The Madison journal., 1913-11-08

friend" Siam into giving up very large por'
ton of her northeastern territory ana mas peen
Watching for more than half century lor
ripe opportunity to turn the entire kingdom INTO
a French dependency; and England on the south'
is guarding her Maayan peninsula with more
and more skill and care hoping for her chance to
squeeze her neghbor into hole and then 10
extricate her at the price Of some or the adjacent
land belonging to the lord OF the Whlte eiephahI'
America alone of the three most influential ma
tions in southern Asia has never sought for con-
quest of land or for official emolument for favors
mast present or future. Her Stars and Stripes
for the last three-quarters OF century nave
foated from the masthead of the American con-
sulate undsturbed amid all the veXatious rival
ries 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 II would seem that II the king or siam
were to marry an American he would be but FOL
lowing his political and social productions ana
would be endeavoring to bind still closer the
bonds of friendship and real brotherly affection
that have held through the reigns of his two I'M
mediate forebears-Mongkut and Chulalongkorn
Rut there is a better reason than this for his
preference Vajiravudh Is not only very inde-
pendent but pre-eminently practical person. and
has often openly admired the independent and
practical young American women whom. ne mas
met both in Europe and here. man OF tremen-
ly looked for the same characteristics In the
women whom he has admired enough to make
his companions, and has found them In the
women Of America in a more pronounced degree
than in the women Of any other country IN the
world Among his own Samese 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 are half covered with
heavy lids and long, slken lashes; their voices
are low and their hands and feet truly Andalu-
sian. They are companionable and steadfast and
make ideal wives and mothers, and. taken col
lectively fifty or hundred Of them will combine
to please almost any husband-preferably syba-
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 envied bride and the happest queen Of the
century
She will be the bride OF a good looking young
and Heidelberg charming conversationast and
a speaker of and writer In many European as
well as many Asiatic languages writer of prose
and poetry, of fiction and philosophy-a good
horseman a fencer to be feared. lover Of sport
and a tireless worker, with exquisite taste to
externas well in matters pertaining to the
mind Generous and loving by nature and with
unlimited pocketbook to satisfy the desires
of himself and his beloved. King Vajiravudh
seems to have the making of the ideal husband
and lover, as we'll as an energetic and wise ruler
Of his kingdom.
Geographically Bangkok is usually considered
as far removed from Broadway as is Mars from
the Metropolitan, but there compensations
for even the lack Of opera in this charming east