Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-08
TINY REPUBLIC NOW ATTRACTS MORE THAN
 USUAL ATTENTION
Vest Pocket Republic, Surround ed By Italy, Has Interesting Problems to Face With War Surrounded Country.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-"San Mar | no, the worlds tiniest repuoac, a vest pocket edition. has been brought into | the war area by ltalys declaration 1 against Austria-Hungary," says the latest bulletin prepared by the Nation al Geographic Society.
 san Marine. despite i,s midget pro- portions, is the most venerable the most persistent and enduring of repub- lies. For 1t adds to its quality of be- ing one of the smallest States in the world that of being the oldest state in Europe. It has weathered yio- lent storms, storms threatening to eX- anguish even it's memory among men, by the score; and, today, tne ancient, midget republic is again on the hrins line of world Convulsiou.
 san Marine is situated between the Italian provinces of Forli and Pes aro-Urbino. in the north or italy. near the Adriatic coast, within reach of big guns from Che sea. It res about 12 miles southwest of Bimini, an Italian coast city and well within the zone exposed to hostile airsnip and aero plane attack. The republic has one town, which lies toward the coast, about 115 miles due south of Venice
 "The little State has an area of 32
 luare miles. and a population c. some 10000. Its territory is very hil- ly, mountainous in the neighborhood ci It's city. where the Monte Titano au oGshoot of the Apennines, reaches tie highest elevation in the republic that of 2.65O feet The city stands at the south oi this precipitious rock, aul ia sheltered under the defense of the
 ountain. whose three summits arc crowned by Notifications. These strong positions. like the Black Mount ails of che MonteueErins, have played a significant part in the preservation ,t the republic through the centuries oi war, anarchy ueighbOrly aggression and hate of democracy that the small state has seen since the year 915 when it adopted its republican form Ci government This government with notifications. is stiu in force 10.
 n.y. The arms of San Marine arc .lree peaks. each crowned with a tower The shield in silver shield
 ad besides the defended mountain peaks. displays the patron saint
 "The climate is healthfuL Cattle raising and wine production are the chief occupations in the republic while lace and embroidery working are a growing home industry. Nany1 or the citizens oi San Marine earn heir livelihoods outside of the mar TOW limits of the Fathcr'sud, as me chanics, the maston's trade being the most popular Some eNcelVnt stone .oarvera come from among these peo pie, and marble figures form one o' exports
 "Tbe town of San Marine. which crows around its mountain is pro- tected by a wall, and shelters about 1000 people It contains the repub Ilc's parliament building. a fine type Of public structure, much more pre- Itentious than the legislature halls of ! a number of natisno many times as large There are five cnurcHes and | one or two other interesting architec tural features in the city.
 "Thc parliament of San Marine is la representative body, with SO mem bers chosen for life service among .the burghers, landowners and nobility , The executive power repOses in a committee of twelve. chosen from among the representatives and of two . 'rcigning captains selected by the chamber from its membership every six months The annual income and expenditure is about $60,O00 San Marine has no public debt It has a treaty of friendship with Italy.
 ] Military service is compulsory in Che little republic, for it has often found that Che preparation of its ciu- zcus was the only guarantee or the endurance of its liberal institutions. . An of it's men are technically obliged . to serve with the colors from 16 to
 GO. The available forces of San
 Marine total about 1.5O0. a trim end . welleQuipped army The republic is- sues it's own pastage stamps and cop- E"A HNAiINH|s ANlA0 hl ulNuiA hNAANH
 are Italian.
 "The city is said to have been
 founded in the 4th century by Saint
 Marinus of Delmatia. In 95l, 1t had
 developed into a little republic and
 during the long years of its history
 several times forced the recognition
 of its independence from greatly su-
 porior adyersarics. When Italy went
 Co war with Austria for her independ- lence, San Marine declared its neutral Iity with much the same conscious
 ness of the importance of this mani . lesto as that felt by the powerful sis . ter republic the United States, in de-
 claring its position in the present
 world struggle. Napoleon respected . the independence of the little State,
 and sentiment preserved the republic
 in 1S60-6l-the Liliput of 1000 years survived independence in Che midst Of
 a united ltaly.'
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