The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-18
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tho face OF imposed obstacles tho
bohemian traditions would be kept
alive.
IENEs RISE DUE
TO OWN EFFORTS
Bena's career wea resolved upon
when no WINS In his teens. ~
the are Of ~ he went TO Paris.
working In a factory, attending
night school. contributing articles
70 those newspapers which remain
Cd true 70 tho old bohemian IDEAL
lsm. and when he was "a received
his degree NJ tho university. Iio
spent year In London studying
tho English syrscm OF government
and the Same length Of time In
Berlin and 81 Petersburg. Return
ing 20 his native country. he asno
ciated himself with Maaaryk In the
University OF Prague. lilo has TO
manned faithful and useful sub.
ordinate ever since.
LAND M0N0POILEs
BitOKES FOR PEOPLE
Under the existing Arrangement
no ono man can own moro than $50
hectares or s2s acres. The admins.
tration OF this law IN proceeding
slowly ana constructlveiy. In split
ting up tho landed estates. the gov.
eminent decrccs tho price. There
IL nothing arbitrary about ~ be.
cause tho right 20 appeal In al.
lowed. In some dispositions recent
~ made OF land Of average fertility,
prices ran AZ low AZ $50 an acre.
In some instances tracts have been
divided with prices running as high
a. $3.50 an acre.
Ono million. nix hundred thousand
acres wero owned by tho fInpsburgs.
and came TO the government Th.se
win be turned over 20 tho tollers OF
tho soil Tho payments run over a
period Of 10 yearn. All oil rights
arc retained by tho government.
Tho Standard on company has re-
Gently made contracts with tho gov.
eminent covering extensive fields.
The result of tho new land policy
Will mean q more widely diffussd
prosperity Ia tho agricultural eco
fions.
Some very interesting things arc
found In the new constitution OF
tho country. In fact here In tho
very expression OF advanced ideals.
A now nation dominated by progress
sive principles has translated its
spirit Into q charter OF government.
FOR that reason great interest cen
tiers la the new endeavor.
Every ono OF tho required are Is
obliged 90 vote Exception IA made
In favor OF persons 70 years Of ass
or over. and those who AFRO M.
Whoever. without reasonable
Ground. falls 10 take part In an
election IL liable 10 y flne OF from
20 TO 5000 crowns. or 10 term OF
Imprisonment; from - hours 20 ore
month. The various political par.
TICS present the lists OF candidates.
Fourteen days befcre election there
10 published in the official Journals
OF tho local constituency the flats
that are found valid and such In.
formation as viii be Of interest to
the electorate.
PRESIDENT CAN
END PARLIAMENT
The president Of the rvpu6iso con.
vohss, provowues. terminates ana dis.
solves parliament but he IL com.
PEELED 10 assemble the parliament
~ least swfcs rear 70 regular seq
sisn Sessions must Be hsid also
on the request Of q qualified major.
~ Of either branch. The presidsns
70 not allowed 20 exercise the sfxhs
70 dissolve parliament during tbs
iAss sn months Of hss term OF Of.
flea
The pres.dsns n chosen By shs two
Chambers OF parliament for q term OF
seven years. and must be At least IS
ysars OF age. Ills election II valid
only II half Of ell the members OF
both chambers are present, and II a
majority OF three-flfths OF those pres.
snt shall be obtained II two ballots
produce no result q third shaii be
cast TO dsolds between the two lead.
ing csndidstsA IL there 10 then q
lie. thu decision Ia rnade by lot No
one shall b elected president moro
than twice IN succession. but after a
period Of seven years he may Be- TO
elected. The constitution specifics
that these provisions shail not apply
to the first president Of the republic.
800 MEMBERS IN
CHAMBER or DEPUTIES
Thsrs are 800 members Of the