The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1946 LONG LIVE THE KING !
IN a world of crumbling empires and tottering thrones, the solidarity of the British Commonwealth stands out in stark relief. There is something unutterably tangible and permanent in the Empire which has caused many a wondering foreigner to remark that imperialism as personified by the Royal House is itself sunk in the very core of the democracy which has defied the breakers of circumstances for so long. World War 11. has served once again to cement the ties of racial unity. It was possible during the past momentous weekend in the London Victory March to see warriors of a hundred different races doing homage to one king—the head of a democratic federation of nations which alone has stemmed the tide of barbarism and savagery. The very freedom of action and denomination extended to all subjects of the Crown is the source of the Empires superlative strength and magnificent fighting front in her hour of danger. Was ever such loyalty shown to an empire of the past ? ‘Long Live the King’ is an unusual cry in the modern world. Apart from the Empire it is heard only in one or two lingering monarchies of uncertain temperament. The latest to crash was Italy where the ancient House of Savoy vacated the throne of its ancestors by virtue of the people’s will. But England, phlematic commercial-minded England, remains bound to its royalty with veritable hoops of steel, as genuine and sincere as the heart of England ever was. Wars and terrors apparently have the effect of seating the King of England more firmly on his throne than ever did the peaceful yearsA strange paradox, but nevertheless an undeniably true one. Emancipation has been sought and granted the free Dominions. The new charter of self-government for India and Ceylon has been drafted. Malaya too will be offered a new status. These actions belong to the post-war world and will be implimented in the course of time. Today England, the Empire has celebrated the greatest victory of all time, and in doing so she has shown the world once again the united forces at her disposal, which is possibly the finest antidote for war in the midst of the widespread instability ruling at present. *
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 85, 12 June 1946, Page 4
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387The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1946 LONG LIVE THE KING ! Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 85, 12 June 1946, Page 4
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