The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Observations
Duke of Windsors
Move Called Wise,
Courageous
By HELEN ESSARN
By HELEN EsSARY

By HELEN kSSAhA
The Duke Of Windsor shows Wis
oom and courage in mis- just-an
nounced resignation as governor
and commander in chief OF the Ba
hdmas
France is the immediate destlna-
ton OF the former King Edward
VII OF England and his American
wife. the former Wallis Warheid
simpson.
Excellent move Of the WindsorS
this. in France they will be closer
10 England and TO the throne Cf
the British Isles than they nov are
m Nassau capital OF the ir.fiing
Bahamas.
Nassau and the Bahamas are
horrible spots out OF season ]
don't know how the Windsors have
stood their post there for tive Dire
AIRY. humid years.
In season when there Is no war.
on. the Bahamas NassaV especial.
Is. are froliCsome and lush with
American money and best dressed
American personalities.
Between seasons, which means
most OF the year the Bahamas are
thick with heat and boredom, and
the intrigue that boredom always
finally fosters.
Il Was III Nassau midsummer or
two ago. when the crown was vain
~ and half-heartedly trying 10 find
out who killed Sir Harry Cakes
Then. even with the stir OF the
cautiously-Conducted murder trial
To whip up the tropical static the
place was one OF exile
] grieved d little that King
OF England though he had stepped
down from his throne and its re
sUonsibilities should have been
punished BY such Punishment
Except for the half dozen mem
beTs Of his own governmental
household. there were no associates
then for Windsor and his duchess
other Than 4 few -stihly SEARCHED
British proyincials. The rest of the
population of Nassau was compos-
ed OF natives, in extraordinary pro
portion TO the whites. and remit
lance men and women OF some sort
or other Fabulous remittance
men and women out OF Somerset
Vaughan or Rudyard Kipling
They were waiting for the checks
from relations who were willing 10
pay TO keep them out of sight. Many
OF the natives were highly -educat-
ed and influential
The governorship OF the BAHIA
mas was an undignifed role for the
former ruler OF the British empire.
With his duchess, Edward did the
4 best he could to keep alive and
sane at the same time TO do his bit
for the island and the empire
Whenever the Windsors came 10
Washington they were eager to
meet L 5. officials who might help
the Bahamas. One OF the few inyl-
tstions they accepted on one trip
here was TO talk with a very small
tea-time group l arranged. In the
group were cabinet members and
their wives. several tip-tops of tip.
top government agencies, several
Heading members OF Congress and
important and useful newspaper
people
II was a pleasant afternoon More
than pleasant IL was charged
, with the sharp interest OF the Duke
in the United States officials and
the sharp interest OF the United
States officials and their ladies in
ha IT ha nm
was and in the famous charm OF his
alert wife
One OF the journalistic guests
who had come down from New
York TO meet II r. r. asked Wind
sor II he would be interested in a
job as a war cores pondent The
Duke Immediately was enormously
interested He would find it fasci-
mating work 10 go abroad as a syn
dictate representative
Give him something hard and
unaccustomed TO get his teeth INTO
But he didn't know Of course
whether it could be arranged from
his point Of view. Would the Brit.
ish government permit him 10 do
such well such a-sudden thing
He would think the offer over and
confer with the syndicate manager
in New York within the week.
The New York conference took
place. But the foreign reporting
job was reluctantly declined The
Duke sadly said. IT would not be
possible"
hope this plan OF the Windsors
to 20 10 France is not merely the
first heraldings OF the return of
the Riviera set 70 IT'S old pre.war
haunts. should like 70 see 'hs
former king do something worthy
OF his abilities