George V., the First Imperialist King of England.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 24, 14 June 1911, Page 36

George V., the First Imperialist King of England.

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While he attaches less importance to I • •nia’ aide of royalty than h:» father to do, he t- adapting himself to the z.wrrn conditions of monarchy. He will conduct with elegance of manner a stately v art, exchange visit* -.-- • the importance of the moaarrhy a* the full-jewelled link of a world-wide em-lr.-:-.-.i I f ag ■ repelling eminent men, as the Georges were in the ha: it f doing, -e will welcome the co-operation of his ■ - - - - He ■ in rivalling his father as a diplomatist. :.. - : - . _• ‘ the crown. Apart from the influences ■: r.eredt'.y nd training, the king nas vealed indiridualitv and : -roe of eharHis recent visit t Alders t then parades and reviews rerr - . it . .' . ' ■ training I tr ps tn— I in det novation. His special bn • edge brought into use whenever the fleet is inspected. He converts a royal marine spectacle into an object-lesson of efficiency. He has his own ideas about royal fun ti ns. an i does not hesitate t adopt some of the - Emperor's methods : supervising : ■ fig ting serThe Popularity of the Crown. This study : ' : a.-ter . t:.-. tt - : ' Ktng • -: ■ wav for a survey of the political and social prospects : the reign. M nai by was discredited durins the era <•: t :e lr Georges and William IV : but luring t e last ■ ■■ _ - there his -■ a revival of its t- .ver and influence. and thr ughout the Empire there has been ■ ■ ■ : attachment t t • roval family. There is likefy to be a gradual expansion of loyalty w the crown during the new Georgian period. Thrt-serious r:-s .: : : .r in litieani atle t wrk as rea ii y with me Prime Minister as with an- . ther. The : rest nt King is 1 een s tevt-i t '-e’in-’ a Trv at heart, like ■- rge 111. A r ling : invent --■ ■■ ■. ■ -. • -when he was Prince of Wales. There are detailed aeunts : his vehement ndemnati n■ t the Radical Budget, and his emphatic - ' - ' t the ons These reports respecting his extreme conservatism are pr • sw lien fieri ns: ut it an- - - > 1 : . : • - ■- ■ ’ thusiastic .. Imirer i Mr -J -■ : h han - ■- ■ ■ - - 7 ...'7 . I erialisr. regards —177:7 _ z zhe r. is z-riween icther st- - - • ’ ■ - - - - -7 ' 7 k : t? fell ’7”7- I - 7 7.. - 7 ' 7 .7 cvded <ha- the Prime r ght ■• - - King Edthe rear n f h is ■: peers. Kng While the King, .is rhe thr-tie. .I ■ . .< - 7-77 _■ . • Tvry in private h< ise*. his George V. and His Empire. -7.-77 ■. .7 - ? - r d • - - -• drst >7 s ■7’ • 7 ■ ' lime 1 y. he ras best ki 7 . . 7. i 7- I imi-. rzant func"i->ns in neariv all tions i the empire. He now represent?. s n t r Brit is sovereign - .-s '. ■7- ' _ - - mbined 1 * 7 ' ■ 7 ' 7 - ' 7. < - 7 7 _ - ' ih- ' - 7 - 7- ----- ■ - - • _ - '■ ' 7

tae empire, he can hardly fail to become The King wrote a'l the important - - _ 7 'i' - _ - \ . 'j*ed to to.I over the revision of diplomatic de-pa: hes and other _ _ - I - - style of de- ... have st if George 111 had heW 7:r: n New York, is evidence f the _ ’ — . > ttes the stress g his reign, oi ■- - - ties, ai ' - 7 7 - 7- - 7 7. • - - - - - _ s the self-got -.•Ji3~.lvnee. When the ?•!■:«a ed tired fe for fort -

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The King s Social Leadership. When Edward VII. succeeded to the - - • - - < - IX tor an* and smart. pleasure loving Edvar i.an* q.i. kly disappeared. With hi* - ... ship as na t <■ rg \ . , • it hat . - - - a e was heir to the throne, has succeeded to this unique supremacy. The itn

:• r- e b.< i--r- . i- r. ke'y to decline during h:s re gn. when ,-.e :* a sin.-ere imperialist at t e head of an empire of commonwealths and der > King’s own taste are of less consevjuenoe than h * convictions. He may -. refer a quiet, domestic life, and deliver- ■ ■ fron : • artifi iality of a but let him be persuaded |that t e 1 nis of empire are pride tn the tarene and iti ent to the royal fam y. and » i’4 not negl< t an v means of stim ilat ing loyalty and affection. Tie trend toward pomp and cir umstan ■ i power is already appar nt. s evident t at the s wen ign has already : - .. 1 the importance of making Lnd n th« mst br lliant ipital in tit • .- : greatness f th< Brit s Empire. It is equally pla n t it he has accepted the _ ■ n t sustain ■ ■ reputation t stateliest * Eui -an rts; t jr and glitter t th* r Unary - ronat n as th. 4 nsecra- : - n of the sovereign to the service of the Empire. . - - - ent § Ed I VTI Lid not need. s. unrivalled were his own know- . * and is res irces t influer. -: 3 •uz :here w ere coniident'.al advisers nth ns ted 1 >- *«.met‘ir.es e:v.:x .ved in comp ex and g t Lord Esher—not a dog t nt like Stockmar sed mischief luring : e earlier years of Queen V.ctoria s reign. t a saga - i ft rid \ersa:;le mind an.i onc.barory temper stitui - - - - r* into as there were in the Pt« a’’ v. a* t' me <zoes o n cert am i.. •/ whi a have been prominent s and s ■ - - ety 1 - when tne period of mourning is -ver. and :'.i- K ng and Queen accept mvitat.ons t • t ountrs-houses, some names which - geni fi. .x II ‘be invited when the royal preferences are known. - -

to the older order of nobility. <mart s<h uety and wealthy foreigners w .11 !*e lv** influential at court. There will be fewer journeys abr«*ad _• - - - \' ark*man the King has fe \ ri\ ils n : le -

an expert in deer stalking and in schooling from butts and over dogs. He has loved the breath of the moors, the excitement of .veil-ordered drives with ‘ < aters. and tl ratth f the guns His p i -■ nee at ra .rses •less erfiu t ry. but s res s a ? sor, nd his visits nt is< s sh t ngs. w be joyous periods of relaxation. Almost will be his t ing ruses the Solent and Is i for -s a s s eta ined a genu The King s Home Life. Enij i si is irt wit uedieval traditions and imperial glamour, an i at th entre fit then s - famlit\ f genuine Viet m (ualit; Queen Mary is as English as the king

h - iiself. <he is a devoted wife and mother, with womanly character of -ir.!.- fibre, and n.any aceompl-shjient.s. . . . - I' - . - l ’. l : able ambition tor playing a great part s also a trot - ■ for pure and wkoie.ome living. Vhe r.oal home, where children are traine.l for t ■ duties and privileges of exalted station, appeals to the hearts of loyal s ■ •. • i ■ it the Aorl-i. and helps to establish an enduring relation of pers >nal iffection and allegiance. M e j>otent than the fiatterie. of eourt ers and polit i. ians. o r the incense of smart -- ety. is this royal nest among the -tone English oaks where the noblest tradition of the Victorian reign is heri'hed. In the prime of middle life, the K.nj is not a romantic figure, like the girlish f 1837, t fascinate ■ n’s imag- - . \ r has he the harm of rpnotiring nations by his own natural bonhomie. He lack* the German Em;>eror's eclectic faculty tor alee>rbing information, and sloes not pose as a many-sided genius u * a mi—ion in world | Prosaic, industrious-, and high-minded. . las reserves of restrained force, moral principle, and enlightened patriotism. Modern in training, and open-minded from tvuits of travel. as : portuni ties f O r s ipr« nely useful work. His “onservatism might be a source of danger if he were impulsive and self-willed: but he has sobriety of judgment, ant there is a safeguard in his flexibility—- . prime virtue of constitutional ru.ers. y which they adapt themselves to po- ■ ■ situations and to the exigencies The mother of dull, obstinate George 111. used to din into his ears t le shri I exhortation: ■■ George, be a king!" Queen Alexandra did not repeat that parrot erv during the opening months ot the new reign. Her son may not - -• stined to become a commanding person.i -v in European diplomacy: but ne can never be less than a king—a truly progressive monarch, sobered by the responsibilities of power, and inspired by the tjjjj t - ion to render personal service to the "British Empire.