DUKE OF WINDSOR AND THE ARCHBISHOP

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 311, 17 December 1936, Page 5

DUKE OF WINDSOR AND THE ARCHBISHOP

EX-KING MAY REPLY TO PRELATE’S ALLEGATIONS. ' * ■ ■' - * AFFRONT TO HIMSELF AND ALSO TO HIS FRIENDS. X PUBLIC OPINION EXPRESSES FURTHER INDIGNATON. • ,"> , . - (Press Association—Copyright,) LONDON, December 16. I he Duke of Windsor is considering making a public reply to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s broadcast criticisms, which he regards as an affront not only to himself but also to his friends, says the Mirror, r ; He discussed the matter yesterday with Baron de Rothschild. His objection is to the statement that “it was sad that for such T a motive Edward abandoned a trust so great and sought happiness in a manner inconsistent with Christian principles—marriage within a social circle whose standards and ways of life were alien to all the best traditions of his people. The members of circle stood rebuked by the judgment of the nation." The Daily Telegraph publishes a column of readers* letters mostly protesting against the Archbishop of Canterbury’s attack. One says it would be much more becoming if he followed the exKing’s fine example of “casting no stories,” V. ■ y.