"I am Very Happily Married"

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 29, 28 October 1937, Page 5

"I am Very Happily Married"

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DUKE OF WINDSOR'S TALKTO PRESS Search for Ulteridr Motives Criticised JOURNEYS ABROAD

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(Received 28, 11.50 a,m) PARIS, OCt. 27. The Duke of Windsor, in addfessing the Anglo-Amorican PreSs Club, said that his jourfleys had no political motive but were made on his owa iiiitiative. He was not content to live la life of idlonoss, bttt hoped to partieipate ih helping to solve present pfoble'ms. The Duke said that he had accepted the invitation on the condition that he Would inake iio speech, but recent Press comment had shown ocdasions wheil the newspapers had not reciprocated "that patienee and Understanding to journalists which the chairman complimented me upon possessing." He reoalled his statement to the Presa on june 3 and added: ''Despite my most faithfully adhefing thereto, I dalxnot understand the speculation Utid What sometimes appears to be a search for ulterior motives regarding our doings. Some fecent inisStatefiiehts ctmcefning the Duchess and myself have caused ua considerable CcmfuSion and emhafrassment and might well lead to dangerous consequences. I wonder if such inaccufhcies are Wofthy of oiir great in. dustry. 1 'Our visit to Germany was most interesting," the Duke added. "We are looking fofWhtd to our AMericau tour and to fUrther oppdrtuiiities qf SttidyLng housing and indtistrial cohditions in the loading countries Of the world. "I wish to make it perfeCtly clcar that any journey we have made thUs far, of plans for the future, we have undertaken as completely ihdependefit observerS, On our oWn initiativO and Withotit aiiy political coflsidefations what' evef. " You aU know the CircumstahceS which in December influenced my decisidii,'' the Duke cohcluded. "I am very happily mafried, but iny wife ahd myself are not Cdntent and iiot willllig to lead the pUrely ipactive life 0| leisure."