The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
The Troubles of Royalty

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The British royal family have nothing to do and
the Queen of Belgium, being in the same fix, went
and had her hair bobbed This may be good news for
owners of beauty parlors on the Gold Coast but it
raised the dickens in the Belgian royal household
The king felt peeved because of the reduction in
Mrs Queen and at the thought that New York
bankers might not be so enthusiastic about the
next Belgian loan if the Belgian royal house
showed signs of deserving its dignity, which is
about the only visible means of support that royal
ty can boast of nowadays
In Britain the situation is not quite so serious.
1t is true the royal family has nothing to do and
might get along for another decade without look
ing the pointed finger of scorn in the eye, but for
the indiscretion of David Kirkwood of the Clyde
who protested against expanding large sums of
money on the prince of Wales for junketing trips
abroad, tho David (not David p but David K.)
offered to have lunch with him in Glasgow restau-
rant. The prince politely refused the invitation.
The lambasting given to-the prince and the insti-
tuition of royalty caused the London Daily Herald
to suggest very politely, indeed that it might be
well for the empire if His Royal Highness were
given some government position that would take
him out of the unemployed class. 1t sets bad
example to the unemployed "don't yer know"
The Herald warns royalty in friendly way that
it should keep up with progress in outward forms
at least. 1t is not exactly pleasing to British
pacist eyes to read of rhnoceroses falling before
royal rifles and of the prince establishing record
terpsichorean artist. OF course, apologies the
labor organ royalty cannot be held entirely
responsible for this state Of affairs. See what bad
directors it has. Obviously, had the Macdonald
government remained in power a little longer the
prince might be put thru PAGES that he would
become as popular with the masses as the king of
Spain at a watering resort.
The Daily Herald is in a most unhappy posi-
ton" 1t is torn between the desire to join Ramsay
Mcdonald in defending the royal family against
the attacks of the Clyde sanscuottes. At the same
time it does not wish to injure it's circulation by
taking issue with the left wing of the parIia-
mentary labor party. Nevertheless it warns those
who would like to see the monarchy 90 to pot
against entertaining high hopes from the discus
sion in the house of commons. The concluding
paragraph of the Herald's editorial comment will
serve to throw some light on the official mind of
British socialism:
ION our part, ought as a People, to make an
effort aIso-an effort to find some Job for the Heir
to the Throne, regular occupation which would
make him part Of the machinery Of government.
6agehot pointed out long ago the disadvantages
against which sovereigns and their heirs have to
struggle. The passages in which he did so ought
to be learned by heart by all Royal children. Then
they would understand what is meant by the protest
against lavish spending on Royal tours and they
would do their best to the grounds for
criticism of their lives" sofis't
If royalty insists on advertising its superhuity
the socialists cannot be held responsible for the
consequences. That is quite evident.