The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-07

The commencement of a phase
OF a more dynamic" conception
OF the role OF the constitutional
monarchy in empire and domestic
affairs.
Greater Personal Prestige
A sudden, enormous augments-
ton OF the personal prestige and
popularity of the king and queen
throughout the empire and in Eng
land as well.
A remarkable increase in the
personal self confidence OF the
king. who has hitherto been some
what shy in public contacts.
An emphatic revelation Of the
unity OF the British empire. which
under the statute of Westminster
of 1881 is linked judically only by
the common allegiance to the
crown.
Decentralization of Democratic
constitutional monarchy a form
of public appeal in which the totsli-
tartan powers hitherto excelled.
Queen Has Made Hit"
The great personal hit" made
by the queen, whose violet eyed.
fresh colored beauty and serene
charm have endeared her to mil
lions in Canada.
Anyone who previously believed
that the ties which linked Canada
with the British Empire had loos-
ened perceptibly must have been
disillusioncd by this journey. The
theory that the economic pull Of
the United States and Canadian
dissemination to be drawn into
European entanglements had begun
to wean the dominion away from
the British connection does not
seem to hold water, judging by the
unsimulated demonstrations Of
loyalty during the royal visit.
Henceforth. ! think the king will
assume more prominent part in
affairs than he has done at any
time during his two-year reign.
Ottawa Speech EpOchal
During this trip there were sew
eral outward indications of this
change, notably his Ottawa broad
cast speech to the empire, in which
so far as constitutional limits per-
init, he made the furthest incur
sion into international affairs of
any British monarch in living
memory.
Another straw in the wind WAS
the unprecedented reception by the
king and queen of working news
paper men and women at Ottawa.
I learned there is movement to
hold a similar reception in London
when the royal couple return,
something that has never before
been done.
To me one of the most notab BILE
and important results of the visit
is the perceptible, almost daily. in
crease in the kings self-eonfidence
in public appearances and in
speech. He had suffered from shy
ness and nervousness in his early
life, his health had been far from
good and he WAS afflicted with
stammering.
Made More Speeches
The rate at which he has over.
come his hsndicaps is little short
of amazing TO those who have fol.
lowed his career. He has made
more public speeches in Csnads
than during his entire reign. IL
each speech he has improved II
confidence of delivery. in resonanc,
and in tempo. In private CONVEX
sations with groups Of correspond
ents he has shown complete cas-,
of bearing and lack of hesitation
On this trip the king and queer
have smashed all precedents il
repeatedly walking without pre-
arrangement straight into dens
crowds where they were closet,
pressed by the general public. Tn
Scotland Yard men and "mounties
have been worried by those demon
strations but thus far there has no
been a single untowsrd incident.
At Melville Saturday night tn
king and queen were so Tight,
damned in the crowd that it wa
difficult for us TO see them q
times. In England have neve
witnessed such deseents into tn
crowd without prearrangement.
Fascist Powers Take Note
Aside from its undeniable wild
effects in the empire and Britain
the success OF the royal visit
bound TO be taken into considers
ton by the totslitarisn power
which regard Britain as their PC
tential enemy. cansds's demon
stration Of loyalty has tended I
indicate, as much as any singl
action in peaeetime could hsy,
that Canada would be with Eng
land in case OF conflict in Europ,
British statesmen who believe
enactment of the statute of West
minister in 1891 marked the begir
ming of the disintegrstion of tn
British Empire have been prove
false prophets SO far as Canals
the greatest dominion of all. is cor
eerned.