The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-11-06

ern capital One of the most beautifully situated
cities in southern Asia, stretching down on both
sides of the Manam river and sumptuousy pro-
vided with cool gardens, broad highways and
inviting parks, Buddha's city is as cosmopolitan
as a united New York, Moscow and Budapest.
On her street, and her waterways-for Bangkok
is the Venice of the east and is provided with
more canals than roadways-are to be seen
Americans and Chinese, English ladies and
French cavaliers, German barons and Russian
diplomats. Malays, Abyssnians, Parthians and
Turks.
Ever since the days of King Mongkut there has
been delightful colony of European and Ameri
can society in the capital. King Chualongkorn,
with his many years spent on the continent en-
couraged the sending of some Of Europe's best
diplomatic timber to his little paris Of the
South" and fostered the intercourse between his
native princesses and the foreign hostesses and
King Vajiravudh is stimulating in every way the
mngling of the races within his realm. There
are half dozen clubs in radius Of few miles
from the palace, all with more or less activity
of social nature and springing from them and
from the embassies, from the increasing foreign
population and the arstocracy of the native gen
try there has arisen large cultured community
in Slams capital, a community that needs a lead.
er. And who can do these gracious honors with
more dignity than the sovereigns queen!
But there Is far more than all this that the
King of Slam" is looking for in the American
wfe-far more than even the leadership Of the
most cultured set In the kingdom. Vajiravudh
has stupendous ideas for his country and its peo.
ple and already Tin less than two years since
he set the crown Of Slam upon his head) he has
had time to show Of what stuff kings are made.
The reported rebellion and reputed uprising of
republicanism he halted with word; the wishes
of his late father in affairs Of state and religion
have been carried out; he has revised where re-
vision seemed best and has made new where
the old could no longer serve; lie has chosen
wise counseors and has pressed many new men
into positions; himself young he has drawn
about him the youth of the kingdom-the new
minister at Washington. Prince Triados Prabandh
is only thirty and, like his majesty graduate
from an English university-and he has planned
and put into execution seemingly impossible i'm.
provements. from the laws on the statute books
to the triviaities OF everyday living Altogether
he is personality to be watched; one upon
whom already focused the eyes of both the
east and the west.
Vajiravudh Is the first Asiatic ruler to have
studied in western schools. Numberless japan
ese and Chinese of high rank have been well
coined to the educational centers Of Europe and
or budding emperor been allowed to minge with
the rough and ready westerner Vajlravudh, the
king of kings; head of the most ancient empire
of the earth; he, who In his supreme rulership
holds rights and privileges withholden from all
crossed swords with the daredevils at Heidelberg,
drilled private at sandhurst and won his
spurs in competitive theses against the bretniest
of Britshers at Oxford.
This is the man who, according to rumor il
seeking an American wife to aid him in his rue'