Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07

There is a new war cloud rising over
Europe. Perhaps Secretary Of State
Kellogg Is none too early irfrecommend-
ing that the no-war pact. proposed by
Foreign Minister BRAND to apply only
between the United States and France.
should be extended over other great
powers. for even now the Republic of
Andorra Is laying foundation for al
invasion Of Spain. with the aid and
support Of her ally. France. Andorra.
like the Kaiser'S empire in 1914. pro-
fesses that this Is a war of defense"
and not the beginning Of q policy OF
Spain may have q comeback "in prin-
ciple," but so did Belgium when the
Kaiser's armv invaded her and bonn
barded her cities. What will a defense
In principle avail II Andorra's guns are
laying barrage over the Spanish CAPT.
tai where once reigned the Moor. and
where the Saracen arms. Haunting so
proudly. were laid low in sos. by rea-
son Of the dauntless support by An
DORA OF the arms of Louis lie Debon-
naire? The very existence Of Andorra
for thousand years or more proves
that the Moors are no more.
WHICH Sua. b2uupSlsu NiSitcQ oEttaSEl
Honduras. he confessed that perhaps
there were some Americans who knew
nothing about that great country. II
that be so or not. undoubtedly there
are Americans who could not locate
Andorra or tell It's history without an
encyclopedia. Yet Ii Is the Oldest as
n II as the smallest republic on earth.
II Is decidedly the most milisaristic
also. for by Law every man must pos
sess gun and its ammunition. though
there appears no record that any Of
them have ever touched the triggers.
Andorra spreads over no less than
IT'S square miles. in the midst Of the
Pyrenees MountainS--or the Spanish
side. II it were rectangular. IL would
measure 10 by II miles. II has . pop
ula,!on Of over 1000 men. women and
children.
Grateful for the aid given him BY
the people of Andorra against the Mcors
in Spain. King Louis le pebonnaire ere
ated that little region into an indie
pendent nation. reserving 10 himself
certain rights Of Suzerainty. which tit
ular headship later passed 90 the Bour-
bonS. and 10 the President OF the Re-
public Of France This is now shared
by the Bishop of Urgel. Spain, who re
ceiyes tithes. but whose representative
is elected every three years, while the
President Of France holds his suzerainty
for life. The once Is nominal; the
IN their own council of twenty four.
elected by the heads Of families,
Until recently. its mail service was
supervised by France and preSiden.
DoumerEue Of France tactfuily APP
pointed Andorran letter carriers. but
now Spain controls Its nails and Is
giving Jobs TO spaniards. II full postal
control passes To Spain. the Spanish
may follow as an entering
wedge to destroy Anaorran sndepend-
enee running back 10 AID, sos. So u
delegation Of Andorrans has gone 20
PNts 10 appeal TO the titular chief,
Doumerguc. SpainS Justification Is
that. within Andorra, SOME NJ IN Span
iSh rebels have plotted their reseltS,
and. therefore. Spain must control the
little republic In her own defense
III principle. or in the small this
situation Is replica OF many war
which has shaken civilization,
The recent meeting in Washington
of the American historical Association
has served TO awaken INTEREST IN the
stories Of wars and the uareAahilitS M
histories In general and American pa.rs-
otto stories IN particular, II halt ee
true that modern scientific" historians
are now exposing 10 Us Rip Van VIM
kles, then II Is no wonder that free
dom shrieked" when fSale Tell and IL
Is plausible that there NAV yet be some
over an AndcSran pcSt, Any
how, we discover how wsuasE the United
StateS has always neen In its wars,
This exposure comes IN \ new his
lory-~~"s scientific by Charles IL, HAln~
I'm OF the Atlantic Christian College.
published by the Vanguard rteSS Assn
citation to Abolish Wars, We have all
Ways been WRONG, and perhagsS always
viii be wrusas, That II eeSANSe We are
American,
Fur example, take the Amesseaa Rev
alatians GREAT AsttAin hat MssSN TOD
lowed the general CUSTOM IN her aavs-
satiuh laws, In ie0ufsne TIE e>Aloa.sSS
IN trade exclusively With the Mothes
Artists had violated the law by NNdnsa
With the Dutch. AMd laha ilanesck MAS
4 sMugstesaslsat an lnsptNnce agent
tie was suet hN the british for $sotAs
BOO, a. penaits ter sM,ssNstns, AMI
iahn Ae.aMs was his AttasMeN, That
eaS what started all the treNelsA just
A. tlav. Al ssMIth SAYS che haaa9 laws
In.ah. and shaula he enleved white
Ihey ave ,tem,soyariNN M the statute
aeaka sa the statesmen ut Great britt
Ain nAslstea ga ealale,Ax tAs tAWs
against sW,sassiAav and ~ The saNh
Aas all on the pNst al the setaA.sts, wssa
resisted ana hsatlygseA the sMNsSssnx
laws, lestsesA "ah mastesn tastts Nss
MA "A ha petasn "