Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-11

ryhannion Tunnev knows his shake
zneare but President Zogu Is more MOD
ern he follows Herbert Spencer
"pvine right Of Kings means me
divine right of any one who can get the
uppermoSt. 1865 peel
dent of Albania. now proposes 70 nave
,te General Assembly overthrow the
r,orstitufion this month and make MIN
Kinr IT is noted that the coup detal
doeS not originate With the people,
mt with his own cabinet and the AS
sen,flv He is TO be declared King. ana
an he speaks excellent French ne =
nov practicing up on the phrase.
II etat, cest mot
zoru is a bachelor. aged ABOUT -,
son OF one of the 40 aristocratie 1a1alAes
NJ Alhsala. RE is a man Of AMBITION
and of proved competency he mas
seryed as prime minister, out NJ .9-+
nis government was overthro711 by ran
Noii Catholic bishop, and 1ogll Vas
forced into exile. In JugoSlayla. mere,
lie Tavid in the cave Of Adullun. ne
called ~ himself all disContented, ailth
he had gathered sufficient power 10 r.
turn and overthrow Fan Noh'
zogu being arlstocratc by hls family
connections. cannot rely upon me sup
mort nj the peasants. he cannot trust
Democracy therefore. and his only nope
~ rstantIon of p0Wer Is 10 overtime"
the Rennhlic while he Is chief
Non Is classed as a Democrat~-eFeh
as a radical and his following consS
from the wild. uneducatso peasant
trihesmen. although he IS hlnSei =
graduate of Harvard University ana W
is OF cosmopolitan type. Non Is no" ",
exile, nvtng IN vienna he = cnaeSeu
with receiving support from Russia
while Togu gets his foreign eupPoI
fr,r, Ttaiy. 1oc1! and NuSSolinl are
said 10 ne on very cordial terms Oh
friendship. although how diSlr ereSlen
IS mat relation on the part OF Museum
lie questioned N0ii also claims CCtol8l
friendship If MusSolini bat Noh rs III
exile aud zoeu about TO ascend tie
throne,
rrhe Al arlstoeratic families would use
their utmost means Ia bar nut NON
lest. IL he should gam power, ne misoL
become so radical az to couflscate tneW +
estates and divide them amongst fns
neasants. Vet II Is reported taaf even
the arlstocrats do mot favor giving un-
limited mower INTO the hands 81 Al1g
Zneu. lest he rise too high above thelf
own prestige Zogu rose ~ power hot
as pro-rahan although. Fhteu5h the
influence OF the fine italian haNc Of
statecraft, he has grown IN tIiendhnesS I
for his neighbors across the Adfi2tie.
There IS no region In Europe which /
Ia wilder nor more hensGhted in mat .
tegs OF education and civilization thaa +
is Albania For centuries Il was hc1i I
hv Turkey, but IN 1919. while The TurSs /
were weakened ny the Balkan Nar +
Ismau kemal proclaimed Albanian I'M /
dependence and set up a goyernment 2t !
Valona. The nest year. ESsad PasnQ i
set an government az nura12o /
Then an international commission +
Of control was agreed upon by I
the European powers. and Albania was i
recognized as a prlnclpahty With an /
autonomous government, and PrMce f
William OF Wled vas Installed as King (
the two Albanian claimants belas +
forced 10 withdraw in his favor as & +
compromise candidate, although he haG {
not drop ol Albanian blood IN els /
VEINS He was Soan forced "a reunqutSA
the throne and Essad Pasha again
uSurned power ruftng the World /
War the alleS took military possession.
RNt III IHaN. NltV @FAtANA4 NA AhAE R9fN
conference of the aItes the AlhAp3ans
set I'm new government. which the
powers agreed Ga recognize, Ibereupon
ira 1921 the Italians withdrew their ec-
eupytng troops An elective assembly
was created and a President With
responsible government under q prime
minister" e~ first Zogu, then Npi and
again zogu,
To rate.sish finances In Albsn
Italy agreed ia make a loan al a00a1e
600 gold francs
Only 5000 600 gold francs Of the
loan have eyer been PAID IL