The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-29
DR.. DEAN LECTURES
ON SLAMS KINGS
NOTED TRAVELLER DESCRIBES STA
MESE CUSTOMS AND TkAD1-
TIONS
Says Beautiful Bangkok is Mors Cosmo-
poHtan Than Paris or Vienna-
Nation is Rich.

Th" reception room "i tic InIIcrSiLy
club Mas crowded with an interesting
audIcnrc last night. when pr. Frederic
p"au. noted author. critic and lecturer.
d' livered hrs lecture ON The Tire"
Kings I'll SIAM. Dr. b'.uH mas spent
great part al his H.. in SIAM. and Mas
pla yinstl. ~ 'hulr l.aug hurm. ihr late
ElmG ana father Of thu '.S"ni king. pr.
."stu'> father ami M"nku'. TN lH.h"r II
'hu'., l.;;uk N"rn and ~ rrr~"n; .,!uS =.
.ratIId- father. W,rr "i,S.' irl. nGS IN
Years. IN. p.',,u ats h.'Li r">pun;!1i"
i">Itr"n> under III" Siau"S, governments.
In h-g'UuIng. Ir. Dei,:L lrritkiH ~
i;'.>!S.r his admiration I"r llt'. ,'I,Iti..~''.
and described Interestingly 'ilrir GUS
l. ms AMI r|,trH-I"rISitrS. buddhism.
tin. r"liSi"n at SIAN a.. said IA 'ltcct.
Is tn. religion Of "p;lmlsm. Hu'tiha. al
;E"ugH living many. hundred years hc-
Tor. christ. haG Taught man% ~ lh' pre-
"'.u'> HnL H"'irIil"~ -; III" Christian re-
Ii:'i"n. amI il teachings approaching
NOR. nearly ,'t,rI>I Iru!,u ;hau d" amy #
III. ";!'.r EASTERN r.!icI"ns. Its pru-
"ipl'.s, IT.. SaIh. haN, had uiu,'I /" do IN
making i!r. Snln">.' tn. rh""riul and
l".ahi'. I'."il" ih.u th"A tr".
Bangkok. III. capital Of SIAN. Was de
Sr"ib"d - h.ar'ifui. cosmopolitan
cIiE--ul"rc cosmopolitan Ihau N"w
York. Paris. Vienna "r budapest, Tray
"'rS FROM. all over III: world visit Tia"
place. and one" haTiu: visited Il. lunS
- maxi IL Il place II licIHlaiI'0l resi-
deuce.
hr I'..an referred /" Tia" present
kings grandfather. M"uiiIt va" DeSau
- r"!yu III M. after n HAD served -
wears III tn" buddhist priesthood. lie
MAS cultur-'I and h..! mastered the. Eng
liSh. French and Lain languages. while
through his corr, St.rnd..!.r'' wijh pronI-
n'nt tn,u ui Lur0i".. Il" waS u"luh,ntci
with many WESTERN d"i~. .Nu"m i" as
r"nd"tl IIc thrnlIc 1t. set about r-Euiu-
tluuInI!lg c"ni.ItIrI.$ and introduced
uiau:- western customs.
;, Ate: Il reign -! /, years. MnuHut
WAS succeeded H. hi~ s"u. 'huih Lang
'"r! VIII" rclgIrrG |, years. iuir"d ..c!nS
many reforms and mni>in@ SIAM virtu-
;.iliy q democracy. ALTHOUGH u hal Al
WAYS hrsn an absolute. monarchy. How
..y"r. lin. pcnrl'. il;r"" = great deal ~
:r"ttuu and opportunities.
Mahn .ajlar udh III" present ruler.
nsrrndin. To III" throne wl..H fifteen
ears old. has introduced furth". demo-
crarlr !d,.A$ and has. hr"k''u tn. stances
tradition lha, Il monarch n'ds' hhE
r;in",. than on" Wiz. 50 fnr. sir mas !"-
fused [" marry. hut Mr.. t"an sand it =
moi irupr"bhhI'' imaI an .\ri";"'"n w"nt-
ut W!ii hCOmr queen.
Tlr' pr'.$..ui k!u% htS w. "'n "rE-
cation. H.. Was graduated from rA!0T'l.
has written al FI"id"Ih"r@. and - an OK
per; i..uc'r and >j,nr' ~'uin. Under his
modern ideas Tia. 'ni.&irN has ;tt'Sanr"
wnnd..ifuliy and hn~ h...ii "p'.I!ru M -
t:ur"p"!tu AN: .N;uc"i"au Developments
l,r. .l,n:I va inir"GIr"d by pr.
Charles H. W.nG"r'..r Mr.. Charles;
duncan Ss,ig :, Il. .auIliUi f.;r%i,r', ballad.
with Mrs. rhu! Morrison g.: Ia! ianJ,
playing tnr accompaniment.