UNSUITABLE PERSON

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 316, 23 December 1936, Page 5

UNSUITABLE PERSON

Mrs. Simpson Offends English Moral Standards.

Press Association —Copyright. Auckland, December 22. “Mrs Simpson is a very smart, welldressed, vivacious -woman, who belongs Ito a rather gay set. She has a great many friends both in London and Washington, but I think even her friends would agree that she is an unsuitable person to be the wife of a king, either as queen or other: wise,” said Mr H. A. McClure Smith. • a through passenger to Sydney by" the Niagara. Mr Smith will takers: the position of associate editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr Smith, who has been a leader 1 writer on the London Times, has met - Mrs Simpson twice at parties. . She had a facile 1 wit which: made her the life of a light-heart-^" 7 ed party, but it appeared to be- - under such circumstances that she was most successful, said Mr Smith.

She was chic and had a very good figure, but she would not be called beautiful. Although the whole of -the English Press had felt that in the public interest it would be better not to discuss Ithd (matter until the Government thought it necessary to take action, the ex-King’s friendship with Mrs Simpson had been well known to those, behind the scenes ail last year. Even before his departure from England in October, Mr Smith said, the possible outcome of the friendship was being very seriously discussed in influential circles, although the question of marriage was not then very’ much to the fore. From opinions he had heard it appeared that Mrs Simpson had offended both ends of the social scale, and the fact that, she had been, twice divorced closed the argument with 90 per cent, of Englishmen as to her suitability as Queen. It was felt also that she should have retired from the situation when she saw she was prejudicing the King’s position.