King Of Siam Instructs His Subjects

There is anotber thing whereof I must warn you. Whatever may b our mutual good will for increaslng the prosperity of our country and our mutual love of Justice, we may b Quite certain that we shall not at once, nor in a short time as we might ■wlsh, eradicate all abuses nor do as tnuch good as we are aspirlng for. Bren in Europe and in the most prosperous countries I never met with people who were perfectly and unanimously satisfied with the government and the state of things in their own onntry. Therefore, let us all make a rale not to complain prematurely beCAuse, notwithstanding our good will and our endeavors, everything Is not going on according to our desire. In other words let us be satisfled with nrhat is posslble and only dream of what is perfect. Finally, let us not excluslvely admire what is foreign and despise what 1b Siamese, nor exclusively admire ■what is Siamese and despise what is foreign. There is in every country as In every human being, a mixture of good and evil, and we must try to imitate what is good elsewhere, and at the same time not only to keep but to develop what Is good and worthy of respect in our own national character