Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-19 | Page 1 | King Refuses to Silence s on Trial of Mrs. Simpson's Divorce Case

King Refuses to Silence Newspapers S I On Trial of Mrs Simpsons Simpson's Divorce Case LONDON Oct 19 UP UP King King Edward VIII pressed b by Influential influential influential advisers to maintain more secrecy about his friendship with Mrs Ernest Simpson refused today today to- to day to attempt to gag British newspapers desiring to report the theA theA theA A rican womans woman's divorce court proceedings next week It was understood the kings king's secretaries asked him whether he would send confidential messages to editors of ot newspapers and news age age- ages s requesting them to Ignore ig ignore Ig- Ig nore fore or soft-pedal soft the divorce case to come up in ten days Individual members of parliament parliament parlia parlia- ment emboldened by a surge of gossip are considering representations representations representations to King Ec Edward ward about his friendship with Mrs Simpson it was learned The seriousness with which these men regard the association is made clear by their knowledge that the king has rebuffed re respectful respectful respectful re- re intimations already made by the archbishop of Canterbury and Prime Minister Stanley Bald Bald- win Gossip spread fast through London London Loudon Lon Lou don about the divorce suit brought by Mrs Simpson against Ernest Simpson former officer in the kings king's own household regiments and and the gossip if discreet was unfavorable One story which is being re related related re- re hated is that the king was seen in a west end restaurant lately with his arm around Mrs Simp Simp- son King Edward came through London on his way from Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belve Belve- dere to Sandringham It was expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex the king Icing would remain at Sandringham at least a week When Mrs Simpson first was mentioned in the court circular the statement issued nightly on 1 n royal activities King Edward is reported t tp to have haye commented If anyone wants to talk about my association with Mrs Mrs- Simpson Simp son Ill I'll give them S plenty of chance i