Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

Zurich. 1893. Napoleon in 1903 chang
ed the Helyetian Republic into the
Nienna respected that condition OF
Things. which was modified in lS4S
and again in 1874.
The executive power is exercised in
switzerland by a federal council dun
desrathD. whose presi-
Executive dent is at the same time
pou,er president of the Helve-
tan Confederation. The
legislative power is in the hands Of
federal assembly composed of a ma
tional council and states council.
Each canton. besides. has its particu-
lar government for matters not con-
nected with federal interests
1t should be said that the iuterven-
ton of Bonaparte lso3D in the affairs
of Switzerland resulted in the sigma
ture of the Act of Mediation" which
re esta blished the ancient confeder,-
ton of thirteen cantous During the
Napoieonic domination switzerland Wa
absolutely subjected to French polio,
ana took part in the wars of Napoleon
| After the fall of the empir. Il new
pact was proclaimed at Zurich that OF
lsl5
SWISS writer. in reviewing the po-
,i. SITUATION IN switzerland for the
! last century. SAYS. 1t should not he for
gotten that il was to Napoleon that
switzerland owes the re-establishment
| of stable political order and terminated
! the internal conflicts which were inter
| nina BILE.
After the fail of Napoleon the M
capacity of Swiss policy was apparent
ne met WAS unable to make a decision
| AS to the maintenance OF Swiss neu-
traiity- 1t WIS the Car Alexander who
assumed the initiative and insist"d
The con'.s,,iI, ~, on heutraiit>
was nta still too ruai"ensary to permi, The
! policy. The diet knew nothing and
therefore did nothing. and wisely per
| Mhil, ~ III, ..,''' 70 ~ tot ~
council at Raj. ,1SI51 ",hero 49, no.
a day passed but that .iaputations A.
rived soliciting the councils support
oi thclr personal interests. tnfor-
Ia S,,. .i.,re "as di,eord IN inc alet.
occasion to amclioratc and extend bnr
! frontiers. The allies indeed, had the
Intention OF terrifying the frontiers OF
'he "uJ;''e nt states. iioliand. Sardinia
| "i"f ?Wit""rland. IA order to establish
1 soma coinofi "i equilibrium between
| r id'''e n''' 'r,rhiahh' ne ear ANA
| , ~" ''''.ii Hao discussed AZ haia
| fneHt"hs' "h' 'heN proposed Y"
! 49, "i' rrah'c' Millinery. NaiolS
! - 10 '.h'N": ICY savoy ah''
! e"e iHio'' Ais". IL WIS propoS"''
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But these good Intentions were on,v
| realized in part AT the congress or
yienp, hoc,,S Of -.
Io.... ,f ,;........-I
ooSSeS VI among me
Torr;for,, delegates ana IN the
/ diet. The sudden return
of Napoleon from Elha in tho snrfnr
/ of 1871, ohIioaa +ha ,,a,,..,,..
-, 49,?
f"t'" "e'iSio''' ana because OF mo
| haste employed Switzerland lost not
! only Nalteline which the Grisons had
| consented IN renor,,a h,- ,ho ,,
| of , p,o,.,. ;,,o,,1,,i, 49,, - ~,
! ""' "'"o Wv
countries OF borihio' savoy cha
! VIENNA, thaplais. the province of tiex
and the city of Constance Geneva Was
| oiven ,.lditio,.t ,orr;.o,., ,,,,,i,,,
no., to co,an,,,,,i,, .i;,,',i,i ~, 80.
/ zerl.nd. ~. ,,nrth 90 80. .,'t ="
| nriS.d in ~. ,ona OF ,,,,,rr;. az