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COMMENT BY GREAT LONDON JOURNALS

(Continued from Page:1)

The path of a King can never King the considerations which he be easy-east of all a King who and his colleagues feel should be bas reached middle-age without brought without delay to the point **That the the blessing of a happy marriage. of crucial decision. In an age which is often supposed King will choose aright we cannot to be more lax and tolerant than doubt, and by choosing aright we its predecessors there survives niean that he will determine upon more universally than ever before la course of action which will be the sense that the Kingship must consonant with his personal dign- be kept above public criticism. Itity and with the bonour, safety adds that even the King is en- and welfare of the crown, the king- titled to. his relaxations and the dom and the Dominions..

CHOOSING FOR EMPIRE companionship of friends.

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What he cannot and "The King will not choose for will not afford--and what the na-himse alone. He will be choos tion and empire cannot afford is ing for the Monarchy and that the influence of the great British Empire. For the crow,

London, To-day.. . MERLE OBERON in office he holds should be weakened it must not be forgotten, is not

Mr. W. S. Morrison made his if ever his private inclination the sole visible link of the am- JOEL

open conflict pire, and as none knows better first Commons speech as Minis- MCCREA were to come into

with his public duty and were than the King what the empireter of Agriculture yesterday in-

stands for or appreciates (tervening in the debate on jallowed to prevail.

deeply the ever-swell-private Member's motion on the In the present case there can be, more

volume of affection and livestock industry. Speaking no question of the mischief and ing danger which are about. The loyalty of its people, it can-of the Bill embodying the Gov- livestock policy wave of gossip and rumour from not be supposed that be will he-ernment's

august and shortly to be presented to Par- the Atlantic has spread in ever-sitate to put those widening circles and is no longer permanent interests before his per- liament, he disclosed that one which however feature of the proposals would restricted to a little circle with aonal feelings,

deeply they may concern his own be a world meat conference, American connections.

That it has not hitherto been happiness, are in

respect where producers would have subject to comment in the Eng-strictly private and not national the opportunity of examining the situation and taking steps lish press is simply due to com- or imperial" mon self-respect, inspired by the The Telegraph concludes: "It is among themselves to maintain -hope that an authoritative act or painful to write thas of one who, prices at reasonable levels - statement would enable them to during the short time he has been British Wireless Service. put an end to it once and for all. King. has never failed any duties! SERIOUS CHALLENGE of the Kingship or service to all) "Such an act or such a state-classes of his people. There is no ment is plainly necessary now, for one who does not wish him well otherwise the cumulative effect of That thought alone should strength- this campaign of scandal will be en him in the determination to serious challenge to the do nothing which will impair his Monarchy. The high office which dignity or harm the realm.” His Majesty holds is a

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In a Commons answer yesterday, who were secure because they The News Chronicle, in a lead-the Foreign Secretary said that were respected. One reason why ing article headed "The King's the Polish Foreign Minister, on it counts more to-day than at any Marriage," refers by name to an his recent visit to London, while time in history is that the con- American lady in the King's cir expressing himself as fully alive. stitutional growth of the empire de of friends, and states that it to the difficulties of the situation has lately placed upon it a far is believed that it is the King's in Palestine, referred to the large heavier burden of responsibility, desire to marry her in due course annual increase in the population and public opinion in the The leading article continues: of Poland and the problems by Dominions turas

Government instinctively "The issue raised is whether this which the Polish the crown 28

be nowadays to

a lady is a suitable person to were faced, as a result of the res- simple link with the mother coun-Queen of England, and whether rictions placed on immigration this matter is to be decided by the by those countries to which Polish "A second reason is that event King himself or by the Govern-nationals used formerly to emi. in the world outside have imposed ment, as the mouthpiece of public grate--British Wireless Service. jas never before upon the British opinion. It is for the King to

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rock amidst the seething tides of Hfe. It is for Parliament to say Communism and dictatorships. So who shall be Queen of this country it stood a year ago. Let us hope and to regulate the succession to (that so it will stand a year hence, the throne. If the King has the when the new reign has been hal-right to take his own decision on lowed by the Coronation. But the the first point, it is undisputable public need a definite reassurance that he must fall in with the ad-

BISHOP INTERVIEWED if the rock is not to be shaken.'" vice of his responsible Ministers

The Bishop of Bradford, after lon a constitutional issue such as reading the newspaper comments: Other Press

that involved in the second. We or his Diocesan address, inter- ***These believe that the people of the e-viewed by Reuter, said: Comments

pire will welcome a solution which people make a good deal more of will promote the King's personal the thing than they have any right happiness and welfare and not to do. There was only one phrase. jeopardise the dynastic succession that could be considered as a cri- and leave the prestige and traditicism of the King. What I re- The Morning Post, referring totion of the monarchy unimpaired."ferred to was that to all outward

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