The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

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R II was only last December that
Chowia Maha vailravuth succeed
Cd to the throne Of the land Of The
white elephant. end now news
comes OF a revolutionary move
ment which has for It's purpose bis
abdication and the establishment q
a republic III siam Il Is said that ths
Naiays ol the south and the Laotiani
OF the north are at the bottom Of thf
present discomfort. but % IS possible
that the natives are being used mere
~ as instruments in bringing abou
the change fl Slams government. tha
the real inspiration comes from thi
hanking Europeans. Today Siam i
the one surviving independent king
dom ln southern Asia. and III the ligh
Of recent events England's encroach
ment on the west and French aggres
sion On the east are suggestive Q
Slams peril
King vairavnih Is said to have prc
voked IN win BY the adoption Of al
snti-forelgn policy. but this seems ur
likely when one recalls his education
fl England and the debt which his e
ther owed and acknowledged to hi
European and foreign advisers. Th
unrest IN China and its inhIenc
/ among the Mongolian inhabitants {
Siam has caused anxiety in the pas
and probably provides now a fruitii
soil for an sgitator
Siam exists today as an independef
kingdom principally because Of tn
course pursued BY the late Kiug CHI
aalonekorn l.. who did everything
\ bis power to elevate his people to
modern stardard. and the burden
this policy now rests upon the shou
ders Of young man whose Eurcpea
education has fitted him to carry {
the task undertaken by his fath'
back In 1858. In fact. # was with tn
idea In mind that the late king sci
the crown prince to England in h
youth.
Descendants Of Hardy Race.
The siameae people are the descen
ants Of the hardy Shans Of the mort
Centuries back they started TO fig
their way to the coast. following q
sacred Menam southwark toward Il
SEA. Capital after capital was hu
and abandoned as step by step tn
halted and then moved forward agai
This went on until the forebears
the present nation reached Bangk
and established themselves a she
2ay off from that long sought sea
The years Of battling and toll ga
way TO a life Of case and indolen'
and the humid heat Of the lowlan
sapped the martial yigor Of that mol
tan race
Both the court and the official l
generally lapsed into an asygoi
luxury. Denied a salary, ofhiad'
nourlshed BY virtue of graft su
was the situation when King Chu
longkom /. came to the throne for
odd years ago
He recognized the need OF radi
reforms, and had force Of charac
enough to override the ancient pr
/ tees. lie stripped the governors
provinces Of most Of their feu'
| power. Claims long standing w
! settled, and thousands Of prison
/ held untried in jail were brought
/ bar, while guilty judges We're sent
| the vacated cells. King Chulalo
/ korn's path Of progress was not
| easy one, and his achievements wo
/ probably have been quite impossi
| without the aid Of capable fore
| counsellors.
j The kingdom Of Siam numbers
i population Of probably ten millions
/ not more. and Of these only about G
/ third are siamese. The country
| rich in natural resources. Apart Fl
its rice fields its ivory, It's Fubles
its sappbires its teakwood forests
a source Of incalculable wealth.
introduction Of the telegraph, the t
phone, electric lights. railways
other commercial improvements
already worked wonders IN revolut
izing the spirit Of Siam. In helr
the native to reap more abundal
FROM that rich soil American farm
Implements have been potent
years. American typewritefs with 81
ESQ characters have clicked away
dustfiously helping to promote
business correspondence Of the q
trv: and American facilities and n
DDS in other directions have bel
along the revitalizing Of the natio
Bangkok. the capital lies on
Menam The Mother Of Waters.
The natives put itfiteen miles
from the Gulf Of Siam Situated
Of the beaten track oi the ton
nanekok has been little visited
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