The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-25
KING or SIAM WANTS TO CONE.
The stNe Department Was 50 Informed
Year AGO.

which grew out of the visit OF the Crown
Prince of Siam to West Point yesterday.
that his father. King Chulalongara l..
| would be the guest of the American nation
| nett year, came a telegram TO the State
Department to-day from Hamilton King,
the United States Minister az Bangkok
saving that 900 900 taels had been set
| aside from the royal treasury TO defray
the cost OF the voyage" Minister King
added a suggestion that n resolution Of
Congress formally inviting the King To
! visit the United States should be acted
upon promptly.
There are several things that nobody
here appears TO be able or willing to explain
in connect ion with the intention of King
Chulalongara TO come To America. For
some reason the matter is being covered
with veil of mystery. Inquiry to-day
in the proper official channels concerning
the announcement made in West Point
yesterday, was met with statements that
IL his Samese Majesty was coming the
United States Government did not know
II, either officially or unofficially. and the
announcement was surprising news to the
Administration. But a. matter of fact
tho King desir. TO saa the great Republic
VI NV ''N' NhN l"<t'Ii hll'NI ~ MS 'fpNef Hs
nent for nearly n year. and a. long ago IA
la-l December the initial steps were taken
to comply with all formalitie- in inviting
him ana 10 secure means to provide for
his entertainment in royal style.
Some time last fall Mr.. King. the American
Minister 10 SIAM sent word TO the State
Department that he knew King Ch,l aim
CARA would like 10 visit the United States
and suggested that he la invited 10 coma
a. the guest of the nation. On Dec. IL,
1901, Secretary Hay wrote TO Senator Gull
lon. chairman Of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. that ia. King of
Siam would like TO visit tho United States
and enclosed correspondence with the
American Minister al Bangkok. with view
10 assisting the committee in determining
whether it would report resolution eS-
tending an invitation To the King o become
the nations guest Five DAYS later senator
Frye, the President pro teinpnre Of IA .
Senate. presented Joint resolution author
iZing the President of the United States
TO tender an invitation 10 his Majesty the
King OF siam to visit the | uited States
az IN" guest of the nation, and making
an Appropriation "a extend hospitality 20
him. IN" resolution was referred To- the
Committee on Foreign Relations, On the
following day Representative Hit, chair
man of tho Commute" on Foreign Affairs
presented a similar resolution 10 the House
and u was referred To that committee for
action
lutions in either tho Senate or the House
They never were reported back from the
mint tees The Senate Committee on
Foreign R"latiuns had some correspondence
with Secretary Hay a. To- how much was
needed 70 d"fray the expense rf the Kings
~ q A aud NJ
gested that &lO.9O would do. the resoltl-
ton, a. introduced did not state the
amount of IN" appropriation.
Just why tho resolutions wore never re-
ported back with favorable recommended
ions from m" Senate and House Com
mtteos nobody here appears 10 know, or
u No docs. h" has reasons for not telling
II L. said that III" tNo committees got tho
Tea somewhere that II was nor the
King. hnt NJ son and hi-. the Crown
Prince, who was coming and that no
special fund Wa required for his enter
'ainnen' But this reports lacks con-
frna'ion. A. anv ratio the suggestion of
Nini-,cr King and IN" State Department
tht' Ming tlnliiuugara -" asked 20 come
oV"' her" a. M" guest of the nat ion was
never acted upon by Congress
The iailur" Of Congress 20 adopt the
resolution OF INVITATION apparently Car-ad
surprise in III" Siaps~o court. Minister
King telegram indicated 'ha, il was
% b" done 20 let the Siain"-a monarch
know that he was wanted Il was also
obvious FROM this message that the King
had not given up h" lea of visiting America
and was going 10 travel In wal style,
a. witness the ssttiug aside OF 900, coo
tael> from III" royal treasury or the privv
purse for THAI purpose. T. will be i'm
possible, however, for President Roosevelt
10 extend the invitation 20 the King um il
Congress authorizes him 70 do 80 OF
cour-" IA" matter will again lie brought 10
tho att"ni lou of m" Senate and the HOUSE
when Congress assemblies in DecoInber
and al effort made 10 hav. the Joint re-o-
lTlon OF invitation passed immediately
This l. the resolution.
WIor'as. q" department Of state has been
informed by vi" Minister Resident OF the
United states 81 Bangkok. that his Majesty
"a" King OF - IN, mas in rOu'.iupllt ion "a visit
10 tNo ni','I - ,''.- ..-"'N'o. y" II
r'ir'd. by the enat" aui jlou-e of Repre-
sentative, OF tho United states OF America in
Congress assembled. d IT," President a..
90 uit"i ~ t'> u" and ln hereby e.. Ant nor
i1"d 10 extend 20 lis Majesty. tie King q!
sam, an invitation 10 visit tae United States
~ TIE guest OF the Nation
Section That tor tn. purpose of enabling
tH" President to extend suit adj" hoSpital liz Y
To tho said King OF siam. II be shall accept
tie invitation provided for in section hore-
o.. ~" sum Of zen thousand dollars i hereby
appropriated oVt OF any moneys In the Treasury
not o'hcrNi>" appropriated