The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-26
PRINCE MAKES LOTOS SPEECH,
SIAN. NE SAYS, WILL ne 4 coon
NEIGHROR 10 rs.
u We Are Coed 10 His Countr, --T1I~ Prince
Watches q Fire Drtil. Makes 4 Trip
10 Columbia Uni, ersity and Grants
Tomb anu Goes To the Theatre.


dinner last night and ia" good fellow ship
and convivial,y drew from him the first
public speech that hc las made in THU
country, The Crown Prince was intro
duced by President Lawrence Of the club.
who proposed a toast TO the King Of Siam
and his princcly friends.
There was n time" said President Law
renee, when siam was a very strange couh,-
try Ia the United States Since We took
ptss, ssion of the Philippines we are no
longer IA hermit nation. Siam. the land Of
the white elephant Of romance and the
lotus flower; is now our next door neirhbor
The visit 10 us tonight of his Royal Higin.ss
the crown Prince emphasizes the fact that
the world IL growing sinsller"
The Crown Primes hsd refrsined from
making any speeches in this country, but
TO President Lawrence's remarks he replied:
i thank you very much. President Law
renee, and ! appreciate very highly the
honor of heing entertained by the Lotos
Club. which has already had such a dis
tinRuished list of guests. We are glad in
my country to have as a neighbor the
United States. II takes TWO 20 make neigh.
bors. ! can assure the American people
that if they'll be good n,ighbors to us we
will t~ good neighbors TO them, and they
can help liz greatly in a commercial way.
Nv" ar" proud Of our country and we
call II. a. you call yours. the land of the
free. In that We have an idea in common.
Although our king IL an absolute monarch,
he rules 10y the will Of the people. And We.
a. his successor. always try TO lie worthy
of our family and Of the trust which the
people place in our family. And We trust
that the United States will always svmpa-
thize with us a. the land Of the free, and
". look to our nciGhbors. especially our
newest neighbor. IN" United States, for
commercial help.
y am glad TO be here if nv visit in any
way causes the United states 10 take
larger interest in Asia and in our country
II that be the result my absence from Siam
will not have been in vain. want 10 thank
you for the warm welcome that I have
received IN this country. especially from
the press. ard also for this pleasant evening
with the lotos Club
When the Crown Prince ,sat down his
brother Prince thakrabongse, made
short sIaech He referred TO the welcome
from the "kind-hearted people Of tn"
country" and then said that he was sorry
that he could not stay a. long as his brother,
the Crown Prince. but az he was a soldier
in the Army Of siam, he could not extend
biz own leave of absence
The Hon. Herbert II. y. PIERCE Third
Assistant Secretary OF State, who is Pres
ident Rooeevelt's representative with the
Siamese party, was the mel t spea ker. He
said
As the Lotos flower il offered 10 Buddha
a. the best flower that the country affords.
70 is the Lotos Club offered TO the Crown
Prince a, the best that New York city can
afford 10 the sons of the most scholarly
sovereign OF he East
Prof. Felix Adler said N part.
One Of the worst things in this country
il neophohis, a hatred Of things foreign
and a Characteristic of the lack Of civilian
ton II this meeting Tonight could do
anything to counteract that feeling and To
put Ms into the atmosphere of a distant
people by the presence OF these prince.
and to stimulate a wider knowledge f
their country, then this dinner would not
be in vain.
Capt Richmond Pearson Hob-on spoke
on III" situation in the Far East saving
China i helpless toward the outside
world. Europe has recently discovered
lUlS ldtl anu VIII nave u steady tendency
10 steal China. II any part Of China was
seized by a European Power, it, commerce
would be absorbed by that Power The
United States has an indisputa able right in
the market of China. and believe that we
should adopt policy that would forbid
the seizure of any part of China by any
Power
The navy introduced Us to the Orient
and the world. The navy alone can give
US world Influence and secure the peace of
the world aud our peace"
John :. Wise, former Congressman
from Virginia had prepared himself for
his specch by drawing on his menu card
two sketches purporling to repr.seht two
views Of skirts worn by women In this
country. H. showed them to the Crown
Prince, rcmarkii. z that If he wanted TO take
designs of womcn's dresses back to Siam
he was ready to furnish them. He also
said that If Siam wlts hard up for a King
the Crown Prince could go down TO Penn
sylvania and borrow John Mitchell
Gen. John Halderman. who was The first
United States Consul to Siam, offered a
toast Ill which he wished the Crown Prince
a long and prosperous reign when II became
his duty to succeed his father as King
The Crown Prince seemed To BE- having
the time Of his life, When Gen. IIalder-
man finished speaking he got up and said
that the evening could not BE- well closed
without a toast to the health Of the Lotos
Club. In proposing the toast the Crown
Prince said that h" and his party would
remember the evening as long as they
lived.
This ended the formal dinner. The
Crown Prince. however showed no dis
position of being III a hurry to leave He
had ordered his carriag" for 10 as O'Clock,
and although ii was then midnight the
Prince and his party went doNi.tair.
and ate Welsh rabbits and drank Scotch
hlshball>.
inc >larnese were taken early in the
day fur drive through Central Park ard
then 10 Columbia University, where they
were received by Prof Hi, b and cs ,ortrd
through the university buildings and
grounds
From the university they wen, To
Grants Tomb, Where they met PARK
Commissioner Will Both the Grown
Prince and his brother. Prince Chakra-
b'n g>e, left wreaths in honor of their
fathers friend, the great General Gen
Grant was entertained by hing Chuiaiun-
CARA at Bangkok in 1873 and the two mel.
became great friends.
Aiyr depositlng his wreath the Crown
Prince said Il have read Gen. Grants
memoirs and many books about his battles.
| have met his son and his grandson AT the
great military school Of America, and /
have seen his grave. The King will be-
Pleased