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Show SP08LIC OF : eon is 1 BIG SUCCESS OX Says Czechoslovakia Het-rr.". Most Prosperous In Europe tASAKYK GREAT MAN eryboay Must Vote There Or Be Subject to Stern Fine h -"- t k G07. COXSYS: f Ifc -iv ct i opcct.-i. '.-cho"lovakla AlUfl I"' 1 ' ' 1 i.n.Hj.i-ri.ns ount- in r- it m v'-'M-1, m : o- nkj with th" new- or-ir, or-ir, rnd e long p rlod .' trail uilHy 1' i 'i iTJnJfr existing arrnjjrm'nt no HA , hi rv-i, r 1 1 . r i In n ".' '" -irn '. ; , .. l n splitting up II ), n led r str tes tho gi I rn ii rt de ree the price Theio Is O'hltiK -roitr'ry about It as tin-4-ht 'j i ii H allowed V.Uvt -y ip ' hc required age O-Kg' d o . r.i. V'lmri it vvlth-b vvlth-b 'eusonable ground, falls to id p--rt 'n ;ni election In liable ft fin ,f from 2ii to F.00 I ro u. or o r rm of Imprlson- Ija? ..tonr-. unj" povornmfttil Is ' I: o'ntlo - and districts bp givinj? to racial minorities J- tr r.oumi attics themselves, jyif.M provincial matters. , BY . IBfEJ v K fi.vernor cf Ohio r tespocts. zed osiovakia pi i most prosperous lt... n Europe Th.--. .as more lr nr: i - . In i i an In rr i ; v 1 v. i I Capital ..- ' wo or w:t cf projection the Intfuitrial I HE0 I' t'O'Ml. t'l-- i-riips 'i.-m to rahj i i i , i r. i fU.rt' , nw order, and ferlod cf try ii'iu'llty Is in pros- I H Bohmlnn larcnnio H l.. in: jht.' &X) 1 thi Sloaks Mora'. ian; GOVERNOR COX VISITS BOHEMIA Finds New Republic Prosperous, Pros-perous, Growing and People Content (Continued From Page One ) nd Oermans are lm preened Tlth the progressive tendencies or the gov-rn-ment. Masaryk. the venerable president, presi-dent, la beloved by his countryman and his very- able aide. Minister Rene. Is regarded I ;i real asset to the I .n-try. .n-try. Masaryk Is over 70 years old ftV He Is an enthuelaetlc horscm-.n :md ifffftj hie Interest In the development of the new country Is so well sustained that he keeps abreast of the younger group of statesmen. The feeling Is general that when Maaaryii retire, Benee will eucceed him as president. Bene Is only 38 years old. Ills life reads like a romance. The son of a qM peasant family, his Imagination deeply stirred i the Intellectual group which resolved almost a centurv ago that even In the face of Imposed obstacles ob-stacles the Bohemian traditions wouM ftV be kept aite. a he put it. the entire system, governmental. Industrial, educational edu-cational and religious, was slowly un-HH un-HH dergolng a le . lopment based upon the objective of creating a German state The army officers, the bankers, the eiftlre official force, and tne churchi 'or the most part operatic together. Tja i. ' l ctual groups preached the gMpel of a sustained spiritual re. source. The peasants particularly wire told that they must not give up hOpe. Itisi ni r t u i i i hits. ; i TRenes' career was resolved upon , when he was In his teens At the age 3 of 18 he went to Paris, working In a A factory, attending night school, con-. con-. trlhutlng articles to those newspapers J which remained true to the old no-' hemlan Idealism, and when he was 21 received his degree at the tinlvcrsltv. He spent a year In London studying the Bngtllh system of government and the same length of time In Herlln and St. Petersburg. Returning to his na-tl.e na-tl.e country', ho associated himself with Mararyk In tho University of Prague Ho has remained a faithful and useful subordinate ever since. Wc lunched together on his deek Sfl the old castle, lie la a man not er five feet eight In height, weighs about 1&0 pounds, keeps himself fit physically physi-cally with tennis and horeebaek riding, and In his work combines the qualities of Imagination and offlclent administration. adminis-tration. He has the most comprehensive comprehen-sive grasp of the affairs of his coun- try. and realize! not only tho opportunities oppor-tunities thnt lie ahead for Czechoslovakia, Czecho-slovakia, but the obstacles as well. He summed up the situation In these worda, "Wft are getting along pretty well, but we have a lot to do." II UID PROBLEM. Recognizing that the solution to the land problem was of vast Importance, tho government courageously took hold of it. One-third of the land was owned by landlords who parceled out their acreage In small tracts to tenant ten-ant x When one looks across the narrow nar-row strip that Is allotted to a single famllv. because men, women and children chil-dren worlt the fields together, he realises how intensive the effort must be to scrape a bare living out of the soil. The landlord. or course, has profited by the close cultivation of every acre The land kings have lived in their stone castles, the lords of all they surveyed and controlled by the Idea that If the peasants were given an opportunity to live, the system was eultable all 'round. i iXD MONOPOLfi B BROKJ N UndT the existing arrangement no one man can own more than 250 j hectares or 625 acres. The administration administra-tion of this law Is proceeding slowly and constructively In splitting up the landed estates, the government decrees the price There Is nothing! arbitrary about It because the right to appeal N allowed. In some dlsposl-: tlons recently made of land of avaragt fertllty. prices ran as low as $30 m acre. In some Instances tracts have been dlvbbd with prices running as Ugh as J1 r ii an acre One million, six hundred thousand acres were owned by the Bnpsburge. and came to the government. Tin H will be turned over to the tollers of the soil. The payments run over a period of 15 yeara. All oil rights are ret&lned by the government. The Standard Stan-dard fill company has recently made1 contracts with the government cov r-ing r-ing extensive fields The result of the' new land fiollcy will mean a more Widely diffused prosperity In the agricultural agri-cultural sections Al l, Ml st VOTE Some very Interesting things are found In the new constitution of the country. In fact, here Is the very ex-prenslon ex-prenslon of advanced Ideals A new nation dominated by prOftTeealve principles prin-ciples has translated its spirit into a charter of government. For thot reason great Interest center! In the new endeavor. Every one of the required age is obliged to vote. Exception Is made In favor of persons 70 years of age or over, and those who are III. Whoever, without reasonable ground, falls to take part In an election Is liable to a fine of from 20 to 5000 crowns, or to a torm of Imprisonment from 14 hours to one month. Tho various po-lltienl po-lltienl pnrtl s present the lists of candidates. can-didates. Fourteen, ddye before election there la published In the official Journals Jour-nals of the local constituency the lists that are found valid and such Information Informa-tion as will be of Interest to the electorate. elec-torate. The ballots are placed In the hands of the voters at lcaat three daya beforo the election. Tho cost of printing the ballots Is assumed by the government and the political parties. EHectlone take place on Sundays. Members of the chamber of deputloe must bo at least 30 yeara of age. and no voter can participate In the election of these members who Is not 21 '1 he members of tho senate shall be 46. and the voter spartlclpatlng In the election of this branch must be 26. Men and women are equally eligible to vote and hold office. HOW COUIM WORKS Constitutional questions are decided by the constitutional court, appointments appoint-ments to which are made by the president pres-ident of tho republic, the chamber of deputies, the senate, the diet of Kous-slnla. Kous-slnla. Four members each are taken from the ranks of the supremo court of Justice and the supreme admlnlstia-tlvo admlnlstia-tlvo court The members of the constitutional con-stitutional court servo for a term of ten yearn The question whether a particular law Is In conflict with the constitution cannot be considered by the constitutional constitu-tional court except on the motion of the supreme court of Juatlce or the supreme su-preme administrative court, tho electoral elec-toral court, the chamber of deputies, the senate or the diet of Kousslnla. Resolution to carry such a motion must be based upon a majority of the above mentioned bodies in each caso, within threo years, at least of the date on which tho law was promulgated. PRESIDENT Nmi i) The president of the republic convokes, con-vokes, prorogues, terminates and dissolves dis-solves parliament, but he Is compelled to assemble the parliament at least twice a year to regular session. Sessions Ses-sions must be held also on request of a -lundlfled majority of either branch. Tho president Is not allowed to exercise exer-cise the right to dleeolve parliament during tho last six months of hie term of office. The president Is chosen by tho two chambers of parliament for a term of seven years, and must be at leant 35 ye ars of age. His election Is valid only If half of all the members of both ch withers are present, and If a majority ma-jority of throe-fifths of those present shall bu obtained If two ballots produce pro-duce no result, a third shall be cost to decide between the tp leading candidate. can-didate. If there Is then a tie, the decision de-cision Is made by lot. No one shall be eh ted president more than twice In 'succession, but after a period of seven jyears. he may bo rv-elected. The constitution con-stitution specifies that theeo provisions jahall not apply to tho first president of the republic. PEOPIJ IRE row i R Local autonomous government la I created In counties and districts, thus j giving to racial minorities and the j communities themselves, control over j provincial maltttra. Thu opening par-lagrapn par-lagrapn of the constitutional chat ter says: "The people are the sole source of all state power in the Czecho-Slo-vak republic. This constitutional charter char-ter determines through what organs the sovereign people shall express their will In laws, provides for the execution ex-ecution of these laws and guarantees to the people, their rights and liberties Such limitations are Imposed upon these organs of government as shall preserve to tho people all tho rights guaranteed by this charter. Tho Crecho-Slovaklan state shall be a democratic dem-ocratic republic." There are 300 members of the chambur of deputb s the senate consists con-sists of 150 members Both are elcct-;ed elcct-;ed for a six-year term. nly with con-j con-j sent of tho two branches of the parliament par-liament shall members bocomo liable to civil or criminal prosecution. The ministers of tne government have the right to participate at any time in the meetings of either chamber cham-ber or of the committee. Permission must bo granted to speak whenever th y demand to bo heard Either chamber or a committee c an summon a minister before It; otherwise he may (be represented by an officer of his de-partment. de-partment. Any law which Involves the .expenditure of money must be accom-Ipanlod accom-Ipanlod by an estimate of the amount Involved and a plan for tho defraying of the cost. M-I I PROVIDED FOR PAWS Tho senate shall act on a bill passed pass-ed by the chamber of depUtlee within !ix weeks, and on the budget and army bills within one rm.nth. The chamber of deputies shall act on any bill passed pass-ed by the senate within three months. A meaveure passed by the chamber of deputies shall become law despite an adverse decision of the senate If the chambor declares by u majority of 50 per cent of all Its members that It adheres ad-heres to Its first decision. Should tho eenate reject a draft bill passed by the chamber of deputies by a majority of all Its members, tho bill becomes a ; luw, provided that the chamber re-Jenacta re-Jenacta Its decision by a three-fifths (majority of nil its members. Proposals i of the senate shall be referred to the chamber of deputies. Should the chamber reject a pro-Iposal pro-Iposal of the senate and If the latter 're-enacts lis bill by a 50 per cent majority ma-jority of all its members, the ball shall I be referred back to tho chamber of deputies. If the chamber then rejects the bill for the second time by a majority ma-jority of 50 per cent of all Its members jthe Mil so rejected may not be presented pre-sented to either chamber until after a I lapse of one year. If parliament re- fuses to paas a ball presented by the government, the latter can proclaim a referendum, but only in tho event that the government action is unanimous. , j The prosid nt shall represent th 'stato In Its relation with othor slates land shall nrKftlatc and ratify international inter-national treaties Commercial treaties trea-ties and treatl.-s which for th state 'or Its citizens ntail financial or personal per-sonal burdens, especially military bur-(dens bur-(dens as well as treatiei affecting tho territories of tho stato. require tho affirmation af-firmation of parliament. The president nominal. -s university I profe ssors, ludires. all state officials land army officers from the sixth class upward. Every motion for a lark of I confidence In th government shall be Islimed by not less than 100 deput'es 'and shall bo referred to a committer which mUPt report th-r on In ten days. The irovernment itself may brlnjr bo-ifore bo-ifore the chamber of lr putlr-s :i proposal pro-posal for a vote of confi.lence but this proposal shall not be referred to a committee. ( Copyright 9"- bV NEA Service. Inc.) Present-day conditions In interior Germany are dlcussod in ex-Governor Cox's article tomorrow |