Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-11-14

friend" Siam into giving up very large por'
ton of her northeastern territory and mas beeh
watching for more than half century TOT
ripe opportunity to turn the entire Kingdom INTO
a French dependency; and England. on the south,
is guarding her Malayan peninsula WIN mora
and more skill and care, hoping for her chahce 10
squeeze her neighbor into hole and theh 10
extricate her at the price of some OF the
land belonRing to the lord of the white elephant
America alone OF the three most inhuentai ma.
lions In southern Asia has never sought TOT con.
quest of land or for oficial emolument for fayors
past present or future. Her Stars and Stripes
for the last three quarterH OF a century nave
hoated from the masthead of the American con
suIate undlsturbed amid all the VexatiouH rtYai-
ries for political and territorial gain which nave
obstinately come to the surface with g. cat regn-
larity-some OF which have been referred 70
Uncle Sans resident deputy for settlement
80 1t would that II the king q siam
were to marry American he would be but fol.
lowing his political and social productions ana
would be endeayoring 10 bind atin closer the
bonds of friendship and real brotherly Affection
that have held through the reignB OF his two I'm.
mediate observation-disclosures and Chulhlongkorn-
But there is a better reason than this for MS
preference. Vajravudh IL not only very indie
pendent but preeminently 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-
dous energy and vitality himself. he has natural.
" looked for the same characteristicB in the
women whom he has admired enough to make
his comnanfonR and has found them In the
women of America in a more pronounced degree
than In the women of any other country In thn
world Among HIS own siameae ladies' are ex
ampIes 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, sllken 1ashes; their voices
are low and their hands and feet truly Andala-
sian They are companionable and steadfast and
make ideal wives and mothers. and. taken col
~ tgffI
20 please almost any husband-preferably ayba.
rite But the present ruler Of their kingdom Is
looking for wife and not harem and unless
shown himself 10 be In other matters pertaining
to himself and to his rule he will select and oh
tain the girl Of his choice and will make her the
most enyied bride and the happIeat queen Of the
century.
She will be the bride OF good looking young
man Of thfrtY.three. who Is graduate Of Oxford
and Heidelberg charming eonYersationalist and
a speaker of and a writer IN many European
well many Asihtic languages writer Of prose
and poetry. Of fiction and philosophy good
horseman fencer 10 be feared. lover Of sport
and tireiess worker. With exquisite taste a. 10
externais az well as III matters pertaining 10 tbs
mind Generous and loving BY nature and With
an unlimited p0eketbook 70 satisfy the desires
Of himself and his beloved King Vaira4ndh
seems to have the making Of the ideal husband
and lover. as well an energetic and wise ruler
OF his kingdom.
Geographically Bangkok II usually considered
as far removed from broadway N Mars from
the Metropolitan. but there are compensations
for even the lack of opera IN this charming east