EDWARD THE PEACEMAKER.

West Coast Times, 11 June 1912, Page 3

EDWARD THE PEACEMAKER.

FRIENDSHIP WITH; MR. JOHN BURNS. iPEtt PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, June 0. Sir Kidney Lee, in his memoir of tho late King Edward in the ” Dictionarv of National Biography,” says that his late Majesty was more interested in men than in measures. The inclusion of a Labour member in the CV hi not was not uncongenial to his Majesty, who was soon on cordial terms with Mr. John Burns, who interested him. King Edward had failed to persuade Ministers to deal with the housing question, beyond which few other domestic- problems interested him. Prince Bismarck's attitude towards tho Royal Family naturally affected King Edward’s toolings towards Germane.

King Edward’s grace of manner had helped to create a, temper favourable 1 e the ]' reueli entente; otherwise lie was entitled to no direct responsibility lor its initiation or couc.iisien.

THE MEMOIR, DENOUNCED,

LONDON, Juno 10.

i lie “London Telegrap,; ’ denounces S:r Sydney .i.cc’s fdcnioir for its gan-clif-rinc. '1 ho papi v i-cscnts, partieularai!y the portion dealing with King Edward’s notion in Home Politics, and objects to t!ie. painful am! unnecessary rc\ elation concerning living statesmen.