The Madison journal., 1913-11-08

ern capital. One of the most beautifully stuais
cities in southern Asia stretching down on boz
sides of the Manam river, and sumptuousy pm
vded with cool gardens broad highways al
inviting parks. Buddha's city is as cosmopolr
as a united New York Moscow and Budaps
On her street. and her waterways-for Bangkd
is the Venice of the east and is provided wA
more canals than roadways-are to be sA
Americans and Chinese English ladies ai
French cavaliers. German barons and Russh
diplomats. Maays. Abyssinians. Parthians al
Turks.
Ever since the days of King Mongkut there hs
been a delightful colony of European and Amet
can society in the capital. King ChulalongkonI
with his many years spent on the continent, al
couraged the sending of some of Europe's bezI
diplomatic timber to his little Paris of III
South" and fostered the Intercourse between hi
native princesses and the foreign hostesses, ah
King Vajiravudh is stimulating in every way ts|
mingling of the races within his realm. TheS|
are half dozen clubs in a radius of few mls|
from the palace, all with more or less activuI
Of social nature and springing from them am
from the embassies, from the increasing foreig7
population and the aristocracy of the native geiI
try there has arisen large cultured community
in Slams capital, a community that needs a leaf|
er. And who can do these gracious honors wnI
more dignity than the sovereign's queen!
But there is far more than all this that thI
King of Siam" is looking for in the AmercmI
wife-far more than even the leadership Of hsI
most cultured set In the kingdom Vajravu@l
has stupendous ideas for his country and Its pec|
pie, and already lin less than two years sins
he set the crown of Siam upon his head he haI
had time to show OF what stuff kings are mads|
The reported rebellion and reputed uprising II
republicanism he halted with a word; the wisbe|
of his late father In affairs OF state and religo|
have been carried out: he has revised where NJ
vision seemed best and has made new when|
the old could no longer serve; he has chosa|
wise counseors and has pressed many new maj
into new Positions himself young he has drauI
about him the youth of the kngdom-the nssI
minister at Washington, Prince Triados Prabandl
is only thirty and. like his majesty a gradua'I
from an English university-and he has planndI
and put into execution seemingly impossible irl
provements, from the laws on the statute book
to the trivialities Of everyday living Altogethe
he is a personality to be watched one upd
whom already are focused the eyes Of both tie
east and the west
Vajiravudh is the first Asiatic ruler to hsvt
studied in western schools Numberless Japan
and Chinese OF high rank have been wei
coined to the educational centers OF Europe am
America, but never before has a crown prime
or budding emperor been allowed TO mingle We
the rough and ready westerner. VaJiravudh, "
king OF kings; head OF the most ancient emp"
OF the EARTH he. who in his supreme rulersnT)
holds rights and privileges withholden from VI
crossed swords with the daredevis at Heidelberg
drilled as a private at Sandhurst and won ns
spurs in competitive theses against the brainles
OF Britishers at Oxford.
This is the man who according TO rumor y
seeking an American wife to aid him in his rue