Abdication by King Edward. has not yet become an inevitable consequence of the constitutional crisis arising out of His Majesty's desired marriage which the Cabinet will not condone. The position still remains quid, London, Dec. 3.
1 is believed that the pressure of the Cabinet and of public opinion as
don, following the leed. of the Provedly outspoken articles inthe Lon naw manifested In the unprceden
tmeial, Press, has already had its effeet on the King.
Majesty's altitude suggests that his original. sentiments are under-_ Koing a perceptible change to which tie advice of his family' is believed to be forcefully contributing. A coal-Ing process is. detected as being at and may assist in solving the Golicate issues involved. His Majesty, {ig understood, may marry whom ie likes, but, unless ko proceeds 10 obtain the approval. prescribed by tutional practice, neither his jor their issue can have any!
The unanimity of public and private opinion is most impressive and the persuasion already exercised by his Ministers may, therefore, speedily effective in obtaining a satisfactory response from the King. At the moment, it 1. thought that, though the possibility of His" Ma-Jesty abdicating has been mooted, such talk is premature, but cannot be missed as entirely unjustified, for! he issue between the King and the Cabinet has now crystallized and, short of a radical change in His Majesty's views, "may well become even more acute, The gravity of the recent devote ments is insurance in respect of the Coronation has been suspended at Lloyds
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