The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14

ed against his absenteeism. That was In the early part of his reign. So they addressed a remonstranee to him in writing, which was worded much as follows: Tt is perfectly true that we do not pay your highness a civil list, that we are burdened with no taxes, and that, on the contrary, we draw money from your highness' treasury. We admit all that But, on the other hand, if your highness were to live in your own dominions you would spend there to our advantage the money which is now spent by you in foreign lands and which goes into the pocket of aliens. We have therefore a right to object, and while we are on the subject we may mention that we wish for constitution and for represen- tative form of government; just like the other nations of Europe" This took place in 1862 or 1863.
 After a considerable amount of dis cussion a compromise was arranged, Iaccording to the terms of which the prince was perm itted to remain res ident abroad as much as he liked, but was compelled to endow his subjects with a full-hedged constitution and with a parliament of Is legislators, elected by the inhabitants, he. of course, being obliged to pay their sal aries. The house only meets when the weather is too bad for the mem- bers to prosecute their ordinary agri- cultural occupations, and the debates are restricted almost entirely to dis cussions on the subject of public in- provements, such as the building of roads and bridges, etc. The prince us ually silences all opposition, and set ties the matter by paying the sum in disput out of his own pocket.
 Only on one occasion did the prince put his foot down, and that was when the parliament of Liechtenstein en- tered into negotiations with the Monte Carlo gambling establishment, with a view to the creation of an institution of the same kind at Vaduz, the cap ltal of the principality, and for con verting Liechtenstein into a second Monaco. Prince John rudely shatter- ed all the golden dreams of his sub- jects, based on the insidious stories and offers of the Blanc Bonaparte- Radziwill- Monaco syndicate, by promptly vetoing the scheme.
 The principality is obliged to board its prisoners out owing to the lack of a jail, and it has no standing army. It had one, consisting of about 66 men, and in accordance with the terms of the alliance of the principalty with Austria, it proclaimed war against Prussia in 1866, and the army of 66 men, under Capt Rheinberger, was dispatched to join the forces of Aus tria in the field. Before the Liechten- stein contingent had got very far news arrived of the defeat of Austria at Sadowa and of the end of the war, and so it marched back again, and two years later was disbanded for good and all. Nearly 20 years, how ever, elapsed before the late Prince Bismarck, then chancellor discover ed by mere chance that in the nego- tiations for peace after the battle of Sadowa between Prussia and Austria and the latter's allies hechtenstein had been overlooked, and was there fore theoretically still in a state of
 war with Prussla. With a certain amount of hunnor he proceeded to re- medy this condition of affairs in the
 most serious manner, and dispatched a plenipotentiary in due form to Va
 dug for the purpose of negotiating a treaty. of peace, apologizing that the matter should have been overlooked
 for so long.