be
ing to Liberals. Preparing to Float Bonds.
RESPECTS HIS MINISTERS LARGE AMOUNT MENTIONED
Sovereign Declare Taken Prevent Demoaza
estantism Without Giving 0fense. ton in Prices
LORD ASQUITH IN HIGH FAVOR CUT IN STEEL PREVENTED
Title Brought
Leader-Sympathy for American Terms-No Big Boom
Commander Sims Normal Buying Indicated
RESPECTS HIS MINISTERS
First Sovereign to Declare Prot
estantism Without Giving Offense.
LORD ASQUITH IN HIGH FAVOR
Regarded as Having Won Title Of
Leader-Sympathy for American
Commander Sims.
BY WILLIAM r. STEAD.


ment that the king and queen, accom-
panied by the Prince Of Wales. will
open parliament February has given
general satisfaction to the liberals.
They take it as a sign that the king
is scrupulously following the advice of
his ministers, and has no inclination to
hang back, as he might easily have
done IN such matter of pure cere-
monial as that of opening parliament.
The king will also have the particular
satisfaction of being the first British
monarch to make a declaration as to
his Professionalism which has been d.
vested of all offense to Catholics. The
alterations in the declaration were made
by parliament, but the initiative largely
came from the king.
Regard for Religious Differences.
The scrupulous regard which the king
is showing for the religious suscepti-
bilities Of his subjects is also demon
strated by his alteration Of the Corona
ton day in India from the first Of Janu-
airy to another date, because the next
New Year day falls on the great
Mahometan festival It is hoped that
he will be able to make similar con-
Hindus, who are in great majorit!
are apt to regard any Difference
shown Mahometans as slight to them
selves. If cow-killing is prohibited in
India during the coronation that would
delight the Hindus, to whom cOW-killing
is an outrage.
/ have had the opportunity of discuss
ing the kings contemplated visit to
India with the leading representatives of
the Anglo-Indian and Indian-national
or<ia 7 hon In
Both deprecate the visit as involving
risks which are out of proportion to its
possible advantages. The initiative in
the matter, as in the case Of the altera-
ton in the Protestant declaration, Is
entirely due to the king. He Is bent upon
being crowned in India, although his ad-
visers must be held responsible il any
thing goes wrong, SO 1t is well 1t should
be known that they yielded to his own
eager desire against their better judg-
ment.
Asquith in Favor.
l hear that Mr. Asquith is in the high
est spirits In the opinion of his col
leagues and party his conduct in the last
election was admirable and now for the
first time he is recognized as having won
the right to the position which he occu-
pies as leader Of his party. After the
previous general election Asquith col
lapsed, physically and mentally. For
weeks his condition was that OF nervous
prostration, which alarmed his friends.
The last election left him In full strength
of mind and body.
He will meet the new commons not
only with the enthusiastic devotion Of
followers. but with strong resolution
to stand no nonsense to put the thing
through
The presidential reprimand for Com
mander Sims for the frankness with
which he expressed his personal opin-
ion as to the future relations Of the
United States and Great Britain had one
good effect. 1t caused thousands of peo-
Sims sai,t for one person who read 1t be-
fore. TIL. critics of Commander Sims
have thus Internationally rendered him
great service. and the opponents Of the
congratulated upon having advertised
throughout the world what would have
otherwise passed unnoticed as an insignifl-
cant sentence in an after-dinner speech.
Is Sorry for Commander SIMS.
/ was lunchng with the lord mayor
the day the papers announced the arrival
Of the Irsh-American and German pro-
test to Washington Sir Vezey Strong,
one of tie kindest hearted of men, pro-
fessed the profoundest regret that the
hospitality of the city should have en-
tailed this Unexpectedly untoward con-
sequences to one of it's honored guests
Sir Vesey said:
Il am afraid l led him on. and if so
it was I who was really to blame
l dined with Lord Morley the other
night and was delighted to find that the
cessation of the daily grind of the India
office had already produced a most graft
flying change in his appearance He looks
years younger than he did two months
ago. He had been spending a pleasant
vacation in Germany by which he greatly
profited.
I found him keenly interested in all
American affairs. One of his first New
Year letters was from Andrew Carnegie
He was full of interest in the proposed
peace commission which President Taft
is about to appoint, and l am not with
out hopes that possibly Mr.. Morley may
yet become chief of similar commits
sion at Westminster.