Evening star., 1936-12-04
KINGS CASE ST|RS
PAPERS IN LONDON
Times Says Marriage to
Mrs. Simpson Would Scan
daIize Nation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 4-King Ed
ward and Mrs. Wallis Simpson were
subjects Of universal editorial comment
in London newspapers today.
Marriage between the ruler and Mrs.
Simpson would scandalize Q very
large proportion of the nation and en-
pire, and therefore do infinite harm
to the whole institution OF British
monarchy" declared the conservative
Times.
The newspaper based its statement
on the fact "the lady in question al
ready has two former husbands liv.
ing"
THE King Is free to choose" said
the Express, adding: "You must be-
lieve that he will choose wisely. The
King, through war and peace, strike
and stress, has borne his part in the
eyes of all men as q son Of kings
should do, and since he took the cloak
of kingship he has deepened the chan
nels of our emotions toward him"
There is a way out" suggested the
liberal News Chronicle.
King Edward should agree to marry
Mrs. Simpson in his capacity as Duke
Of Cornwall or Lancaster. rather than
make her Queen Of England: at the
same time he should acquiesce to an
act Of exclusion. passed by Parliament,
debarring from succession to the
throne any heirs Of his marriage"
Lack Of Conflict Seen.
Lessening of the crisis was indicated
by the Manchester Guardian, often
described as the most influential pro-
vincial newspaper. It said:
prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's
assurance in the House Of Common.
that there was no constitutional din.
Guilty may legitimately be read as the
present confirmation Of the hope al
of us have been cherishing-that nc
direct conflict between the wishes ol
the King and the advice Of his minis
ters would arise"
Direct opposition to royal criticism
was expressed by the Daily Mail
which asserted the country resent!
the one-sided attacks which havl
been made by censorious critics WHIT
have shown an utter want Of human
understanding. respect and pity"
"Abdication is out of the question,
, the Mail stated.
The Telegraph declared: 1T mat
ters in the highest degree, matter,
radically. matters constitutionally tina
the first lady In the land shall b,
untouched by such rumors and re-
ports as Of late have been in genera
circulation throughout the world"
The News Chronicle carried {
stream of developing comment in it
letters to the editor" column. Man!
Of the writer's argued the King snoult
marry the woman Of his choice"
New blood is needed in the English
royal family, one letter asserted, add
ing. why not an American to fur
nish it?"
America British Ally.
The same writer declared the Unitet
States. as a democracy, is natural,
an ally of England's since we hav
dropped the japanese and put then
in the arms of Germany"
! The Herald, a Laborite organ, de-
| clared the sole dispute concerned con-
stitutional questions and had nothini
to do with the Kings apparent wish
to marry a commoner.
In the Labor party marriage will
a commoner, il that were the issue
would give much democratic satisfac'
tion." the Herald said.
But that is not the issue. And o.
all parties, Labor must be the mos
sensitive to constitutional implication
of the dispute where the outcome ha
public consequences between the KIM
and the government which the peopl,
have freely chosen to represent it."
The Sussex Daily News, referring u
the crisis, declared 1T smacks NOR
of the Balkans than Shakespeare
England"
THE unhappy situation turns on th'
Kings friendship with an attractive
American lady Of ~, who has beer
twice married already.
Her family claims connection will
q Norman house that came over will
William the Conqueror. but her moth
er at one time kept q Baltimore lodg
ing house"