The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-19
LUXEMBOURG IS AN
INTERESTING STATE
Englishman Writes Entertain.
ingly of One of Europe's
Tiniest States.

Reginald R. Brfckley, in IT. P.'s Weekly.
One knows the charm Of those king
doms Of romance, wherein hero and
heroine and common people fit In with
a life Of beauty and adventure; where
neither lion nor unicorn fight for a
crown; and only love rules. Such q
Ruritania is described in "Luxembourg:
the Grand Duchy and It's People," by
George Renw1ck. Whether it is really
a kingdom of cupid n does not know.
upon a sort Of federalism that Europe
has been built up; while all her woes
and wars have come abou through the
idea of conquest and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Luxembourg Is just a little smaller
than Cheshire, Its population about
that of Edinburgh. Take you map and
ind 1t, pointing its moral to its three
~neighbors, Belgium, France and Ger
many. AS to government, the grand
duchess dominates the is members of
the upper house. There is a chamber
OF % members, elected for six years,
a being returned Zach three years:
The Is a sort of cabinet OF
four. including the grand duchess.
These are responsible to parliament
There are also 13 %cantons, or counties.
each under a justice of the peace.
There are w departmental courts,
M at Luxembourg city n the other
at Diekrich. The court Of appeal sits
at the capital. Burgomasters are ap-
pointed by the government. Indeed
one has a curious combination of pop
nlar control and centered authority.
This Is instructive to those whose
minds are SO obessed that they assume
that votes and intelligence are twins.
Education and industry.
MI. Renwick's fine book may be read
for various reasons; for it's romance of
history, as an enthralling holiday plan,
but in these winter evenings as a social
study. In this small area there are
800 primary schools, in which educa-
ton is compulsory. The religion of the
country is Catholic, but a generous toll
to the credit of the grand duchess, a
woman comparatively young but Of
rare personal charm and first rate abil-
ity. There are 700 "adult schools" and
three splendid high schools, the n at
the capital having industrial and edu-
cational sections. At Esch-on-Alzette
is a school of industries, while at Ell
telbuick an agricultural training col
lege exists. Not only teachers, but
artisans are trained and brought up to
date. The result of all this Is that
poverty does not exist in an acute
to perfectly natural social preferences.
All are free, able to work, and work
Is provided for them.
Tho Land Question.
When Mr.. Renwick wrote that pow
erty practically did not exist, ! was
sceptical. There are but two ways of
abolishing it; controlling the indus
ing, Ian and equipment for agricul-
ture. Otherwise there always must be
a fringe Of artificially produced loafers
and unemployed, half-starved persons,
the more 50 now that women are I'M
dercutting in every trade. In Luxem-
bourg his is precisely what has been
done. Here is h statement OF an au-
thority:
1T would be absurd to think that the
best can be got out OF the land unless
those who work It are properly trained
and car have, when 1t is necessary, the
most ~up-to-date advice on every pos
sible point. We endeavor to live up to
those two maxims. IL a mans land is
poor we put 1t right for him; IL he
wants stock we obtain 1t for him from
1t at the lowest possible figure, giving,
wherever required. most liberal credit.
The advanced state Of agriculture
shows that the policy Is highly sue
cessful, and its progress is OF enor-
nous value to the country and to the
people. We pay great attention, too,
TO a~fforestation; yet, as you know, the
scenery in our little country loses none
Of Its natural charnl-does not look
In the slightest degree made" OF ar
tif1cial."
Education, both agricultural and gen.
eral. Is cheap. A further ource OF
social well being lies in the succession
laws. On the death OF the father all
land and money is divided among the
family (male and female equally. And
what is more to the point, the legatees
are in the habit Of working SO that it is
Of use to them. Nor are there large
undeveloped estates.
An Historic Glimpse.
Nj. Renwick traces his history from
pre-Celtic times, up to h Chariemagne
period, to the domination of Louis OF
France, the ~ver-running by the Span
iards, and the occupation OF the Dutch
All Europe, Teuton, Latin. fAnglo-
Saxon alike, swept against Luxem-
bourg like a tide. And like a tide they
receded. From the Tenth to the Eff
teenth century ran the line OF Sieg-
friend. Wenceslas I vas the first Duke
of Luxembourg. I have not had tim,
to probe the matter. But from Mr.
Renwick's account. 1t is fairly safe K
say that all that is noble and righ
about the Duchy today springs from
feudalism. For Luxembourg is the on
place In Europe where the unity o
l Etafe and farni1v iaya endured tOgethe