New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
King George the Fifth
-. PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH PEoPIE-Hls POSITION As
H' KING
copyright. 1912. by C. W. snalley.l
London, July 27.

,,oadened the oio .ouo,
"O@ orsn the notion which prevailed
'' r,,e,,s time. gave few de-
H' ..m give a few more. but II
AIS .r,,e 70 attempt a complete
"'' Illustrations or samples must
'''. They do not all connect them
"i'' 9TH what called the Demo-
''' .ordsncy. and they have nothing
'1''' - do with Radicalism In It's
s'' no,itjcal sense. The distinction
,.sn Democracy means rule oy
q, s,' people. and may just S',l as well 'a.s, a
" King as in a Republic; ana
,.s. so exist to-day RAdicali'm as now
-, means the complete delega-
= =, nower by the people to Parlia-
~ ond bv Parliament to the Min
ns"' I'D bv the Ministry TO be used
sH!' .,noses Of the gravest importance
y. ~ .rsirh the people have never been
' ihe kings mind, Radicalism has
'-Js nlace and Democracy signifies 'ne
-'.,tsre ns Of his people. and such use OF
". cover and position as may best
I uso,s that welfare During his two
pO .s' reign this King George the Fifth
.,ovn his people and the rest OF
Aas ..,,d including the American por-
.1'. .1 ~ Il that q ruler by inheritance
~ rscogpize the obligation to gov
I =, the interest Of his people not less
s,u, ,oap an elected ruler directly de-
,.nasnt on their votes.
r,.,, was lately a four days visit 10
-, r,,willian, at Wentworth Wood
80 one Of the great houses and
..,,,., of Yorkshire. Such visits nave
,..n hitherto for the most part soclal
,mussments, shooting, racing. enter
,.,nments have occupied the days
r,,. time it became an Industrial ex-
,.s,t,on. The King visited manufact-
or,ss farms and mines. He even went
aovn a mine explored its galleries ana
1rallv took a pick for himself ana
,.wsd awav at the coal surface till ne
hsesn 10 understand what sort OF Work
.o., mining is for the miner. For
u,,ls while he was a working collier;
,h.n he visited the cottages where the
colliers live. and met their wives ana
harmed something Of their domestic
rc. There's nothing sensational ABOUT
q and not necessarily much sentiment
But 10 a King in this inquiring mood
,bs life of the huge laboring class un-
.ods itself as It has seldom, If ever
1ane before. 70 a great ruler. The
fleet on his subjects must be eXtraor-
sirsrv. the effect on the ruler more
lytrao- anary still
The King must have seen at Went
s,rti Woodhouse the world-famous
,r,rat of Strafford and his Secretary
!, Van DYKE. Experts think 1t the
spest Van Dyke IN existence. II Is an
ierloom. and held subject to condl-
ion that IL is never 10 be removed
rhsreforp II has never been lent Tor
sny Old Masters Exhibition. and has
been seen by comparatively few per-
sons. Of whom. by chance and Kind
ness, | am one. But there II hangs;
and offers TO the beholder quite other
lessons than those of art Straffords
policy and its result might fortify the
King in his Democracy: and his fate Is
snough to remind Kings that the 10y
tlty Of the subject does not always be-
ret loyalty in the Sovereign. They
used 10 say of Queen Victoria that
among all English Royalties she cared
most for the stuarts; or, If not most
cared much and deeply, and had in her
nature much Of that ancient race and
cherished It's traditions. She held that
loyalty was personal; due to the indi-
vidual who at the time was King or
Queen. have no means Of knowing
bow far this Is true, II II be true at all.
Of her grandson: no means except his
public acts and his bearing. But 1t
sesms quite clear that Strafford would
not be exactly a hero 70 him so far as
Strarords policy went. though he
might we'll think Strafford a nobler
type than the royal Master whom he
served only to be sacrificed.
suppose an American, no matter
how austere his Republicanism, may be
willing 10 admit that there are good
Kings and bad Kings. Even Mr.. Roose-
welt admitted there were good Trusts
md bad Trusts, and II he found leis-
we, amid his attempts 10 wreck the
great party TO which he owed his Pres
neny, 70 contemplate the character of
ns King who sits on the English
m'one. he might ind something to re-
spect II not to initiate. He would find,
ior example. that King George has
never for a moment put his private
conception Of the public interest above
We law and the Constitution. A ruler
VINO does that, whether you call him
resident or King, is a menace TO So
Ai order But this King has shown
ron the beginning, and still shows day
W day, in all his acts and sayings. that
ne believes in a Government of laws
and not OF men. He believes II OF a
@onsrchy; himself a Monarch. Is he
aen less true Democrat than an ex-
resident who believes in government
oy himself?