The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-10

his back to the fireplace in /
pronounced these solemn
words:
'The peace Of the world
depends upon the friendly
association of the two great
English-speaking peoples! Only
United States and Great Britain,
working together and in perfect
harmony, can prevent the world
from drifting into helpless an
archy and barbarism. 1t is the
true mission of our two peoples
Ihave thought about it great
deal and I know of no other way
out"
He was viewing world that
had been upset and wrenched out
of joint by the war; world run
by dictators and politicians,
threatened by revolutions, and be-
wildered by the rumblings OF
mighty social upheavals and the
thunderings of future wars.
TT was world, too, that had yet
l. to digest it's machines. and it's
whole mechanical culture. Eu-
rope, England and most of the
Far East were struggling with the
bitter problem of over-popula-
ton, and with the breakdown of
old systems and civilizations.
Change, unrest, discomfort, re-
ligious decline, debt, trade rivalries,
unemployment, hunger, national
istic jealousies, war threats, fears,
misunderstanding, were every
where. Democracy was at it's low
est ebb in so years.
More friendly understanding is
all we need to iron out any little
difference of opinion between us"
he said to me. Fewer experts and
more human beings to settle our
difficulties. That's why travel and
intimate interchange Of ideas are
SO important. If we could only
play golf together we'd realize
how close and necessary we really
are to one another"
He realized this not only in
regard to the United States, but
to all countries. He had felt their
pulse and understood their moods.
Certainly no Prince has ever as
cended the throne with the breadth
of vision and the broad back
ground and the ineXhaustible fund
of human understanding that has
been won by this many-sided
and complex man of destiny.
Of course, no one can tell ex-
actly what sort of King he will
make. But it is certain that he
will be a vastly different King
from any that has ever sat on the
throne of England.
Certainly his heart is with the
common masses of England and
the world.
FITTINGS will be different
l. when I am King" he has
often said.
Recently when he was inspect
ing his London properties, ne
stopped to chat with an old woin-
an tenant.
"Why, sir, are you taking so
much trouble over us poor?" she
questioned. When you are King,
you'll be King of the rich people
only"
The then Prince shook his head.
you're mistaken" he answered.
eff ever I'm King I shall be King
of the poor. The rich won't need
me-"
AS future constitutional mon
arch he had been trained to keep
aloof from all politics. In a way,
the careful manner that George v,
and even Edward VII steered clear
of all party entanglements or in
reference has had much to do
with the popularity of the British
crown today. In period marked
by the Towering of democratic
system under a constitutional
monarchy, this aloofness was both
proper and necessary.
But it is 9 new and changing
world We are living in today. And
tomorrow's world will be different
from today's. AS Prince he gave
to his ancient position as heir to
the throne entirely new concep-
lions and boundaries. He dared
to be himself. He was not afraid
to take his inherent sympathy
and consideration for other hui
man beings into the highways
and byways of the world.
He has boldly stepped oft into
the ranks of the unemployed, the
poorly housed, the crippled eX-
service men, the sick and the de-
feated. His latest move was to
raise a great fund to help the
youth of Britain in the difficult
years between the time they leave
school and the time they find