The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-20

H ~eSS
their party to tour the city were
abandoned because Of the impaired
health Of the sovereign and arrange
ments were made for continuing to
New York after q brief stop. The
train Is scheduled to stop for approx
imately half an hour in Chicago for
railroad purposes and then continue
the journey east.
King Chats Affably
The king chatted affably with the
American emrnisaries, Richard South
gate. acting chief Of the division Of
international conferences and proto-
coils. who greeted the monarch at the
boundary line in behalf Of the pres
ident. and Stanley K. Hornbeck, chief
II the division Of far eastern affairs,
representing Secretary stimson.
AS the train left Portal on its
coast. About 90 miles west Is La
Ceiba, which boasts 10000 inhabi-
tants. Nearly IS rifles farther west
is Puerto Cortez. About midway be-
tween Puerto Cortez and ia Ceiba is
Tela. where, among other places.
forces loyal to President Mejia Col
indres were said to have beaten off
ar ,ttack.
Assault Is Repelled
A radio dispatch from T~egucigalpa,
capital, said the Tela assault was re-
PEELED after severe fighting. The
number of casualties was not known.
SO far the trouble had not spread
to Tegucigalpa. It Is in the interior
and separated from the threatened
ports by mountains. It was believed
the revolutionists would attempt to
American Journey. the king issued q
statement expressing his pleasure at
the opportunity to renew %acquaint-
ances in the United States, where he
had visited before his accession to the
throne in 1924.
ITO come from Slam to the border
of the United States" the statement
said, us to approach the home Of a
friend where. seven years ago, the
queen and I spent many happy weeks.
I bring back cordial r~ecollections of
the courtesies shown to us on that
occasion and I look forward to re-
newing associations then formed, as
we'll as awaiting myself of the skill Of
your surgeons, whose mastery Of med
ical science is renowned throughout
the world. We have sensed. the un-
DERIVING sympathy that has char
acterized the feelings Of the people
Of this republic toward my country
and at this threshold I would voice
the reciprocal good will Of tho 81
amese nation"
The kings entry into the United
States on q wind-swept prairie. where
many hundred residents Of Portal
looked or c~uriously. was with little
ceremony. The frail monarch, weigh
ing less than 100 pounds, appeared
boyish as he spoke to the American
representatives, standing up and sit
ting down several times during his
conversation with the men.
Canadian Officials Leave
Canadian officials who rode with
the royal party to the international
boundary took leave Of the king at
Portal, and were replaced by the
American representatives and federal
operatives.
A motley western crowd milled
about the train as the ceremony Of
welcoming the monarch into the
United States was carried out. The
hundreds Of Portal residents who
waited up" for the kings arrival
were rewarded by a full view Of the
entire proceedings which could be
observed clearly through the train
windows. A good proportion OF the
lookers-on were women.
With the American emissarics. the
king chatted in an informal manner
about his visit to America and x
pressed his anxiety to view New York
which he remarked apparently hat
changed considerably since he and
the queer. visited there seven years
ago. With the accent Of a cultured
Englishman. he spoke quietly about
his trip to the United States.
The kings immediate party. OF
which Prince Svasti, father-in-law
and uncle OF the monarch, appeared as
spokesman. was anxious to hurry the
trip east so that the king could OBJ
tain q much-needed rest. Prince
svasti, however. was optimistic about
the kings health, which he said had
turned for the better during the last
lag ~ the trim to the border.