London, Jan. 27.
King Edward VIE is. determined. apparently, to disregard many of the {traditional forms which have come to associated with the British monarchy and to establish his own precedents, observers said. to-day as. they Feviewed the first week of his Kings ship.
It was noted that King Edward had initiated "the following changes departures in the short time since his accession to the throne:
went from Sandringham to London tion, In the course of his speech: upport ug the Addresses, the Prime Minster mentioned that the new King would crowned with appropriate pomp and ceremony at Westminster Abbey cession, but vdvaerons the Sandringham, next year, He recalled that it was in Westminster Hall that the first Parliaments were held, Through the long cen-luries "until the proclamation of King Edward VII, the evolution of the Constitution had continued.
There had been changes manyfold the usage of Parliament, The great achievement of the last century, crile mating perhaps in the reign of King. George V, was the coming to terms of democracy and monarchy, and gystem_ unique in the world was volved which gave stability to the ince the days of King award VIE, who had. ordered' the custom after" being chagrined by his fateneas to" an-apmourning To a Hie rode by oF mingling with "passens dors instead of riding, vain, He' assented to the broadcasting of tne royal funeral service, for the frst UUme tu histor It was a system which most coun: tres to-day would give all they had to possess.
Spiritual Power Greater 'Than Ever "While the temporal power of the Crown had diminished, 'Mr. Baldwin declared, its spiritual power was for treater than ever. It was not only' a ink holding together the country, but the whole Empire of English: [speaking peoples was an indissoluble Unk holding' the minnd peoples of India, King George met the challenge the greatest and swiftest changes unflinchingly, and ho triumphed time when a slip of speech or action might have wrought irreparable Aamage.
King George, the Prime Minister proceeded, never considered his own ease and leisure, and the sure instinct his people gradually discerned that whatever " frailties imitations might be attached to the King, his sense of duty to the people amounted genius.
King George's power of influence for good was enhanced in a million ways by his companionship with the Queen.
Everyone felt " personal sympathy with the Queen far removed from the conventional grief.
conclusion, 'Mr. Baldwin said! that King Edward brought a personality richly endowed with experience public affairs. He had a wider Intimate knowledge of all classes not only in Britain, but throughout the Dominions and' India, than any of] his predecessors,
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