The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

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 and weakened his body for the fA- tai illness seven years later. .
 The war exiled some of the long, est Royal lines of Europe, but George made it the occasion 10: uniting his empire more firmly than ever. The imperial conference ct Ot- tawa in 1S33 knitted the doftini6fis and mother country into @ closely tied economic group. Earlier in 1924, he had seen the advent oi Britain's first labor government And he saw the succession of gov ernments that folloed 1t, including the national government headed by his close friend, Ramsay MacDon- aid.
 Helped Form League
 His ministers took part in the formation of the League of Nations, the worlds first effort for peace. and the support of which his ria- ton has been so strong bulwarls in the tension arising out of. Italys war with Ethiopia. He himself oper- cd the second naval conference in London in 1850 and also the round table conferences that strove to give India some measure of indeperd- ence. Tn 1884, he opened the world economic conference which hoped to cure the ills of depression.
 To work it's way otit of that de- pfession, George SEW Britain fall into line with most countries and adopt economic protection after nearly a century of free trade and he witnessed the suspension of the gold standard as ( measure of ur- gent necessity to protect London's reputation as tic worlds banker. In his declining years, he saw Bri- tain struggle back in economic re- covefy and the revival of trade.
 Silver Jubilee
 In 1895, came the Silver Jubilee when all the d0tniflions united with the mother country. in llonorirg the 25th anniversary of his reign. The celebration began May . when huge crowds, man yof whom had waited throughout the night, cheer cd the passage of the king and Queen from Buckingham Palace to st. Patil's Cathedral where they returned thanks for the welfare 9t the nation. In a worldwide broad- cast, the king expressed his grati- tude for the loyalty and love shown to him and the queen and declared that he dedicated himself anew tc his peoples service.
 There followed . constant success sion of bariquetS, of pageants,S Of re- views. On May 8 he received the contradictions of the diplomatic corps and the dominion premiers, On May 9, he was lauded by the House of Lords and House of Coni- mons. Sixty thousand people Inassed in front of Buckingham palace that night to cheer him -as he ap. peared repeatedly on . balcony. He suffered { chill May 3i but made Q quick recovery. Tn July, he re- viewed the Royal Air force, 10000 of his troops at Aldershot, and the great British fleet of l50 ships.
 Enormous Crowds
 The entire period was marked by enormous crowds. u
 George probably was the most conscientious and hArd-wofkine monarch Britain ever had. But hS had his side interests-a great col- lection of stamps and his own roy al yacht which took part in racing regattas. He loved game~shootina Cil. the, mOors of Scotland and wal fond of radio and the photograph
 Physically the king did not come up to average. He was below med- isim height and was, inclined to be ound-shculdered. His gray beard gave dignity to his face. Bltie-eyed and. with e fresh complexion, he was a Britisher of the old school. And % . Britisher. of the old school he placed his nation above person ai Interests and gave his life tc serve it.