Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-26
HUNT, NOW MINISTER TO SLAM, WRITES INTERESTING ACCOUNT
 OF VISIT TO BANGKOK PRISONS

George w. F. Hunt. former gover- nor of Arizona now United States min ister to Siam, has written an interest ing letter from Bangkok. to Frank Walsh of Bisbee The letter was mail ed at Bangkok on November z and took about six weeks to reach here. At the time of writing Hunt did not know who had been elected president of the United States. and was doubt full about the race for governor in Arizona The letter follows:
 "I have your letter from Murietta Springs of September 5, so you see 1t was about two months OF the way. l spent two weeks at those springs last year and enjoyed myself very much. Long before your letter reached me you have returned. to Bisbee. Both tine primary and the election must be all over but the shouting.
 q did not know who was nominated in the primary until Oct. 2S. so you see we are out of the world entirely. It takes two months for mail to reach us; nearly 90 days to Hong Kong, then it takes the boat nine days steady sailing to get to Bangkok, and what with the delays, two months are gone. "So far we have not been aDie to learn who was elected president of the U. $. A.. but no doubt the department will send us a cable soon
 "Yes I have often thought of you and Brewery Gulch; John Twomey and host of others come crowding to my mind and the many exciting times that have taken place in the wonder ful street in the past.
 Wants Political Dope
 "1 have been like a lost sheep dur ing the time that you have been hay ing the election, for here l was in the Far East, and not knowing who was nominated My last advices said that Windsor was defeated, out to this day do not know who was nominated foI mine inspector and school superinten dent
 Well Frank, while 1 was in Pc king I visited their No. l prison anO 1 was greatly surprised for 1t was q model. There is no other like it and l guess the rest of the Chinese pris ons are bad enough, still it was ( hopeful sign to see one in China not only run on modern lines but in some ways far in advance of our prison II Florence.
 OlllCG lO 'i'Ae ed two prisons. one in the north, tha I thought was very well conducted The housing and sanitary condition: were good, and 1 really think it wa: run on progressive lines, T.. iiich is go ing some for Siam. 1 attribute thi to the fact that the Vice Roy of th' northern province is rather eXcep tional ruler. Here in Bangkok mad application through the foreign offic and after nearly two weeks l was nc tified that they would be glad to le me inspect their prison. l informe' them that 1 would like to inspect som on certain day. which was granted "Yesterday 1 went with the offIcia interpreter of the legation. 1 foun all the lifers and the long term cme assembled They all had on leg irons There were 3S1 lifers and POI lon term men.
 Death Penalty Rare
 'Abont 2642 prisoners and all tn buildings are in the heart of the cit and cover F acres. As l notice on the visitors book that the last vi: itor had been there in March 1 don think they have many, and while e' erything looked clean and there wa no prison odor, felt that It was I'll on hard lines. They seemed very an, ious to please. and when l left he il timated to my interpreter that