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I 1 1 S t 1 i RULER IN CONFERENCE Ill 1 WITH LEGAL ADVISER S Y t tAND II AND PRIME MINISTER Ii IIII II J Brothers of Edward Attend Attena Meeting at a t i Fort Belvedere Mystery Plane 11 I Flies to France Franc From London 11 I LONDON LONDON Dec 8 The P-The The climax n x of t Vally the i Wally king 11 1 crisis cr sis was believed to have been reached tonight in a prolonged dinner er c conn conference between I King ing E Edward dward 1 VIII and acid lid Prime Minister 1 Stanley Baldwin at Fort Belvedere Bel Bel- vede vedere c. c the gave d the prime minister his Ius decision on tl the momentous momento s question of whether of I he would surrender l I Mrs s. s Simpson 1 or r abdicate Ilk his is' is throne informed persons Ii v said laid they t y believed 1 1 I LONDON Dee P. 8 8 UR may make his final l' l choice ch ic between b wee love and an and duty to d ty to abdicate the he t British throne me and marry Wallis Warfield Simpson or to give up his I romance and continue as monarch h of of the British empire empire- 1 within the next few f w hours 1 Prime Minister l Stanley Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Bald Bald- J win accompanied by Walter T T. Monckton l attorney general of the Duchy of Cornwall and personal personal personal per per- legal adviser of the Ilie king motored from 10 Downing street to Fort Belvedere perhaps to hear his ma decision They were followed In a royal car by Sir Eric private secretary to the Duke of ot York who succeeds to the throne If it the I king abdicates The Duke of ot York and Duke of Kent were reported at Fort Belvedere Meanwhile a royal mystery plane was speeding across France t presumably towards Cannes on the Riviera where Mrs Simpson is in seclusion It was reported in Paris i that the three occupants included Sydney Barron arron a member of ot the I 1 legal firm of ot Theodore Goddard and t I Company which represented Mrs Simpson in her divorce suit a representative representative representative rep rep- of the home office and anda I a Dr Kirkwood The representative of ot the home office e it was was was' suggested might be acting for the kings king's proctor who has the power to intervene in making makIng making mak mak- ing a divorce decree nisi final Mrs Simpsons Simpson's statement at Cannes that she was wl willing lIng to withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- draw was regarded as a victory for forthe I Ithe the government This statement was ivas read to the king before it was issued The kings king's own friends who whore J are ire re ready to fight for him hoped it t might influence him to keep the throne hrone and if necessary part from Mrs Simpson Simps n. n it was understood j j Kings King's Move Next It was understood too too that members members mem- mem bers ers of the royal Toyal family feared the tings kings loyalty to Mrs Simpson and I his lis natural chivalry might Impel Continued on Page Two Column Five KING KINO TO CHOOSE IN FEW HOURS Continued from Page One him hint In iii answer to her stat statement ment to toa toa toa a decision to stick lUck t to her At any rate the next step was the kings The government has advised advised ad ad- him bUn that it is not prepared to countenance legislation which would permit him to marry Mrs Simpson and there is little talk alk of the possibility that Mrs Simpson might become queen The Tho governments government's position is re regarded regarded regarded re- re as a strong one Manifestations of popular support for the king have been impressive But a crowd in Downing street cheered Baldwin yesterday and in inthe inthe the he house of commons he was given givena a memorable ovation It was regarded as possible that King Edward might yet decide to fly flyt t td to Cannes and see Mrs Simpson before before before be be- fore he made his final decision Kings King's Pilot Stands By Dy Flight Plight Lieutenant Edward H. H Fielden captain of the kings king's flight the the kings king's personal pilot pilot- was under orders to report to Buckingham Buckingham Buck- Buck ingham palace between 5 and 6 a p. p 5 m. m today noon and 1 p. p m. m E. E SI S. S T. T after a day off There was a remarkable flare of resentment in high royal circles when Mrs Simpsons Simpson's statement was made last night Persons close to the he court called it Impudent and melodramatic and expressed fear It t might influence the king in Mrs Simpsons Simpson's favor Members of the royal loyal family continued continued con- con Intensely anxious today in inthe inthe the feeling the king might eventually eventually ally Uy abdicate Queen Mary was re reported reported reported re- re ported to feel that even If th the king stuck to the throne now he ho would be involved in itt a similar emergency ncy a few months later The kings king's friends who w want nt him himo to o remain on the thonG thone and at theS the S same me time believe he cannot h havethe have havethe v the throne ne and arid his love too see a victory in the Mrs Simpson statement state state- ment meat Talked With Wills Edward dward Lord Brownlow the kings king's gentleman gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- man in w waiting who read the statement state state- meat ment to rt newspaper per correspondents at t C Cannes adviS advised d th the king of its contents first first the United Press W was S Informed authoritatively It is admitted d in private circles friendly to the king that Lord Brownlow's Influence W was S decisive In prompting Mrs Simpson to make the g gesture sture and th that t he ho riley may have collaborated with those who h have ve been beert trying to effect a rupture Inthe Inthe in inthe the kings king's friendship That it W was S possible to persuade Mrs Simpson so 1 t to make snake a public st statement tem nt it W was S said today was WM ascribed both t to her growing realIzation realization real real- of ot the Immeasurable bl stake t k which th the king was risking for h her r sake and nd an n at alarm Verging upon panic as IJ the sW sweeping impost t of ot th the emergency was t br brought ll Iono om me to td her hor Must Act Quickly Wh Whatever tev the king does his adVis advisors ad ad- d. d Vis visors era elleve must be done quickly Otherwise they fear tear opinion Will wm turn ng against him If It h he did ren renounce un Mrs Simpson it is b believed U V dj th there re rew w would uld b be a II tremendous wave of f sym sympathy for him W Walter lt r Turner I Monckton the kings king's legal adviser r arid and nd Sir Walter Walterl l' l Peacock a k r receiver c lver g general of the duchy df ot Cornwall from which th the king derives r revenues v dashed up to tel N No 10 lo V Downing Dawning str street t late l last st night and conferred d with Prime Minister Baldwin just b back k ft front from m c commons rh Then rhea M l loft left tt t for r port Fort ort Belve lv 4 I der dere King 1 Edward idward has b been n trying to toS ascertain S tt in whether r It would be l legal g l lt t for r him t to ret retain in th the dukedom of Cor Cornwall w ll if h he abdicated t a and nd makes kes Mrs Simpson hI his duchess it W was dis disclosed today Mystery Explained This explains the mystery of th the therole r role rale l played In th the negotiations by bt M Monckton who h has S b been n studying the matter The rho situation f is extremely Jy In In In- trl te The Th title Is inherited d by th the eldest son of af the reigning monarch monarch mon mon- arch and EdW Edward td h having ving us no son it is at t pre ie present t invested d in th the crown rown King EdW Edward td however hOWe l' l f re regards to- to gards it as his private privat property am and nd always lw ys tUes flies th the fl flag g of f Cornwall lAll over Ve his private r residence Fort ort B Bel Bel- l. l vedere Leg Legal advisers r may ay d decide i King XIng Edward loses the title if it he abdicates abdicates abdi abdi- cates on out the ground th that t if the tho duke of York b becomes com l king and hd b has hasa l a son th the son must be th the duke duk of Cornwall In that case caS it is b believed be- be d some same solution n will will b be found whereby th the duke duk of Yo York k as new hew king might issue lett letters rs p patent tent ere ere- re eating MUng Ed Edward rd duke duk of af COr Cornwall U f for r life ife It is recalled that Edw Edward fd hims himself lf issued l letters patent at allot allot- ing ng some of af the r revenue V nU front from the duchy to te the duke ef of f York Yerk In simple sim aim pIe language g It means In effect tt ct th that t the he put th the duchy r revenues s in his own awn pocket and d th then n paid id sa some same n of af them out to his broth brother brether r. r Th The revenues would permit Edward Edward Ed EM ward as s king ox-king to ta live handS hand hand- II S so IY |