The Archive · 1929

FOREIGN TELEGRAMS KING STILL WEAK BUT) BRITISH FRIENDSHIP

IMPROVING WITH AMERICA

Abie to Sit at an Open Window Sir Austen Chamberlain on in the Sunshine New Proposals London, Feb. 21.

London, Feb. 23.

The "Lancet," commenting on th Sir Austen Chamberlain, spea'- King's progress, says that the im= ing at Torquay last night, said that than ed, should gather provement, which is not slower Great Britain and the United Star have many roots in common in their Mis Majesty progresses. past history and we live largely good deal of ground onder the same laws and speak the been gained since the "We have recently iched the South Coast."

Tt was elf have not been able ty weir House, Bognor, to-day ageeement, We have sea Xing had passed a scoad Jdiseussions not infrequently y through. ether Powers and not infrequent ent the id the Kings was able result, Yet nober spend many hours in. the morned and thinks it an ing and afternoon sitting at th na usual thing if a common solution opens Window. the difficulty of a problem eannst Tt is learned that the King walk-he reached, 'The measure of atten 44 round his bedroom yesterday tion which' has been given to what-with the aid of a stick and with 3 fever differences have existed be-arse at hie side, Mis Majesty tween the Usited States and our-sill and, despite selves is not really the intrinsic weather which his set iny ne of the questions at stake, but at is unlikely he will be moved 0 it is @ measure of desire which we of the house, have for friendship with a nation hich is most kin to our own, Tau ha, spel of confident it will be within our power: ast two. make proposals to the United hind a beneficial effect ates which will place our upon th King's progress. friendship on that firm footing which is not only in our interes: Feb. 23, fut I believe the interest of the:

Two doctors today visited the King at Craigweil House, Bognor. entirely different man from what he was a fortnight ago, raid one of them this morning. His Majesty now gets up, dresses soon after breakfast and spends most of the day sitting at an open window.

eats well) and has gained strength, ut he is not yet to be re-yarded as fully convalescent, Feb, 24, The King hae passed a quiet day. It is understood that the Honours ily issued at New Year vill Be published "atthe end of Feb. 27, Majesty is simply. wonder-fel 60 pared to what he was a ago." This tribute to the King's progress wax made by oficial of the Royal Houschol an interview at Bognor to-day. Renter, world at large Dealing with the achievements the Government, Sir Austen Chamberlain said nobody would deny" not only that world peace was note secure and that they were discussing their international difficulties in A newer and better spirit, but that they had turned over anew leat had closed the chapter of the Great War and the years that followed it, and had opened @ brighter War Net Yet Impossible ly years which followed ing of peace brought no} to nations, but the pé Lecame worse, azd it seemed a certain prediction that sooner oF later, perhaps not in his time but in that [of his children or grandchildren, conditions would again arise and the world would Lo flag once more into terrible struggle from which western civilization would never

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