Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1901 — SIAM’S KING. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SIAM’S KING.

He May Come to America to Make Our Acquaintance. Some day next summer, if the present program is carried out, there will sail into the harbor at San Francisco a lux-

uriously equipped yacht and from it there will step ashore King Chulalongkorn of Siam and his queen. For some years there have been periodical rumors that the King intended, visiting America, but the first positive information that be has any such thing in mind now comes through

Hamilton King, the United States minister at Bang Kok, in Siam. He has been informed through Prince Devawongske of the King's desire. The oriental potentate is anxious to learn how the Americans would regard a visit from him. Since the recent fighting in China. Siam has been more than ever interested in us, and the King is anxious to learn something about our commercial and industrial methods. He has observed the influence which we have had upon Japan and believes that a more intimate acquaintance with Americans will prove of benefit to his own country. The King could depend upon a warm welcome from the American people. The full name of his royal highness is Somdetch P'hra Paromendr Maha ’Chulalongkorn Kate Klon Chow-yu-hua.

KING OF SIAM.