Show Eyes Upon Albania Small Nation But Bat Mighty In History BY MAXIMILIAN nr- nr HARDEN Central Europe's e's es S Foremost Publicist Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press Association April 2 What What Is BERLIN BEnT j this Albania that every ever everybody everybody body bOlty Is talking about bout It is not that Albanian mountain land that can be reached easily frond from Romo Rome by motor It lies In the western part of tho the Balkans and is the darkest country In Europe It has about as ns many inhabitants as a. Florida but hardly a n. fifth of Florida's area arla The Albanian people are proud of the tho fact that thit they are descended from tho the Pel- Pel ns lans that tho the blood of of Achilles and Alexander the Great courses in their veins that tho the mighty Roman noman em em- empire empire empire pire trembled tr before be foro the sword of their King Pyrrhus and that they furnished the Osman sultans with a l num num- number number ber her of ot their best beat grand viziers and ml ministers asters Before Lefo o the the- Turks came Hellenes Wallach and Slavs Sla had trodden these mountain lands and left their impress on the language Thousands of years Ears have brought little change chano In the character of at this uncivilized tribe which never coalesced Into a n. united nation but always al always al- al always ways remained a poverty stricken horde lorde of varied races enslaved at first by chief chief- chieftains chieftains talus and an 1 then by Turkish beys bes or pashas The population population population tion Includes Greek and Ro no- Homan Roman noman man Catholics and mans It speaks four foul main languages and many nanny dialects It is known In Turkish as as- asA A Arnauts mauls and calls itself Ski Ski- The tribes tribe's chief assigns work and profits and amI when various arlous heads of families unite to form orro a court their verdict is final for tor every member Feuds still exist Whoever refuses to exact blood for or blood of his family to m II whoever who who- whoever whoever ever refuses to marry marT the childless wife of ot his brother and thus make continuation of at the tile family is ostracized by b his clan Almost 13 years ears ago alo the German j i Wilhelm Zu of the Potsdam appeared among amon these people in patent leather spurred boots boot and sliver silver spangled led uni uni- form Ills HIs attempt attempt to to play tho the role rolo of ot king of Albania failed even more quickly quick than did the former ormer attempt of at the Montenegrin prince whom the tho Albanians met with tho cry God cre cre- created created nations before ho he created cre cre- created created religions A strange battle cry In a land that never knew national religious or linguistic unity that was ws united only In opposition to taxes and service e to the state and whose Inhabitants could bo called calle 1 the Indians of ot Europe Two o years cars ago age Bishop Fan Noll head of or Albania was Wl confidential agent l ent of ot Italy and his opponent Ahmed fought for the Jugo Jugo- slavs Since Sinco then they the have changed roles and has ha concluded with Dictator Mus Mus- Mussolini Mussolini the treaty of Tirana recognition of ot which ho now nos' threateningly demands from Since in 1921 the ambassadors ambassadors dors conference In a 1 declaration declara declara- declaration tion registered by the league of or nations rations authorized Italy to Intervene In case of ot dis dis- disturbance disturbance disturbance of the territorial or economic safety of ot Albania Italy did not exceed her hr rights rig when she drew attention to the preparations for a new conflagration But Dut this Is hardly hard to be bo feared at present pres pres- present present ent since England Is participating participating as arbitrator But what will happen to Al AI- Albania bania anla All the races would unite against the Austrian Aus Aus- Austrian trian professors professor's plan to cre cre- create create create ate there thero a nature park as research territory for or scientists scientists scientists interested in primitive life Ufe Unrest and danger of war will not vanish until the tho Albanians are arc civilized For this money Is needed from sober business men who do not desire to benefit man man- mankind mankind kind but do wish to make profits from long time credits |