The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, accompanied by Princess Patricia,
have been paying a visit to the United States, staying first at New York and afterwards at Washing- ton. The American Press has received them with character- istic emotions, and from the aceounts in our own newspapers one might think that America is populated chiefly by photo. graphers, The fact, however, emerges from all the inquisitive. sees and the social recriminations of which the visitors are said to have been the innocent cause that the United States has received them with deep pleasure and enthusiasm. For this every Englishman will be grateful. We cannot help entertain- ing the possibility that the King and Queen might be able to visit America. We can guess the even greater enthusiasm and affection with which they would be welcomed. No doubt it is not easy or desirable for the King to leave the United Kingdom often. Yet an American visit would be an incident of great value. We know in any case that if such a visit were seriously considered, and the King felt obliged to decide against it, the reason would certainly not be any want of goodwill towards the American people.
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