Evening star., 1936-12-09

voluminous report.
Simon First to Arrive.
The tall figure of Sir John Simon
home secretary. was the first to ap.
pear through the gloom for the cab
met session.
A few seconds later, Monckton fol.
lowed him into No. 10 Downing street
Monckton. after spending the night
at the royal lodge at Fort Belvedere
drove to London in Edwards private
automobile over the icy Ascot road ir
order to be on hand to protect his
masters interests.
Anthony Eden. foreign secretary;
Walter Runciman, president of the
Board of Trade, and Leslie Hore-
Belisha, minister of transport, arrived
at Baldwin's residence together just a
few minutes before the cabinet session
was called to order.
They were followed past the phalanX
of photographers and newspaper men
by Sir Samuel Hoare first lord of the
admiralty; Sir Kingsley Wood, min
lister of health; Ernest Brown. min
lister of labor, and Oliver Standley
minister of education.
Downing street was crowded. but the
watchers remained silent and undem-
onstrative as the sober-faced ministers
arrived.
With the climax of the crisis at hand
the people of London had abandoned
the rowdy scenes that marked last
week end.
Shortly after his arrival. Monckton
accompanied by Peacock, emerged
from No. 10 and sped away in an au-
tomobile.
Hoare Has CHEEKY Smile.
All of the ministers looked serious
and thoughtful except Hoare who
greeted the crowd with his usual CHEEKY
smile.
In quick succession came Sir
Thomas Inskip, minister for co-ordi-
nation of defense; the Marquis of
zetland, secretary of State for India
and Burma, and Walter Elliot, Secre-
tary of State for Scotland.
With Ramsay Macdonald, aging
lord president Of the Privy Council
came his son, Malcolm, secretary of
state for the dominions
Chancellor of the ExcheQuer Neville
Chamberlain had to step only through
the passage connecting his residence,
No. II, with the premier's.
William Ormsby-Gore secretary OF
state for the colonies, and W. S. Nor
rison. minister of agriculture, were
the next arrivals.
When the cabinet had been in session
As minutes. observers felt convinced
the prime minister had a great amount
of information to convey to the min
isters.
Some felt if the King had offered the
simple solution of giving up Mrs. Simp-
son the meeting would have broken up
quickly and the ministers would have
emerged with their faces wreathed in
smiles
Return From Buckingham.
Monckton and Peacock, who are the
highest officials of Edwards Duchy Of
Cornwall-his greatest source of
street shortly before noon, apparently
having completed an important mis-
sion.
1t was learned they had visited
Palace and conferred
with members of the Kings staff. lead
ing to the belief they were preparing
the staff for important changes in the
After the cabinet session had broken
up at the conclusion Of more than two
hours discussion. the grim-faced min
isters left No. 10 to prepare for the
Commons meeting.
Crowds were already gathering out
side the Commons and requests for
admission tickets swamped admins
trative officials.
Kent Remains at Belvedere.
The Duke of Kent remained over
night with his brother at Belvedere.
Soon ,fter Baldwin started his re-
turn to London, the Duke also drove
away, but a short time later he re-
turned, turning so sharply from the
narrow Ascot road into a side drive
way that he caught unawares the po-
liceman who was swinging his arms
and stomping his feet on the icy
roadway.
Three morning newspapers, the
Morning Post, the Daily Herald and
the News Chronicle, for the first time
since the crisis broke on the public,
did not comment editorially today.
Sees Crisis Past.
Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Express,
however, jubilantly proclaimed:
THE crisis has passed into history
and the King still is with U.s."
1t referred to Mrs. Simpsons state
ment declaring she would renounce
her love for the monarch If it would
save the situation.
The Express, which had been SYM
pathetic to the King, exulted:
Can we rejoice? Yes. we can re-
joice!"
mo question Of crown overriding
cabinet has ever arisen, nor have min
listers imposed surrender upon the
King on highly personal issue.
Certainly there was no disagree
ment that might have led to departure
Of either King or ministers.
"The deadlock has been broken by
the act of remuneration by the woman.
Let us say this for Mrs. Simpson.
"Her name has been thrown about
by gossips in some parts of the world
for a long time. and on our part for
long enough. BY her word, she an
swers the whole pack Of them"