The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-14

friend" Siam into giving up a very large por-
ton of her northeastern territory and mas peen
watching for more than a half century Iqr
ripe opportunity to turn the entire kingdom into
a French dependency: and England, on the south,
is guarding her Malayan peninsula with more
and more skill and care, hoping for her cnance 70
squeeze her neighbor into hole ana tnen 70
extricate her the price Of some OF the adjacent
land belonging to the lord OF the white elephant.
America alone of the three most inhuentlal ma
tions in southern Asia has never sought for con-
quest of land or for official emolument for tavors
past present or future. Her stars ana stripes
for the last three-quarters of century nave
hoated from the masthead of the American con
sulate undsturbed amid all the vexatious rival
res for political and territorial gain which nave
obstinately come to the surface with great regu
larity-some of which have been referred 10
Uncle Sans resident deputy for settlement
So it would seem that if the king Of Siam
we're to marry an American he would be but fol-
lowing his political and social predictions and
would be endeavoring to bind still closer the
bonds of friendship and real brotherly aHeetlon
that have held through the reigns OF his two I'm.
mediate Observation-Disclosures and Chulalongkorn.
But there is better reason than this Tor ais
preference. Vajravudh is not only very inae-
pendent but preeminently practical person, and
has often openly admired the Independent ana
practical young American women whom ne mas
met both in Europe and here. man OF tremen-
dous energy and vitality himself. he has natural
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women whom he has admired enough to make
his companions. and has found them in the
women OF America in more pronounced degree
than in the women of any other country In the
world Among his own Siamese ladies are ex-
amples of some of the most beautiful OF crea-
lures They are slender and small boned: they
carry themselves with exquisite grace; their eyes
are large and luminous and half covered with
heavy lids and long, silken lashes; their voices
are low and their hands and feet truly Andalu-
sian. They are companionable and steadfast ana
make ideal wives and mothers, and. taken col
lectively fifty or a hundred of them will combine
to please almost any husband-preferably syoa-
rite But the present ruler of their kingdom is
looking for wife and not harem and unless
he changes from the manner of man he has
shown himself to be in other matters pertaining
to himself and to his rule he will select and OBJ
tain the girl of his choice and will make her the
most enved bride and the happiest queen OF the
century.
She will be the bride OF good looking young
man of thirty-three, who is graduate of Oxford
and Heidelberg charming conversationalist and
a speaker of and writer in many European as
well as many Asiatic languages-a writer of prose
and poetry, of fiction and philosophy good
horsenIan fencer to be feared, lover of sport
and tireIess worker, with exquisite taste as to
externals as well as in matters pertaining to the
mind. Generous and loving by nature and with
an unlimited pocketbook to satisfy the desires
of himself and his beloved King Vajravudh
seems to have the making of the ideal husband
and lover, as well as an energetic and wise ruler
of his kingdom.
Geographically Bangkok is usually considered
as far removed from Broadway is Mars from
the Metropolitan, but there are compensations
for even the lack OF opera in this charming east