Evening star., 1936-01-22
highly placed to inspire jealousy. Also,
men liked him for his own sake.

highly placed to inspire jealousy. Also,
men liked him for his own sake.
A Mans Man, Too.
For the Prince of Wales was that
rare phenomenon-a chap who man
ages to be ladies' man and a mans
man at the same time All men who
know him agree that he's good fell
low, what's known in this country as
regular guy.
Men liked him because he could
hold his liquor: because he could
dance all night and do a hard days
work the next day; because he played
golf and poker, and because he wasn't
bad hand at playing the drum, the
banjo and the bagpipes.
They liked him because they knew
that he hated fuss and fawning Per-
haps nothing has endeared him SO
much to the men of the world as
his habit of saying, "Oh, for Gods
sake, sit down." when some one
scrambled to his feet on his appear
ance in q club or cafe.
But they liked him, too, when they
heard that he had told an over
familiar individual in London club.
Cali me Sir damn you!'
Best of ali they liked him because
they knew that. from boyhood. he
made the best of tough job. and did
it gallantly. well. without kicking.
OF late years he threw himself into
that job Of his with amazing en-
thuSiasm. People who knew him per-
sonaliy said that his sincere patriotism
grew in fervor with the years. He
travelled to the ends of the earth as
Britains royal drummer, selling Eng
lish goods, English ships-selling Eng
land to the world.
He Gave Pep Talks.
At home, when the depression
reached its depth, he tore up and
down the country giving pep talks,
often frightened by intelligent no
tions. before chambers Of commerce
and bodies OF that sort.
All this in addition to his routine
duties, which were sufficiently heavy
to floor the average human being
opening exhibitions, opening bridges,
reviewing troops, making speeches,
speeches, speeches.
It was . rare newsreel that didn't
include . shot Of the Prince Of Wales
officiating At some function, talking a
trifle haltingly while his fingers nd
died nervously with his necktie.
To cope with his schedule he had
to be painfully punctual. On the
strike Of 10 O'Clock in the morning he
would march into his study in York
House (his part Of St. James Palace)
and 60 Immediately into conference
with Sir Godfrey Thomas. his chief
secretary. Sir Godfrey had planned
the days job and together they'd 60
over 1t.
The morning would be occupied
with framing speeches. Usually the
prince did not write his own talks.
but he always edited them and he
often outlined improved versions and
interpretations.
At / O'Clock the fun began. The
afternoon was devoted to appearances
before miners, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts,
workers in a factory. Or reviewing
troops, always in the appropriate uni
form, which necessitated both the
skill and the wardrobe of . quick
change artist.
Builds Fine Physique.
He liked to play as hard as he
worked and to stand both he built up
an admirable physique. In recent
years the Prince, who was delicate
and nd-shouldered as q boy, was
fatigueproof, though not
boreproof.
That accounts for the fact that he
could make his incredibly strenuous
tours without dropping in his tracks.
He Travelled 10000 miles on his two
South American trips, $4,000 to Japan
and India and back, $4,000 to Cape
town and return. $4,000 on his two
round trips to Canada. And he was
busy every mile Of the way in each
case.
Men close to him are responsible |
for the information that on his travels
q program like this was no rarity: