Evening star., 1935-05-06
"Gentlemen, the King"

"Gentlemen, the King"
Everywhere throughout the world
today. In that far-fiung empire on
which the sun never sets, Britons in
loyalty and affection lift their glasses
In toasts to King George V, who
celebrates on this May the silver
jubilee Of his accession to the throne
London. hub Of the great common
wealth of British nations, is
thronsed with representatives of its
most distant parts, assembled amid
royal pomp and ceremony to mani
fest their devotion to the King
Emperor who, through twenty-five
years of reign, has so firmly estab-
lished himself in the hearts of all his
people. Eight other monarchs en-
'throned when George came to power
in 1910 have since then been over
thrown. The grandson of Victoria
still rules, more strongly intrenched
In his subjects favor and respect
than ever, giving ever new and solid
prestige to the institution of the
crown as the symbol of British unity
and might.
King George is honored and be-
loved not so much for those spec
tacular attributes which the imagina-
tion popularity associates with royalty,
but because of the simple human
virtues which his kingship exemplifies.
He has never forgotten that he is a
constitutional monarch. While by no
means a colorless and innocuous fig
urehead, he has not intruded his
personality into spheres from which
the sovereigns of Britain are expected
to abstain, yet on more than one
critical occasion Georges wise counsel
has been welcomed, notably during
the political crisis Of 1881, when the
departure from the gold standard
threatened grave upheaval, only
averted by the creation of coalition
national government headed by
Ramsay Macdonald. 1t is a matter
Of history that it was the Kings
quiet Intervention that saved the day
and brought order out of chaos.
Called to the throne unexpectedly,
In the midst of serious domestic con-
ditions and gathering international
clouds, George v found himself four
years later at the head Of an empire
which was to be rocked to its founda-
tions by the trials and terrors OF the
World War. His place in history will
be fixed by the account he gave Of
himself during that tragic era. His
example Of fortitude, resolution and
unconquerable hope was Of priceless
value for the British people in boil
stering their morale and maintaining
their determination to win. BY keep
ing in constant touch with his SOL
diers in the field, and on numerous
occasions actually sharing their dan
gers and hardships, and through SINH
lar contacts with the sailors of the
Grand Fleet the King endeared him
self to every stratum Of his realm.
He became the incarnation of the
British war spirit-the will to VIC
tory. Nor was his solicitude for the
victims of the conflict-his frequent
visits to the wounded and to the sur
vivors of the fallen-the least of his
wartime service. Seven years ago,
when illness brought King George to
deaths door, the spontaneous tributes
Of concern and affection paid him
by high and low all over the empire
testified to the loyal hold he has
upon the British race.
So to this modest, Unconditional, un-
affected royal gentleman and sports
man all Britain this day pays deep
and sincere homage. George v may
not rank in the empires annals as its
greatest sovereign, but contempo-
raries hail him as "the most salts
factory King" that Britons could have,
exemplary alike in his private and
public life, the personification of all
the graces and talents they want in
Q ruler who reigns but does not govern.
King Georges gracious consort,
Queen Mary, shares in the tributes
accorded him. Matching his own
qualities of heart and mind, she, too,
has fulfilled the peoples expectations.
They will approve the Archbishop of
Canterbury's eulogy that she is "every
inch . Queen"
Republican America, for which
George v cherishes an oft-manifested
friendship. recognizes in him the man
and the sovereign whom Britain hon.
ors, and wishes for him continuance
in health. happiness and peace Of
his beneficent reign.
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