OUR DEMOCRATIC KING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16361, 5 November 1918, Page 3

OUR DEMOCRATIC KING.

+ The Toronto correspondent, of "The Times," in a despatch sent early in 1 September, said:— ~ The Canadian .-journalists, who ,havo returned to Canada, talk much of their visit to the King. Apparently all of them were impressed by his simplicity, sincerity, and unaft'octedness. They are grateful. too, for his praiso of Canada anrll't.he Canadian Army. ! The Montreal '.'Gazette" points out j that the American soldiers, who come into direct contact with the King, express in their .letters home amaswteient at his directness and democratic .simplicity. The ?, "Gazette"adds: The King lias met a large and tragic situation iii the spirit of adaptation! "It is said' of his august father that he had'a genius for mixing, ajid. that'liiS bonhomie did .more to make desired treaties thaii' alFthe diplomats of Europe. It was feared that ,Iving feorge, who took up his position; with a fine sense of responsibility, would perhaps not get as close-to , the hearts of his people as King Edward; but in the "bigness of the war, in tho needs it created, in the . awful issues .at stake, in the broadening effects of various contacts, in the immense racial unification accomplished in the cruciblo of unexampled circumstances, our beloved King has risen t-o the greatness of the moment, has made contact-with every interest, has won. the love and admiration of the Allies! and of tho whole world by his manlv but modest attitude. his quiet courage, which ' disdained boosting, but, above all, by his cordial welcome to every co-operating agency consecrated to the sunrcme purpose of liberating the world.