The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1936, Page 8

King Geo STUTTER- TONGUED BERTIE’ NEVER HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING, New 40-Year-Old Monarch Had Same Training as His Elder Brother WAS BORN AT YORK COTTAGE Second Son of George V Has Wide Friendship Among Labor Circles New York, Dec, 10—(?)—As Brit- @in’s new monarch, the stutter- tongued Duke of York—called “Bertie” in royal family circles—still will play eecond fidde at least in one respect to! this glamorous eder brother. Inevitably, it is safe to predict, the ‘world’s headlines will follow Edward. ‘His life-long flair for the spectacu- Jer precudes any possibility of his fading into the semi-otscurity that engulfed the log-chopping ex-Kaiser ‘Wilhelm in his hermitage at Doorn, the now rarely-mentioned ex-King Alfonso of Spain, and other sovereigns ‘whdse crowns have been swept away ‘by the less-romantic forces of war or fevolution. Always, Edward has made news. Never Inspires Headlines By contrast, the tall, sober-faced “Bertie”—true to his backstage char- acter as a second \son—never has Feally inspired a headline either by ection, speech or personality. Sparkling anecdotes about “Bertic” @re rare. He just doesn’t sparkle. Perhaps the best is the story of “Bertie” as a small boy lunching with King Edward VII and other members ‘of the royal family. During the meal, “Bertie” stammeringly attempted to attract his grandfather's attention; but King Edward, busily talking, chided him for interrupting: “Don't talk, lad, until we've finished duncheon.” Obediently, “Bertie” lapsed into st- fence. Luncheon ended, the king said: “Now then what is it you wanted to bay to me?” “Bertie* gulped. “It d-doesn’t mat- ter now, grand-papa,” he said gloom- ily. “I was only g-going to tell you there was @ c-c-caterpillar in your salad, but you've eaten it n-now.” ‘Bertie’ Is Prosaic Just as everything Edward touched glowed Midas-like with glamor, so in reverse ratio “Bertie” seemed doomed to the prosaic. While Edward roved the world—to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, In- Gia, Japan, Africa South America and the United States—on a series of 10 “empire-welding” journeys that took him over more than 200,000 miles, | brother “Bertie” remained at home. The Duke of York, second son of ' George V, became heir-presumptive ‘ to Britain’s historic throne when his father died on Jan. 20, 1936, and his THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936 A quiet lad without much to say unless an emergency arose— rge VI Still they played cricket with the children of the staff of the royal household at Windsor. They were coached in golf at Balmoral in Scotland and in both if | England ahd Scotland the keepers, jeeeunees and ghillies of the royal estates tried to make the “young mas- ters” as keen hunters and fishermen as their father, a goal, however, which | neither attained for King George was ‘one of the best shots in the United i Kingdom, | Veen York was 14 he was sent tc ' the naval training school which, from 1903 to 1921, was maintained on the old royal estate of Osborne, Isle of Wight. For five years he studied naval lore, went on several training cruises and developed into something of a long distance runner and tennis player. | Service on Two Fronts Me went to sea in earnest when the World war started. His service was interrupted in September, 1914, by an operation for appendicitis, but he rejoined the fleet in February, 1915 He was aboard the battleship Collin, wood in the battle of Jutland on May 31, 1916, and won mention in dis- patches for coolness under fire, Later he was a turret officer on the battle- ship Malaya but was forced ashore by gastric disorders. He underwent a major abdominal operation in Sep- tember, 1916, and was seriously ill for several months, | Late in 1917 he was fit again and was transferred to the naval branch of the royal air force. He qualified as a pilot and in October, 1918, was on the western front. He continued that was Naval Cadet. Prince Albert. in naval aviation after the armistice and attained the rank of squadron commander in 1920. His first official assignment as @ son of the king, was to accompany Albert, king of the Belgians, on that monarch’s_ triumphal re-entry of Brussels after the power of Germany broke in 1918. Up to 1927 his public appearances were times of mental torture because of an affliction of stuttering. In those years he generally referred to George V as “his majesty” or “my father” In order to avoid saying “the k-k-k-ing.” His fault of speech was the back- bachelor elder brother became Edward VIII. Up to that time the duke, a shy, home-loving but carnest prince, had been the most retiring of the scions of the royal house, known chiefly for his interest in welfare work and for his frank efforts to be friends with labor leaders. But he stepped into the world spotlight quietly and effectively, showing himself immensely serious about everything he undertook and eager to please. Eighteen months younger than Ed- ward VIII, Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York, Earl of Inver- ness and Baron Killarney, admiral of the royal navy, a general in the royal army and chief marshal of the air corps, is addressed as “Beriie” by his intimates. Schocled With Brother He was vorn ai xork cottage on the grounds of Sandringham House, Dec. 14, 1895, and his childhood was spent chiefly there or at Marlborough House in London. His father and Edward VII determined to train the boy along the same lines as and, as much as possible, alongside of, the Prince of Wales. The boys were taught French, sing- ing, dancing and riding. They were instructed by the same tutors ahd drilled in the school of the soldier by the same army sergeants. They learned to swim and played squash rackets, football and cricket. Squash was always a favorite and on the long cruises of their later youth they car- ried along an old court which they had rigged on the deck of whatever ship happened to be transporting them. At Sandringham they played foot- ball with the boys of the village, and vpenea une Wemoley Exposition ut 1925 in London. He stood before a microphone but the electricians had trouble with the battery of loud- speakers and his voice carried only @ few feet. Turning to a friend he said, just as the current came on and a gargantuan voice boomed: “The d-d-damned thing d-d-doesn’t w-w-work!” He was rebellious, when informed that he had been selected to Australia in 1927 and dedicate the parliament buildings in Canberra, new capital of the dominion. Finding his arguments against the assignment vain, he set himself to curing his stut- tering. For several hours a day over many months he drilled under a speech specialist. When he reached Australia his audiences there and the public at home learned that his effort had succeeded. On this 1927 trip the duke took par- ticular pains to make friends with la- bor leaders, notably J. T, Lang; who later became prime minister of New South Wales, and H. E. Holland, a New Zealand trades unionist. This was in line with earlier interest in 11 bor problems. He made frequent in- sSpections of factories and of workers’ STANDARD RED CROWN GIVES “Sorry, ma'am, but f'aint — any fault of our'n. This is © the third time tonight that Red Crown has got us there before the fire even starts.” isnot that fast. But it does start an engine ‘im good condition in one second. And it (gives even speedier warm-up than last year’s Red Crown which gave 35% faster ‘warm-up at sero. That micans it gets you ground of a classic episode when he| P™! King George VI in boyhood at York Cottage, where he and Ed- ward VIII received identical training. living conditions, learned to pour casts. in a foundry and operate a linotype, and earned the sobriquet of “the labor ince.” He helped found and for years was president of the Industrial Welfare society. Also he established a sum- mer camp in Kent to which he in- vited sons of workers and aristocrats alike. In 1923, on a cold January morning in the woods of Hertfordshire, he asked Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon to marry him. Announcement of their. bethothal revived the legend that to| Dukes of York always married for love, rather than reasons of state, The wedding took place on April 26, 1923. They have two daughters, Princess Elizabeth, born April 21, 1926, and who, by the death of her grandfather, became second in the line of succes- sion, and Princess Margaret Rose, born Aug. 21, 1930. , The title of Duke of York dates from 1385 when Richard II conferred it upon his brother Edmund as a re- ward for a campaign against the Scots. Similarly Prince Albert re- ceived it in 1920 from his father, along with his other titles, and most of the ‘accompanying citations referred to the son's World war service. Five of the duke’s predecessors suc- ceeded to the British throne—Edward IV (1461-83), Henry VIII (1509-47), Charles I (1625-49), James II (1685- 88) and George V (1910-36). The title was hereditary from 1385 until Edward IV became the first king of the House of York. It then be- came a gift of the crown and since has been conferred by sovereigns upon younger sons. Several times the dukedom has lapsed, there being no award of the title within the entire 16th century. It was revived in 1605 by James I for his son Charles Stuart who held it as a sickly lad for seven years until, after the death of his elder brother, Henry, he was made Prince of Wales. There were six other lapses ranging from 65 years between 1827 and 1892 to 19 years from 1901 to 1920. No Vote In Parliament Both these latter periods had to do with George V. He was given the title in 1892 by his grandmother, Queen Victoria, shortly after the death of his elder brother made him heir to the crown, Prince George relin- quished it and the earldom of Inver- ness when Edward VII, following the privilege of sovereigns, made him Prince of Wales, a position which 1s reserved for sons of a sovereign. The accession of Edward VIII as a bache- lor king, thus created a lapse in that latter title. from the Canadian side at Niagara Falls. Besides the seamanship which he acquired on that voyage he learned &@ salutary lesson in noblesse oblige. It had to do with his fondness for tennis, All through the voyage, at every opportunity to get ashore, the royal lpman took his racquets along and got in a few sets. At Halifax there was an official reception for the of- ficers of the fleet, The youthful prince “dueked it” and played tennis instead. Word of this went back to Bucking- ham palace and there came a sizzling cable from King George that was as blunt as any ireful father ever sent to @ blundering son. If Albert ever ‘again broke an official engagement for the sake of play, the fact escaped Public notice. War service was followed by a short interlude at Trinity college, Cam- bridge. He took “special courses” in history, economics and civics, riding to and from lectures on ® motorcycle. But he often was absent from the university for days at a time repre- senting his father at royal weddings, christenings or funerals on the cont:- ; nent, or appearing at official affaire ; in London. Romance and Courtship Days His elevation to the peerage and ! installation as a member of the house ; of lords in 1920 was a milestone which | marked him as a prize matrimonial prospect. Rumors of romances began , to circulate but it was notable that | British girls were the subjects of .vir- tually all of these. Among those | whose names cropped up most fre- quently were Lady Mary Ashley, Olive Campbell, the Hon. Mary Fox-Strang- ways, Lady Rachel Cavendish, Lady May Cambridge and, most pezsistently Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She was the daughter of the Earl of Strathmore whose seat, Glamis castle, Scotland, was made historic by Macbeth, an ancestor of the family. She had known the king’s son since she was 10 years old but friends said she made him propose three times be- fore she accepted him that January morning in Hertfordshire. Their wedding on April 26, 1923, was, brilliantly royal affair, attended by kings and queens, princes and prin- cesses, envoys and special ambassa- dors, and marked by showers of bridal gifts from all quarters of the giove. The Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, was best man and, reports hat it, paid most of his brother's wedding expenses. Like all younger sons of the king, the bridegroom was depend- ent, to all practical purposes, upon & grant of $125,000 a year from the na- tion, but the heir to throne was not thus financially limited. Neither did Lady Elizabeth bring her husband any rich dowry. They set up their household in # sooty London mansion on Picadilly at Hyde Park corner across from Buck- ingham palace, and were still living $ieee eihee ae recess eee ve. ‘Arduous’ Australian Jaunt ‘Their life thereafter was largely un- eventful. In 1924, after watching the White Sox and Giants play baseball in London, they went to East Africa on & hunting expedition, the duke being duly initiated into Neptune's realnt when the ship carried him across the equator for the first time. Their chief official activity was the 1927 jaunt to Australia, which British commenta- tors like to describe as “arduous,” On this voyage the duke visited Ja: miaca, passed through the Panama canal, stopped in the, Marquesas, drank kava in the Fiji Islands, swam in the velvety pools at Rotorua in New Zealand, saw the Waitomo “Glow= worm Cave,” one of the world’s won- Gers, drove a train pn the South Is- land of New Zealarid, spent a time ona sheep station in New South Wales, attended a corroboree in Queensland, hunted kangaroos in South Australia. He went to dances and went on picnics and did what he was supposed to do—opened the new parliament house at a ceremony at. which Dame Nellie Melba sang. On the return journey in the Aus- tralian bight, the Battleship Renown on which he was traveling was caught in a terrific hurricane and in the In- dian ocean, a thousand miles from land, fire broke out in a hold on the ship. In Mauritius on his arrival, a newspaper carried a famous mis- print: “The Colonel Secretary an- nounces that his Royal Highness can stand only three days in Mauritius.” It should have been “stay.” It was typical of the retired life which the duke and duchess lived, that not until 1931 did they make an official visit to Paris. They went to the French capital then for “British Week” at the French Colonial expo- sition. But whenever he can, the duke stays home. He enjoys the harp playing of his wife and likes to read detective stories. He is fond of movies, too, and can while away an hour or so knitting. Tournament Tennis and Golf But he is also an enthusiast for out- door sports. Like his elder brother he often rides to hounds or competes in point-to-point races. He also likes yatchs, His great forte is tennis and he is a bit more than just “good” at the game. He appeared in the 1926 Wim- bledon doubles with L. Greig as part- ner, going down before Gore and Bar- rett, a crack British pair, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. In 1928 he entered for the Eng- lish singles championship. He plays a better than average game of golf also, usually shooting in the 80s. His most publicized golf ef- fort was & match which he lost in 1924 to Frank Hodges, a miners’ union leader. He had a handicap of nine, which was two strokes better than King Edward's rating. Largest Trust Firm Ruled Rail ‘Empire’ nesday that the $3,000,000000. Van Sweringen rail and industrial empire was actively controlled for four and a half years by the nation’s largest trust company, William C. 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