New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-25
TINY LANDS OF EUROPE
Republics of San Marine and IN
dora and Principally Of Monaco

--,.s co,,ntrv has lust ratified a treaty Oh eNt"
s,,ion with the miniature republic "l 0dh no ~
. r,are dot on the map Of Europe peiie
-. e,.,e in the world as wei as the Oldest
tzen1ev, republic. area il thirS-eiei'
so,,are miles only little less IMAM '"iCe
81 The island II Manhattan 1t heS e"''ti' =.
Italy bu; is wholly independent ~ ri,os
IN The easterlv side 81 the ElTuStah \ :.
- t,,,,, twelve mics from Riminl. on the AulI
a,ic sea The frontier is only twenty -io"' L.
IN length and the population "ooio Mani
s,,su city ward. numbering. ACCORDING 10 NV -
,.,,s,,. taken in 1899. u.12- There Is Il" Pu
r. srn,al exnenses met by taXailon
sr,o.,nt TO Sno@ The country mas pl"'SV -
SILVER currency. coined by ltaly. 59s'"V' M "
Is.-ar and 70s 600 Of the former The prltCipai -
,,,r-e are wine. cattle and stone The hll'aiS
force of The republic numbers 81 orh0els anu ~
men.
..eio, g bilIs the highest point being Monte
---s,o which rises $3.50 feet above sea lever y"
the SIDE 81 this mountain Is the CITY OF Eau $50.
r-ri~b has little Of interest save 'iis pa =.
bo,se q fine structure, and five churCheS
ci,v i said TO have been founded IN u'' lo
o-,-,,-,- l,,- 81 Narinus of Dalnlafla. ana aIle'
forming part Of the BYZANTINE eNar'haIe u ~
VIENNA il gradually secured It's hnHei'e'lu' ., -
,bo aid NJ the counts Of Nontofeltro In 1851 fofe
r-rbar VIII made 2 formal acknowledgement u ~
i,,z.,.r6.rre Napoleon when he invaded nap
maid 10 attention the miniature repn'i'' !" i'
,ba ruling Grand Council was tTansieiF'" '''' d"
conservative body. with sixty h'e "''i'
from . =
f-r From this body executive r"Hl'' gu
SC chosen annually. and presidents ea'h I"i S
months When the Italian kingdom Wa i'''
IN 1876 no disturbance ot the aut"i"''E -
San Marine attempted and IN 10 ''e t'
,-,,4sr repuhc placed Itself formally uhue' ''ie
7~o+a--so- Of the Ning. and treaty 81 iileh"Slip
n maintain its rights was made. The treaty ''
ey-ra6i-fra ratified 10y the Senate IN Nas'lli-'""
had been approved ny pletiS"'te of IN" '''i' ~
ME Il thr tiny republic overlooking the Aoli7''e
waters. A.
Another Of the tiny republics IN Europe Is An
dora in the Pyxenees. which has an area OF 10
square miles and population Of oniS S-s4- II i
,,-5e~ the font sszcrainty France and the span
ism fssfor Of J~ce. and Is governed by a o"'''''i
of t1venty-four members. elected every '""I IN
i,y The heads of families i'm each parish Inns
council selects synuc and ii Second = hiit ~
Y,res4-ne officers tn, FIRST s>ndjc has the eN-
ecutfve power. Judicial power Is vested in civil
5udce and two magistrates France and the Bishop
of l-rsF .tf.oin-inc magistrate and civil Judge
alternately permanent delegate, IN" f''letl Oh
the Pzreuees OricntaIe. also looks after the inter-
est Of France IN AndcrTa-
This little land is I'm a valley Of the same name
living between me French rpartmont of ArleEe
and The S5aniSh province Of Catalonia Mountains
surround il and the only practical means OF access
IS 10y following the River Salra which breaks
through there 10 flow into The Sesre at JFgeL
Charlenagne, in 7so, made the region an indie
pendent state for services rendered by the people 10
HIM as lie was marching against the Moors- II
was transferred in I27S 10 the Corte he Folk and
the Bishop Of Urgel. who appointed TWO NiqUers.
or Judges TO govern il An annual tribute was
paid 10 France. but At the time Of the French
Revolution this refused by the republican gov
,rurnent. but in 1906 the relations were restored,
and The importation Of cereals from France was
allowed in return for an annual payment Of 500
Tie payment To the Bishop Of UrEel Is about one
Ealf Of this
The life Of the people Is OF the simplest kind, and
and although there are schools education is not
carried far There formerly abundant forests,
bun these have been exhausted by the of the
wood fuel in the mountains rich iron
mines. hut little has been done with them. The
rcople cultivate vines and fruit trees chiefly, and
tho main industry is the production Of coarse
cloth owing 10 TIE small amount Of arabic land
s-lin j. obtained from France TO a great extent
iar The support OF the people
y traveller in tie AndorTan region of the Pyre-