New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
Is Distinctly Democratic But Also Is Perfect Gen. tleman and Really Quite a Student.
By MINOTT SAUNDERS (Copyright 1927 by r. pl

cllCe COnlIe1 10 ms Crandfathcl
 that he wanted to be a policeman
 when he grew up. King Edwais
 told him it was laudab ble ambition
 and in a sense he has realized it
 He is the guardian of Empire peace
 He Is a force uniting his fathers
 people. He serves the high and the
 low alike, and inspires respect and
 loyalty to the established order Of
 government in England.
 Although the prince is best known
 for his dancing and his horseman
 ship, these pursuits occupy less of
 his time than the average man de-
 votes to recreation. H. k. II. is an
 uncommonly busy official of state.
 He frequently fills three or four en-
 agreements a day and at each he is the center of interest. He must Ppropare for each in advance so that
 he may intelligently speak and be
 familiar with the activities of the
 persons he meets and the aims Of organizations receiving him. On the same day he may address a highly technical meeting of learned scien- lists and mothers club battling for better baby food. He is in de- mand for every phase of life and work in the British Isles On a re- cent visit to Cardiff he attended four hapquets in one night. And he must alway; bo the smiling. debonaire young man with a show Of affection and good will for all.
 Really Is Studious
 Contrary 10 the general impress sion. the prince is studious and eep-.hinkins. He is mindful of his great responsibilities and wants to do his job thoroughly, This Is not always easy in an age where hereditary monarchy is rather gen orally discrcdted. But the prince has become more than the heir 10 throne; he is loved for himself and for that reason cannot afford to Shirk his work. He must, and does, maintain the best traditions Of the royal house.
 The prince works in the mornings with his secretaries. By the time he has finished breakfast his official correspondence is ready for him, with replies drafted, but he always checks his letters and signs them lis personal espondence is in q separate bag and he deals with this himself. a practice he learned from his father.
 The majority of the princes speeches are written for him: This i4 advisable for political reasons, and they require expert knowledge and research that hc would not have time to do. But he goes over them carefully and often corrects uhrasaology 10 instill his own per sonality. He used to memorize the lines, but hc is now more at case in public speaking and often swings from his text 10 oXtemporize when inc occasion arises. He prefers to confine himself to informal re- marks rather than deliver long speeches
 The nervousness Of the prince has long been subject for speculation His friends maintain that appear ances cyaggeratc his nervous state and that his mannerisms suggest an l . ally feel. When he was younger a , public function was an ordeal to | / him. but he has mastered much Of i lis seIf-conscionsncss and Is now 1, quite com placent in performing these , duties. He has. however. little man. ncrisns, that make him appear eN- | ceedngly nervous even today. lie ! | fingers his tie, strokes his hair, shifts ! from one foot to the other shakes l his manuscript or twiddles button | on his coat. Yet his mental alert 1 ness often indicates that he is quite | composed. In public he never really | abandons his modesty of demeanor. | In conversing with new acquain- | tance he has a habit of asking a great many questions. but they are 1 usually to the point and quickly in ! dicate that he Is exceedingly well in- ! formed. Good Linguist
 Edward is an accomplished lin- euist. He speaks French and Ger man perfectly and has good work ing knowledge of Italian and Span ish. On occasions in Wales he speaks Welsh, which he studied for the ceremony at which he became Prince of Wales For his Indian trip he studied Hindustani and he once remarked that he was th'nk- ing of taking up the American lan- guage. He has a pleasant voice. with d real Oxford accent.
 Generally At Ease
 If the prince sometimes appears nervous, he is generally more at case than those outside his intimate circle who speak with him. One of his tasks is to disarm artticiality and to place others at their ease. He has q frankness and cordiality that serve well in doing this,
 IL is obligatory on the prince 10 keep his engagements. He cannot think up some excuse for not turn ing up. as ordinary men can do. He must be punctilious and. never ap- pear bored. although it is only fair 70 assume that many of the func- tions he must attend are very try ing for him. He likes best to meet men of action and those who have accomplished things in life. He once said in a private conversation: 1 The people l admire are those { who go out into the wilderness and ; the remote places. and transform them into fields of corn. and make everything out of nothing"
 Again he said, 10 an official who I was arranging details of one of his I tours: { "For goodness sake don't produce $ too many damned mayors
 For his normal afternoon the ! prince usually has an affair or two to attend He is probably the