London, Nov. 12.
'The Queen's broadcast' fo British women all over the world came Through very clearly but some of us thought that she seemed rather over-ome by the pathos of the situation. But it must be a terrible business for any woman in her position broadcast on such an occasion.
Certainly there is nothing tachrymore in Her Majesty's manner when paying her daily visits to work centres, child centres, cle, 'There was a charming picture a day or two ago of the Queen' among evacuated children at a seltloment in. Sussex. One child was giving her doll a bath and the Queen told her to be sure to. wash behind the cars. Another child svked the Queen to make her justice to Signor Mussolini and the Ualian people no one has ever accused them of wishing to go to war for the beautiful eyes of Hitler.
After all, a monarchy is a comfortable form of government which introduces @ point of stability amid the passions of the politicians. who cither have to adjust their quarrels fof take the extreme step of throw-Ing out the monarch as well as their rivals, which they usually hesitate to do. So then the monarch, if he has any gumption, ts able to i tervene on. behalf of the too. frequently ignored and oppressed. popu-Thee. Louis XVI, one may remember, test his throne and head, not because the throne was unpopular, bhut because he failed to come to the people's ald against the nobles. into the Irish Republican cause and was aelually working with the Sinn Fein while her brother, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was trying to suppress them. Tyranny, as she saw it in any form, made her sce red and at the age of 91 she was de-ouncing Hitler and all his works from a platform in Hyde Park, But one must not forget her fine social work. She opened the first welfare centre for children in Nine Elms and afterwards gave it to the Battersea Council; and she also ran vb, "In" Dublin, after the War, sh Sounded the Irish Workers' College. Although 'a supporter of Mr. De Valera she was" well-known and nothing but respect could be felt for liber in spite of her violent and intractable' views.
Pictures of her in old age present 8 formidable physiognomy with long hose and thin lips, but kindly twink Ting eyes: Nature produces some strange characters when in the mood, none stranger than Charlotte Des-ard.
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