Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-11-07

friend" Siam into giving up very large por-
ton of her northeastern territory and mas Deeh
watching for than half century LOT
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 10
squeeze her neghbor into hole and tnen 10
extricate her at the price of some OF the adjacent
land belonging to the lord of the white elephant
America alone of the three most influential ma
tions in southern Asia has never sought for con-
quest of land or for official emoument for favors
past, present or future Her stars ana Stlpes
for the last three-quarters of century nave
fioated from the masthead Of the American con-
sulate undsturbed amid all the vexatious rival
ries for political and territorial gain which have
obstinately come to the surface with great regu-
larty-some of which have been referred to
Uncle Sans resident deputy for settlement
So it would seem that If the king of Slam
were 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 affection
that have held through the reigns OF his two I'M
mediate forebears-Mongkut and Chulalongkorn
But there Is a better reason than this Tor his
preference. vajiravudh is not only very inde-
pendent but pre-eminenty practical person, and
has often openly admired the independent and
practical young American women whom he has
met both in Europe and here. man of tremen-
dous energy and vitality himself, he has natural
ly looked for the characteristics In the
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 Samese ladies are ex
amples of of the most beautiful of crea-
lures They 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, sken 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
lectvely fifty or hundred OF them will combine
to please almost any husband-preterably 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 happiest queen OF the
century
She will be the bride OF a 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
we'll as many Asiatic languages-a writer of prose
and poetry, of fiction and phiosophy-a good
horseman. fencer to be feared, lover of sport
and tireless worker, with exquisite taste as 20
externals we'll 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 Vaj.savudh
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 are compensatons
for even the lack OF opera In this charming east.