The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Biography Of
 King Edluard V1Zl
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 turn from the war, where for four years he played the man, the then Prince ofs Wales drew up for him. self Q simple code. So long as he should Shirk nothing of the pub- lie duties incumbent upon him and carry out his duties with thorough ness, efficiency and good will: 50 long as he spared nothing in his efforts to serve the sovereign, and the state, his private life was to be regarded as his own.
 Did as He Pleased
 He should have been and was al- lowed to come and go as he pleased, choose his own companions and fol- low his own pursuits, provided those pursuits were honorable and free from any shadow of blame.
 Such Q regime, based on sound argument, has been duly observed and worked well. The only weak point is that Edward VIII as heir apparent, especially because invest cd by the people with the character of Prince Charming" had, except ing for hours of complete seclusion, little time that can correctly be classified as Q private life"
 There has sometimes been ten- dency to represent the former Prince of Wales as disliking his public, super-prominent position and as yearning for retired and wholly Irresponsible life.
 Appearances notwith s ta n ding, nothing could be wider from the real truth. There is substantial rea- son to think that on the whole, the new king has loved and will con- tinue to love the power he is able to exercise, scarcely less than the popularity he has never ceased to enjoy.
 King Edward is far too intelligent a patriot not to realize always that his capacity for doing good for his countrymen and fellowmen is in- flnitely greater than that of any of the comrades whose society he af- fleets.
 Studied Public Affairs
 Close observers noted while he was Prince of Wales his growing tendency to discard anything that might hamper or hinder the heavy tasks increasingly laid upon him. It exactly accords with the fine bal- ance of his nature that he year by year has thrown himself more &C., lively and willingly into the per- formance of public duties, often of great import, and has constantly kept himself in close touch with men of matters and of weight.
 If his majesty's caildor were not 50 crystal clear, he might sometimes be suspected of studied shyness. It might otherwise be thought difilcult to reconcile his delicate fingers ad- justing Q perfectly-tied tie on pub- lie occasions. his little nervous laugh, and his anxiety to escape the searchlight of photographers, with the perfectly Inarshalled thoughts and balanced phrases and entire clarity of diction which marks his speeches.
 Never Emotional
 But the explanation Is not difii- cult to find. Eager and impetuous as his majesty may seem, he seldom if ever is propelled by sudden irn- pulses or swayed by strong emotion, It may aptly be said that King Edward VIII possesses Queen Alex andra's heart and Queen Mary's head.
 Tn other words, that spontaneous generosity SO often punctuatlng his public and private life may be traced to Queen Alexandra, his grandmother, who idolized him, while methods no less kindly but more carefully measured, by which happy thought has been converted into gracious act, are proof that his mothers training has been neither lost nor forgotten.
 Knows His Own Mind
 Those who have had opportunity to watch him closely would speak confidently of this man who knows his own mind, who has read widely if not deeply: to whom character is often as open book; who can cal- culate keenly and forecast with no little accuracy; who is as wholly free from the gamblers spirit as he is imbued with the spirit of adven- ture; whose persistence on tho path which he believes right brings him sometimes close to the borders of obduracy.
 A monarch who, when little more than . child, 50 often faced the ter- TOTS of the battlefront. will have no fear of the dangerous passages which, in exercising his exalted functions. he may Do called upon to traverse.