Read it through once

From United States newspapers, the exponents of public opinion in a great kindred nation, came a wonderfully unanimous and kindly expression of real feeling. To the New York _Herald_ the late King appeared as blessed with "a genial personality, a kind heart and a strong common sense, together with that highest quality of supreme importance in a ruler and statesman--tact"; to the Buffalo _News_ King Edward was "the ablest Royal ruler England has known in centuries;" to the Baltimore _American_ "he was, and the world to-day generously accords him the distinction, the first diplomatist of his time, the man who beyond all others shaped the policies of the world." To the Indianapolis _News_ he had "served his country and the world wisely and well, and will go into history as one of the most successful monarchs that England has ever had." The New York _Journal of Commerce_ paid special and high tribute to King Edward's diplomacy and, after dealing with the French _entente cordiale_ went on as follows: "Even more marvelous than the closing of the secular feud with France was the termination of that with Russia, which seemed more bitter and more hopeless of adjustment. The seemingly impossible was, nevertheless, accomplished, and the power which but a few short years before had been the chief menace to the safety of British India became one of the guarantors of its immunity from attack. It will be reckoned one of the miracles of history that Russia could have been induced to abandon a policy which she had steadfastly supported and been ready to concede that the affairs of Afghanistan were purely a British interest and those of Korea exclusively Japanese."