What King Edward Told France in 1905
‘ ‘HOLD YOUR GROUND. ’ ’ COMPLETE POLICY IN TWENTY WORDS. Australian Press Association. PARIS, Sept. 10.
The Matin reviewing Lord Lansdowne’s Memoirs, recalls an occasion when King Edward called the exKaiser a “spitfire.” The reviewer refers to a letter in Lord Lansdowne’s book, in which the writer says: “As far as I can remember King Edward never made a single important suggestion concerning bag political questions. ’ ’ The Matin then cites a story of a time of diplomatic tension over the Tangier affair as told by the French statesman, Delcasse: “In 1905 King Edward travelled across France, where he met President Loubet. Edward remarked, ‘Don’t bo over-anxious. My spitfire nephew is above all a coward. Moreover, you are in there. Hold your ground.’ ” The Matin adds: “Edward thus outlined in twenty words a complete policy of great importance.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7013, 12 September 1929, Page 7
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