The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

~" VII WISH 81 Louis about November :
he Is now in Washington being. enter.
uined BY Government officials.
comes here TO make an extended tour OF
the country. at the suggestion OF his father.
the King. and as the finishing touches Of an
education abroad. which has been in prog
ress Tor the last ten years, Notwithstanding
this fact. however, the Prince is being re-
ceived and entertained by the Government
as a compliment TO himself 70 the raaR be
holds ard TO his country. II accordance
with this plan. he was received on his
landing IN New York by Mr.. Herbert d.
Pierce. Third Assistant Secretary Of State.
as the personal representative OF the Pres
ident. who accompanied the party to this
city in a special train, escorted him 10 the
Arlington Hotel. which is the home Of the
Siamese Legation in this country. and later
. 10 the temporary White House. where Pres
ident Roosevelt himself welcomed the
visitor.
COMING TO ST. LOUIS.
The date Of his visit to ST. Louis is not
yet fixed. but is expected to be about No
vember / After visiting Philadelphia and
New York. the Prince viii proceed to Bos-
ton. thence through the White Mountain
region. via Lake Chaulplain 10 Troy. SYRIA
cuse and Buffalo. stopping at Niagara Falls.
From Buffalo the Itinerary takes the visitor
10 PittsburE. thence TO Chicago. st Louis
and Kansas City. Colorado Springs. with
Manitou. the Garden OF thu Gods. Pixies
Peak and Cripple Creek. is the next stop OF
Importance. Leaving Colorado Springs. the
Grand Canon OF the Arkansas is tfaversed
10 Salda and return. 10 La Junta. from
which the route is pursued through South
ern Colorado. Mexico and Arizona.
The Grand Canon Of the Colorado will
be visited en- route through Arizona. A
short stay will be made at san Diego and
Los Angeles. with stops at Riverside and
Pasadena From Los Angeles the party will
proceed TO Del Monte via Santa Barbara,
thence to Mount Hamilton and San Fran
cisco. After spending a few DAYS at san
Francisco the journey viii be continued
through Portland and Seattle 10 Vancouver.
where the tour will terminate. The total
distance covered by the Prince VIII be 7.lsI
miles.
PRINCES EDUCATION.
In 1895 the present Crown Prince was nom
irated to succeed to the throne by his IA
Their. lie was afterward sent to EaEIand to
be educated. Upon his arrival the Princes
education was first taken In hand BY pri-
vate tutors@This preparatory work finished.
he entered and passed through the Royal
Military Academy at Sandhurst. He proved
himself q fine student and took well 10 mil
itary life. His record at Sandhurst shows
that he led his class, especially In field for
tiications. n strong mark of constructive
and strategic genius After leaving Sand
hurst ne served with the Durham Light In
fantry at Aldershot as a subaitern. After
leaving the army he went through the HIS
tory School at oxford. subsequently reading
law with 3 private coach.
Between his working periods he Travelled a
great dead throughout Europe. His COM
mand Of the French tongue Is remarkably
fluent. while his knowledge OF English is 50
good that he has written in that language a
critical work on the war Of the Polish sue
cession. which was published at oxfcrd and
has been highly commended. In other fields
of letters the Primes has shown unusual HI
erRry gifts for a youth Of only - twenty
two in the Orient. however. generally pre-
supposes n maturity OF mind not common
10 the Anglo-Saxon.
In personality the Prince Is an attractive
youth Of a gracious, graceful address. His
gentle manner is the mark Of his rHce,
while his fine face and honest. winsome
smile are the very bdst Of a~uguries for the
future or that KinEdtm over which he may
some day rule. He has worked hard and
honestly 10 nit himself to follow in his IA
Tiers footsteps and to carry along the Sc
ricus tasz Of revitalizing Siam and bringing
her Up 10 the only standard that promises
her future Independence as a nation.