Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

the idea that British manufacturers
have far too much of a takeit or
leave-it attitude in the foreign field
and he publicly went after them
about it.
Having rehoused his own tenants
on the Duchy of Cornwall estates
whence ha derives his millionaire's in
come-he went along to the 1885
architect5 annual dinner and aston
ished 1000 architects by telling them
that they ought to get together with
the building trades operatives and
work out q method for the applica-
ton of production principles to
small-house building, SO that the
poorer people could obtain homes
much more cheaply than they had
been getting them.
Puts Shoulder to Wheel.
At time when British trade was
all shot to pieces and the politicos
were in much the same plight, an old
friend called on the Prince at st.
James's Palace. The Prince came
briskly in. sat his visitor down and
opened the conversational ball thus:
We'll, H.. a hell of a state this blank
country's in!" 1t was, in fact, an
accurate description of the state of
England at that time
But the Prince was doing something
about it, The business leader group
organizing a British trade exhibition
in Buenos Aires thought it would be
a good publicity boost if the Prince
would become patron. They sent one
Of their number to make the request
The Prince asked: us 1t likely to help
business and employment here at
home if l do this?" His visitor re-
piled that the effect would be con-
siderable. and he gave the Prince a
lecture Oh Anglo Argentine trade.
Impressed, the prince sat thoughtful
for a minute. Then: Look here, "
said he, eff I went out and opened
this exhibition, would the effect be
bigger-would it really bring in orders
and stir up trade? No nonsense, now:
tell me candidly."
The expert said that the stimulus
would be strong. Wales sent for Priv
ate Secretary Sir Godfrey Thomas
and together they went over the en-
gagement book. A wholesale cancel
ing of engagements. public and private
The prince stood up: Tell your
people I'll 60 over and open the ex-
hibition."
A prince can do this. Such i'm
pulses even add to his popularity. A
king wanting to get something done
by personal action or exhortation
would find thousand difficulties and
snags in his path. This is only one
angle of the transition from prince
to king, but highly suggestive one.
Future Was Speculation.
It was not taken for granted that
the youngster who donned Guards
service uniform and at the age of 10
went off to the war in France would
necessarily turn out we'll. He was q
speculation. He might develop ar
rogance, or yellow streak, or go lazy,
bad or fat. Thanks largely, however,
to the wisdom of his parents in laying
down the lines of his training and
education, and in choosing his
teachers and his sports tutor, the
speculation turned out better than
any one had hoped. ...
Back of him lay character-form-
ing boyhood. He learned discipline
in a naval college (where they called
him "Sardine'), and once took black
eye in dormitory fight to settle an
argument. He had mixed with men
during spell of service with the fleet
at sea.
He was in his third year at oxford
where in the intervals of beagling,
hunting, boating and drilling as q
private in the officers training corps,
he concentrated on history and mod
ern languages, but caused the presi-
dent of Magdalen College to report Of
him: "Bookish he will never be-"
Kitchener refused to allow him to go
with his regiment to France in Sep
TENDER, thereby provoking in the
privacy of that war office room the
celebrated outburst which the great
war minister subsequently reported to
Premier Asquith: What does it mat
ter if I am killed? have three
brothers!"
He got to the front before the war
had been on two months. He had
some close shaves. He saw the CAM