Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-29
Attends FIRST THEATRE
WHEN 70 YEARS Old
SEES CHILDREN IN FIRST PER
FORMANCE SHE EVER
WITNESSED.

The inhabitants Of the great re-
publics of the world, with their i'm
. mense areas, their enormous wealth
and ineNhaustable resources then
large standing armies and their elaD-
: orate systems Of government and their
remarkable strides In modern ciyill-
cation give scarcely thought to Their
dimlpuatiye sister republics In which
the same intrigue and inte-nlclno
strife, the Same hopes and ambitions
flourish regardless OF their narrow
confines.
A brief comparison of the great
and small states brings out many
unique and generally unknown rea-
lures.
San Merino situated In the Apen-
mines of Italy has been nominally
fee since SS5 A. ID. Its independence
was recognized by nearly all The
European powers In 1881 A. D., ana
since, during all the stCife and con-
tentions that characterized the his
tory OF the centuries that have inter
vened, its entity as sovereign state
has never been disputed not even by
Napoleon at the time Italy formed
No more contented people probably
exist In all Europe today than the in
habitants of the thirty-three square
miles which constitute the republic OF
San Merlno. The people are divided
into three classes or castes known as
the Mobiles. Burgesses and Rural Land
Owners. The legislative department
OF thenr government consists of a
Great Council OF 60 members, twenty
being chosen for life from each Of the
three classes. This Council perpetu-
ates itself the members from eaan
class filling all vacancies caused by
death, by election for life. This
Council OF twelve which corresponds
TO our Senate. The Mobiles elect y
Captain General and the Burgesses
and Rural Land owners a second
who hold office for six months and
who are real executives OF the state
The cabinet of the republic consists
of Home Secretary Minister OF
Foreign Affairs and a Chancellor Of
' the EXchequer. Intense interest al
ways surrounds the election OF the
Council of Twelve which with the
two Captain Generals constitute the
responsible government Of the state.
and this function, together with the
transfer of the rein Of government on
so small a scale Is always amusing os-
pecially as the army, consisting OF $50
men are drawn up to listen to the
speech by the Chancellor of the Elk.
chequor constrastlng the budgets Of
the great European interests Of the
people have been closely guarded by
the outgoing officials. During the
long eXistenct of this republic-nOt
ing press been permitted within It's
territory, and for many, many years
1t has been a harbor for escape \
'sjriminals from other European states.
Andorra, another or the mlnlture
governments of the world has equally
as contented a people as the republic
of San Merino. 1t is nestled high up
among the bleak Pyrennes mountains
that divide France from Spain. Oc-
casonally 1t is brought to the notice
OK the world when the Carlst Gauss
reaches newspaper attention owing to
its being rendezvous for many ot
the leaders of the pretender to the
Spanish throne. Its sovereignty IS
well established despite the fact that
yearly it pays into the treasury Of
France a tribute Of $50 francs and re-
ceives in return certain articles free