THE PRINCE’S FUTURE

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 276, 26 October 1925, Page 7

THE PRINCE’S FUTURE

NATION’S ANXIETY. AGE OF SERIOUSNESS REACHED. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received October 26, 10.30 a.m. LONDON. Oct. 25. “It would he idle to hide the nation’s increasing anxiety regarding the Prince of Wales’s future, involving also the nation’s future and well-being,” says Mr Gardiner, writing in the Daily News. ‘‘The Nation desires th 6 Prince to fill worthily, as his father has done, tho greatest position the world has to offer, and therefore it is narrowly scrutinising the promise of tho Prince’s development. ‘‘The Prince has now passed the age of a Prince Charming and has reached the age of seriousness and responsibility. Nature lias equipped him almost too abundantly with the qualities for democratic kingship—an attractive presence and address, high spirits, a ready smile, a boyish impulsive manner, indifference to the niceties of formal etiquette, and courage amounting to bravado.

“His intellectual gifts aro not remarkable, but aro sufficient to have loft a pleasant impression and an atmosphere of goodwill during his tours throughout tho world. Behind these grounds for satisfaction there is a widespread and growing doubt whether the oilier qualities also essential to a high position are being equally zealously cultivated.' Tho lack of seriousness. excusable in a healthy youth, is disquieting in a mature mail. This view does not imply disapproval of the Prince’s love of sport and innocent amusement, and a companionable temper, but it means that the public would bo relieved to read less about the jazz drum and banjo sido of the Prince’s life and also that it is not desirous of seeing photographs of the Prince disporting himself as a girl in theatricals aboard tho warship Repulse. “Tho public would welcome some evidence that the Prince is more deeply concerned in serious interests, and that his friendliness was combined with a triflo more discrimination in the selectoin of his particular friends. The Prince’s future is of national, even world wide, concern. As a man, in his genuine kindliness of heart lie must wish to repay the nation’s affection and goodwill. He can repay it by emulating his parent’s admirable example in taking up some task reflecting interest in the weightier matters of the national life in preparation for his future responsibilities. Filially, the nation would bo relieved to find the Prince settled in life.”—Sydney Sun cable.