Arizona republican., 1921-01-02

Saturday, Jan. 8--CoIlege club lunch
 con st Ranch House.
 Saturday, Jan. 8-Bridge tea at coun-
 try club.
 very interesting and would fill a book
 After escaping the revolution and a | ship that I sailed on from Shanghai that Asiatic cholera developed on, finally reached my destination on the i twenty sixth of August; was met by
 the legation force, and escorted to my future home for a while. The legation is quite comfortable; while the roof leaks and 1t is sadly in need of repairs, it is quite comfortable just the same. The secretary of legation, MT. Rogers, has been ordered to go to London; and we have not been advised as yet who
 will come; the rest of the force are all Chinese or part Chinese with the eX-
 ception of the watchman who Is a
 Hfndoo, and it seems that all watch men are Indians or Hindoos. He comes
 on at night, is always dressed when on
 duty in a great turban and livery
 that would make Colonel Harris look
 like a small potato.
 We have a force of seventeen, which
 leaves the legation force thirteen; the
 others are one gardner, one watchman and two boys. No. l and No. 2. to look after me. The only people that have l to hire is one cook and coolie who
 helps the cook and works around the 1 legation No. boy (they are not boys l in our sense, for both are rather mid | dleaged), No. comes up In the morn | ing and slaves me at a. m. No. | comes upstairs and serves my break l fast at S:30 The gharry this being a | queer kind of carriage with two Siam ese ponies about as tall as a Shetland lpony and twice as thin; I am driven out l and we return at 10 when the office opens, and from 10 to noon then the ' legation closes. 1 am served tiffin at l2: 30; that's what we call lunch. This l is served in a big dining room down
 stairs Then l am supposed to take a
 siesta, but l don't; 1t is too hot to go
 out, and I put in the time trying to
 read but my thoughts are always wan-
 dering back to dear old Arizona and those good friends of mine. At p. m No boy brings up tea; everyone takes
 tea at 1 D. m. in this country. then the gharry comes around and l drive out 1 til 6 or D. m. Dinner is served at
 s D. m. and there you have my daily
 grind.
 'I was presented to his royal majesty 1 On Sept G. It was some function. It seems that he makes quite an effort to . impress ADe lOEElEUGISt BQE Etfti ltAA eiAAl 1t fell flat with me for, while it was
 full Of interest and everything was in
 teresting, I could not help but think
 of the great difference between the two classes. There Is no middle class-the
 nohles and the toilers; 5000 of the one
 and 799200 of the other.
 This letter is getting too long, but
 I want 10 tell you about a great func- ton that I attended yesterday, and
 still a greater one that will come off today. Three months ago of crown
 prince of Siam died and, as is the GUS 2 tom on the death of the king queen,
 queenmother or crown prince, there Is q public funeral; the time of mourins , for a crown prince Is ninety days and
 this week the ceremonies connected l with his funeral: while the obsequics
 have been going on all week, only yes i terday and today is the diplomatic body l to go. So at : ?. m.. with the consul general and myself in full dress, with } the liveried messenger of the legation 7 we were driven to the palace Of the 7 crown prince It was a fine building 7 and I saw the splendor Of an Orienta f court in all of its magnitude. The en- ! tire diplomatic body was in attend - ance and all were in their full regalja S all were resplendant in gold lace ant
 decorations with the exception of the ] aforesaid two representatives of tht e greatest nation on earth The SiamesC nobles, with the exception of the army e and navy officers, who wore uniforms | were dressed in the panung, the na Q tonal dress. they were otherwise re - splendent in gold and jewels, ordered s so that the foreign diplomats with al t their decorations were eclipsed Tn 70 diplomats sat out on a gallery and weri ? not in the room where the cerenon. I was going on. We could only hear tn q chanting of the priests After abou F an hour the king came out, which wa e a sign that the service was over, h d came up to the minister and shool = hands; did not even look at the small Il CT fry, and marched away. That wa y the signal for a great blare Of trumpets [. the same as when he came. The prim - minister then invited the diplomati r. body inside. It was q wonderful sight d The body was in a great towering gold Y en urn surrounded by great candle e sticks of a golden color with incens 1t burning. I never saw such splendor i S my life and the gorgeousness Of tn I east; they simply reVel in colors. - Hopi Indian is not in it. We were d r. handed a red book as a memento 2 g the occasion; as 1t is in Siamese I q 's not know what is is about. That close y the function for that day; and tOda. Q illdL Is, llt4S dltETIOOi. III 1IDIL Oi LII n royal palace, as per the custom of tn II Siamese his body will be burned. The y say that the function today is mos -e wonderful. I am sorry that my folk le are not here to see it. for these thing IT do not take place often.
 e 'T think ] have done enough for thi ,- time By tho time this letter reache Is you the election will be at hand. Il is now three weeks since the prima e, ries and I do not know who are th ie nominees. For once in my life sine y first voting in Arizona, l am not in tn le game For long before I became an of $ flee holder 1 was always interested ss politics. I read with absorbing inter 'e est your caustic comments on the can e, didates, and it made me smile. ! sti -e have hopes in progressive demoCrac, u and sorry will be the day when Ari ts Zona goes back to the reacuonarie l. who think that the few have the divin le right to rule. If they could they Woul h do away with the primary system, $ " that they could at all times put u -e men who would listen to the siren son l. of the capitalist whose idea of govern Id ment is to run things to suit thcmselvC IS and to h-l with the people,
 From far off Siam my thoughts aI st constantly of those good and trJ re friends that have been so loyal on