Arizona republican., 1899-06-02
SIAM'S AMERICAN SURGEON
He Pounded Several Useful InSfifu.
 lions in That Country.

The first hospital, the first insane
 asylum and the first medical college
 ever established in the kingdom of Siam were founded by a southern man, 1 Dr. Haywood Hays, a native of Charleston, s. C., who went to that little country in the orient thirteen
 years ago. pr. Hays, who now wears
 the distinguished title, Surgeon Ma | jor. Siamese Navy" was in the city
 recently on his way to San Francisco. i Dr. Hays experiences in Siam make, i exceedingly interesting reading. Thir l teen years ago he went to this little
 spot on the map in the heart Cf the orient, mere spec. in geographical
 lines, but a space the size of the state Of New York in reality, as a physician in Presbyterian mission. He had spent his early days in South Carolina and had studied medicine, in which profession he graduated.
 With the enthusiastic eye of the typical American, Dr. Hays soon saw an opportunity before him, which ne determined to utilize. He founded q hospital, of which there are now. three, all of them being public institutions sustained by the gOvernm mant. He started an insane asylum and a medi- cal college, which have met with great success. He was appointed and served for three years as the physician at the court of the king of Siam. From this position he resigned in 1895 and en- tered the navy, where he was soon ap- pointed surgeon major, position which he now holds.
 The doctor is in the United States on a years leave of absence He will re- turn to the Siamese kingdom in next December. His home of late years was in Cleveland, Ohio, asd there is where he has spent most Of the time since returning to this country.
 Siam is developing very rapidly said Dr. Hays, and the king of Siam invited Americans and Europeans to come to his country. He likes their science, their industry, their invention and thrift. Foreigners are just as safe in that country as they are here in New Orleans, and I don't know bu1 that they are safer. There are from 1,2OO to 1,500 Europeans in the coun- try now. Our exports are rice and teak wood, the latter being a hard wood especially adapted for ship building, it having no equal for war ships. The trade with Europe in teak wood is immense.
 AnQ there IS good place to see the workings of railroads under gov- ernment control. The king builds the roads, and he now has several ill course of construction. In fact, the government carries on all the new de- velOpments, and in this way the king dom Cf Siam owes no nation a cent''
 Dr. T. Haywood Hays bears the en- viable reputation of having done more toward the development of modern institutions in Siam than any other American or Englishman who has ever gone there
 The only foreigners who are in the country are the Christian missionaries. i
 The system of changing the Amer l ican foreign minister every four years l is an abominable one" added the vis- | itOr. Hen. JChn Bartlett of Portland. | Ore, who was in the diplomatic serv- ice and sent 10 Siam, did more to in 1 terest Americans in Siamese affairs | than all the other ministers ever sent ! there. He wrote some very valuable | letters. which were widely published | Hon. Hamilton King of Michigan is | the present minister"
 Dr. Hays registered from Bangkok, | Siam, the capital city, which has q population of 100000 persons. The | doctor married a Danish lady in Siam. who went there as a missionary. She is with him on his American tour, but remained in Cleveland.-New Orleans Picayune.