Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12

WASHINGTON, D. C, October H.
fe,ar.zl0 1.-The Official entertainment by
t,s country and the reception at the
waite House to-day of the Crown Prince.
~ sam. pudEy little yellow boy Of the
Is; about % years Of age. shows the
lu5tc-5us attitude the officials of this gov
errmen; occasionally assume towards just
sr-a fellows as this. The Crown Prince
whose name is immaterial, because it is
heyoaa pronunciation and comprehension,
will DE the official guest of The govern
~rr- Tor a week or ten days. All of his
eragaaas. railroad and hotel, and
th5s. az his suite of little yellow fell
10 nj the same looks as himself, will
ta rai6 by the government Of the United
States during the period Of his stay. He
v. as shown ali kinds Of formal atten-
,ea,ua and on his tour OF this country
v#.. ae. acconoanied everywhere by an as
s.staut secretary Of the State Department.
and rv one uniformed representative of
trs President. possibly by several. If the
Grown Prince We're attired IN the costume
OF. The orerdrawn yellow kid" he would
he q fair representative OF that celebrated
rvta AS be wears smart uniform and
5aar9es q sword at his side and is the
son OF father who is the progenitor of
saeeral hundred children. he is entertained
.ar5shIy by this country. This nation is
also put in the funny position of truck
.ls 10 small potentates of the East.
His HiEhnes- Late.
Tie Crown Prince with the terrible name
vas due 10 arrive at the White House
ms morning at II o'clock, 10 be received
by tha President, but in all probability
he hadn't had his bath or hadn't had
The time to get his shirt on right. for he
WIS eighteen minutes behind the sched-
ufel time, and the consequence was that
secretary Hay and all Of the other rep
rs=autatives Of this government who had
gathered at the White House for the
purpose of greeting him and extending
hin an official welcome, were pacing
around somewhat nervQusly,- and proba-
biz with some good emphatic American
words which they were saving to them
selves il not 10 others. Finally the clat-
Ter Of cavalry was heard approaching the
temporary White House, and the process
sion Of the Crown PRINCE was seen block
lway. 1t was preceded by three troops of
regular cavalry, and in the procession
Earr Z number of carriages containing
.ha members Of the Princes suite and the
rHicials Of the government. When the
p.1gv little Crown Prince walked up the
White Touse steps he was warmly well
coined by Secretary Hay and the uni
formed representatives of the President,
WHO saiuted and bowed over him as if he
were the Prince OF Wales. The inter
view with the President followed. in
which words of praise and welcome We're
spoken on both sides, and then the Grown
Prince and his cavalcade clattered away
10 more receptions.
Ecccssary to Our Dignity.
Yet all Of this is said to be necessary to
maintain the dignity of the United States.
lit is not that VIC are playing turnkey to
the ROYALTY Of the East or any other
section of the world the officials put it,
hut that it is necessary for our trade
and commerce and for our future good IN
times Of possible need that ali of this
IS conc" Quite distinction was made in
favor of.the Siamese Crown Prince, how
ever, in the escort of troops provided for
him This was not the case with some
others OF equal rank with himself, al
though whet~E nee Henry came over he
vas surrounded with troops of all KINDS.