The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-28
SIAM A GRANARY
FOR THE ORIENT

Chicago lll., March 2S Eliza r.
ScidmJre has written the following
letter 10 tho Tribune
Bangkok. Jan 20 9--Incldental to the
conduct of war IS a sufficient food
supply. and the japanese government
and people are storing ur everything
for a soldier 10 eat tnae two continents
can supply AS f1hr and Pacific salt
salmon cod and timed meats. en-
balmed beef and an American prod
ucts are pouring in from Betoku.
'the great grain country across ihe
Pacific. so rico streams in from the
south countries Of Asia.
y procession u rice loaded ships
has been coming up the China sea for
weeks. Two and three such rice ships
arriving from Bangkok direct in a day
and unloading ae Hongkoug to race
back Tor more rice. Mere rice is the
cry. ani SIN it come on from Ran
coon. Bangkok and Saigon the great
rice ports of the world
There was advantage Tor ONE want
ine 20 reach Bangkok Do this almost
daily departure OF ships and 80 was
that chance which gave me choiice
N four German ships and secured me
dracl passage by the newest most
modern. and cleanost coastlng steam
or.
ms aal of pursuing ones way to
Singapore in FIVE days. there finding
a ship. and going up to Bangkok in
four days more. the whole thing was
done tnsix days without trans ship
ment
The presents df the German ships
in these waters is sorry subject to
1he British They say with no regret
the palm for passenger traffic de-
seryedly wrested from Tho p & o.
company. fer which for generation
the British colonel spoke reyerently
and respectfully Of that great Shipping
company and resented a criticism al
II. as II the royai family had been at
tucked 81 was hDally b1rne in upon
the most loyal who Travelled thar Their
imperial mail line was away behind
tho times that the whole p e O.
idea of the rela ions cf passengers
amt SHIPS was some cenuFes wrong.
The Briton travelled by the Frencn
mail steamers and found them better.
found that he was free and equal
human eing psyng guest In a float
ing hotel. ns aondsman chatfel,
a parcel to e put through To certain
port with the least trouble to the
ships company He found too, hat
life on shipboard need not be for the
passengers sometimes between board
ing house and jail Tor severe discip-
line. iron rules. and regulations.
Then the German steamers came
this way with their AtlanAc luXurie5
and liberties. their jolly amiabla
stewards Their brass bands and Il.
Illuminated Ice cream ana captains
dinner" bef1re every port-life a long
picnic from Bremen td Japan
Even the Iapenese line came in and
cut out the p. & O.. and It's prestige
departed. 81 glory waned and now
gall aad blterDess, The poor p & o.
has had 10 reduce its rates TO CHINA
and Japan because of the killing com
petition OF the Transsibertan railway
When we had passed from the gray
green waters and The d.sgus ine
ground swell aa ne mouth Of the Sal
gon ana Of me Melsong river Islands
came up out of the mist and neat haze
-Pulo Condor. and the Brothers, and
thenPulo Obi at the point Of Cam
bodia wnhed a the y,slrg mcon with
sis tannlizing French nashight and
we were n other waters, the gulf OF
siam
The whole swell of the China sea
no longer bear on our port bow the
greund swell suhaidej TO a rippltag