THE NEW KING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 295, 14 December 1936, Page 7

THE NEW KING

FOLLOWING IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS COMMENT IN AMERICA [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received Dec. 13, 10.5 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The New York Times, in a leader, says: "Choosing to be known as another George, the King seems to wish to give the Empire an understanding that in spirit and aims of conduct he intends to follow in the footsteps ot George V. Something of that sort is plainly demanded following the shock of abdication. The British people do not want a roi faineant but want one who abides strictly by constitutional limitations. Such a King, it may be said hopefully, George VI promises to be.” The New York Herald-Tribune, in 'a leader, says: "One day it seemed as if the stability and conservativeness of the British Empire was the one hope of Europe and the next it seemed as if the love affairs of the English monarch and an American-born woman was the controlling factor that might break the western civilisation. Trust must plainly lie somewhere between these extremes. The Empire, shaken and distraught, goes forward. Love vanishes temporarily at least into the mists of the Channel but the lesson remains.” The Associated Press Los Angeles’ correspondent says that Mrs. William Hood, former Mary Jessup, now the wife of a mathematics professor here and whose maternal aunt is the Countess of Strathmore and the Queen her cousin, with whom she spent much of her girlhood, said: "Poor Elizabeth’ We wish her all the luck in the world, for she will find the position a most difficult and demanding one.” AMERICAN GOOD WISHES MESSAGE FROM ROOSEVELT Received Dec. 13, 10.5 p.m. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Mr. Roosevelt, in a message to King George on behalf of the people and Government of the United States, extends to His Majesty sincere good wishes for a long and happy reign. RESIDENCE IN AMERICA EXTREMELY UNLIKELY Received Dec. 13, 10.30 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The British Consul-General, Mr. Campbell, commenting that he had heard various reports that the Duke of Windsor had planned residence either in Baltimore or nearby Virginia, said: "I doubt it very much. In fact, I would say that it is extremely unlikely that he will come here at least for some time. I am just as much in the dark as the rest of the world as to his destination. I am wondering too.” RECEPTION IN AMERICA CROWDS OF LISTENERS PEOPLE DEEPLY AFFECTED NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Throughout the principal centres of the country, business houses installed radios and gave their employees time off Io listen to Edward’s address. There was a remarkable sight at the New York Times office, where probably a thousand editorial employees crowded around a specially installed loud-speaker which conveyed the words with great clarity. There was a similar scene at. the Australian office, where several hundred members of the British colony were invited to listen. The Associated Press says: "Everyone was greatly affected. Popular comment is a unanimous, if simple, but straightforward expression of the honest Teellng that Edward is a ‘heman’ of undoubted chaYacier and firm purpose, who is likely to continue in the high esteem not only of his countrymen, but throughout the world. UN PRECEDENTED INTEREST Received Dec. 13, 6.10 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. American broadcasting authorities went far back to the beginning of their record books to find an event in radio to compare with the drama and public interest in ex-King Edward’s talk, which was termed by his audience as unprecedented. The speech was broadcast by at least 300 stations in the United States and every transmitter in Canada’s transcontinental hook-up. The cable and wireless companies reported the busiest day since the Armistice in 1918. The Mayor of New York, Mr. la Guardia, and the park department officials interrupted the ceremony of formally opening the bridge highway to listen to Edward’s broadcast. The Mayor applauded at the end and exclaimed, "It was a beautiful speech.” , Edward’s address will be repeated through gramophone records from the radio stations to-night and to- ; morrow for the benefit of those who ; failed to hear. ' Delegates to the first national conI ference on educational broadcasting r halted the r programme to listen to i ex-King Edward. Comments on the speech included: "Gentlemen of the Empire,” and "England poorer without him.” Also another case of ancient and modern,” "Youth against age,” and "the beginning of the end of the old order.” Several ex-British subjects admitted to American citizenship renounced their allegiance to King Edward, since up till the present the United States has not received formal notification of lhe abdication.