I am the King of Siam, Siam!
I dote on wine, women and ham, And ham!
My hams are my own
And in my own home
I am the King of Siam, Siam!
—BOWERY FOLK SONG.
When famed Manhattan lawyer Samuel Untermyer reached Bangkok, Siam, recently, on the world cruise of the S. S. Belgenland he was greeted with no lilting stanzas, but rather by an imperial "command" to appear at the Siamese Court and be received in audience by perky little King Pracha Tipok (TIME, March...
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