The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-07


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At the beginning OF i5tt received
a moet cordial invitation from klug
George uf England 20 be present at
the unvcillng of the statue OF queen
Victoria. the grandmother OF both
OF US Therefore | went iu the mid
die Of May to London with the em-
pross and our daughter Tho re-
ccption on the part OF the English
royal family and the people OF Lon
con wac cordial
Tho unveiling festivities were well
arranged and very magnificent. The
big, round space I'm front OF Buck
ingham palace was surrounded by
grandstands. which were filled TO
overflowng by invited guests. In
front OF them were files OF soldiers
OF all arms and all regiments OF the
British army. In fun parade uni
form, the cavalry ana artillery being
on foot, All the banners OF tho
troops were arraycd at the foot OF
the statue.
The royal family. with their guests
and their suites, was grouped around
the statue. King George made a
dedication speech which had q good
effect. In which he made mention
also OF the German imperial couple
Then, amid salutes and greetings.
the statue was unveiled, the queen,
in marble. seated upon throne, bo-
came visible, surmounted by n
golden figure OF victory, II was an
impressive moment. Aftcrward the
troops marched past. the guards In
the van, then the Highlanders-w who
with their gaily Colored. becoming
costume, gave an especially pictur-
esquo touch 10 the military spectacle
then the rest of the soldiers. The
march past was carried out on the
circular space. with all tho troops
constantly wheeling: the outer wings
had 20 step out. the inner to hold
back--a most difficult task for
troops. The evolution was carried
out brilliantly: not one man made a
mistake. Tho duke OF Connaught.
who had made all the military ar
.rangemcnts, dcservedly won unani-
nous applause.
Festivities In England.
The remainder OF our stay I'm Eng
land was devoted To excursions; we
also enjoyed tho hospitality OF noble
English families, at whose homes
there was an opportunity to hold in
tercOurse with many members OF
English nobility.
Special enjoyment IN the domain
OF art was provided by the king TO
his guests by "A theatrical perform
ance at Drury Lane theater. A we'll
known English play. Money" was
performed, by company especially
assembled for the occasion, consist
ing OF the leading actors and
actresses OF London. As a surprise,
a curtain fell between the acts,
painted especially for the occasion
by n lady, which depicted King
George and me. life-size. on horse
back, riding toward each other and
saluting mllitarily. The picture was
executed with much daeh and was
Enthusiastically acclaimed by the au-
dionce.
The performance OF the actors and
Actresses In Money" was voritably
mastery, since all concerned played
their roles. even the smallest, 10 per-
! fection. IN fact, 1t was classic per-
/ formance.
Another day attended, nt the
| Olympia track, the sports OF the
| British army and navy, which In
cluded admirable individual feata on
foot and horseback, az well as evo-
lutions by bodies OF troops in close
| formation.
In describing the unveillng OF the
statue, as well as the funeral Of King
Edward VII, / have concerned my
self purposely with the eXternals and
pomp that are Characteristic of such
occasions In England. They show
that, in a land under parliamentary
rule. n so-called democratic land,
more importance Is attached TO we'll
nigh medieval magniflcence than in
the young German empire.
The French actions IN Morocco,
which were no longer such as could
be reconcilcd with the Aleclraa
agreement, had once more engaged
the attention OF the diplomats. For
this reason the chancellor had re-
quested me 10 find out, as soon as
opportunity should arise, what King
George thought about the situation.
asked him II he thought that the
French methods were still inaccor-
dance with the Algeciras agreement.
The king remarked that the agree
ment, to tell the truth, no longer wac
81 force, and that the best thing TO do
would be 10 forget II; that the
French, fundamentally, were doing
nothing different in Morocco from
what the English had previously
done In Egypt, that, therefore, Eng
land would place no obstacles In the
path OF the French. but would let
them alone; that the thing 10 do
was 10 recognize the fait accompli Of
the occupation OF Morocco and make
arrangements, for commercial pro-
lection, with France.
To the very end the visit went off
well, and the inhabitants OF London,
of all social strata, expressed their
good will every time the guests Of
their king showed themselves.
Thus. the German imperial couple
was enabled 20 return home with the
best OF impressions. when in
formed the chancellor OF these, he
expressed great satisfaction From
the remarks Of King George he
drew the inference that England
considered the Algeciras agreement
no longer valid and would not place
any obstacles In the way Of the
French occupation OF Morocco.
From this the policy followed by
him and the foreign office arose
which led 10 the Agadlr case. the last
and equally unsuccessful attempt to
maintain our Influence In Morocco,
The situation became more serlous
during the Klel regatta week. The
foreign office Informed me Of its In
tantlon TO send the Panther 20
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