The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-03-25

This winter there are still games played In
Monaco. but the greatest athletes are with the
colors. This winter there are still plays in the
theaters. but the actors are fighting and the
actresses nurses Visitors still come but
they are few. Some American tourists are there
hoping for the war to end and afraid to go home
or stay away. With conditions as they are Mo
naco declared for war. The people few to arms
in the hopes Germany would be beaten SO the
business at Monte Carlo could thrive again.
Now that Monaco the smallest principality in
the world. has declared Germany San
Marine is shaking its fist at the kaiser. San
Marine Is dot OF 3s square miles In eastern
Italy. Its quarrel with Germany Is the result OF
the kaisers protest that the San Marine wire
less station was intercepting his messages.
San Marino literally. is a mountain and three
little villages. Its total population is 900.
Jefferson City or Moberly would make more
populous nation. II has railroad. the visitor
having to ride four hours in diligence from
Rmini. Adriatc resort city.
The founding OF San Marine ia somewhat Of a
myth The local tradition is that Marinus. a
Dalmatian stonecutter. fathered the nation in the
fourth century. He was working on n gateway
nj Rimini The nearest rock quarry was Mount
Titanus AS reward for faithful work Marinus
given the mountain. where he established
refuge for Christians. Since that time San Ma.
rno has maintained It's independence
In the seventh eighth century Its monastery
was turned into fort, Many invaders marched
by without attacking the republic. For one rea'
son II difficult to attack. and for another. it
had no wealth TO attract the conQueror.
Once pope attempted to collect taxes In the
state. San Marine appealed to Judge in Rmini.
who held that It was an independent nation and
therefore taxes could be collected. Italy has
tried to incorporate the republic In Its realm
True today. Italy maintains the San Marnan
gcndarmeric and medical stan. but the republic
turns In enough revenue to the Kingdoms treas.
ury to recompensc II.
San Marine Is proud OF its claim rs the oldes,
republic All around It's - miles OF frontier
can see monuments marked Italy" one sid"
and The Republic OF San Marine" on the other
But while II claims to be republic. II is oil.
garchy IN fact The government Is n grand coun.
ell OF 60 elected for life in equal numbers from
the landed propretors and the bourgeois Tho
council elects It's members when vacancies
occur An inner council OF Il chosen from the DO
forms n kind of senate. II has two presidents
or captains regent. ms they call them. They
elected every six months at grand public gath
erinc. The main reason for the frequency OF
those elections Is that they the principal
amusement the citizens have.
There il only one level spot In san Marine
That IL plaza In front Of the national palace.
Il is used rs n parade ground for San Marines
citizen army OF $50 men and 3S officers San Ma.
rno's army Is not professional one. Its sol.
dicrs all make their living at some other occupa.
ton Thus the commanding officer Of the army
liz also librarian or the national library ana a
professor In Bolluzi college
The people generally work in the quarres and
do some hillside farming. AS the expense OF
maintaining the government IL small taxes prac'
tically amount to nothing. San Marine has
diplomatic force OF II consuls. Three are In
Italy. one in England. one In France and the
others In neiYhborins countries. Their only pay
is fees. San Marine once thought It would send
a consul to the United States. Not that II needed
one here. but II happy thought that the
Oldest republic should be represented in the
largest republic. The captains regent OF that
date Investigated the matter. They saw way ~