Show RULER GIVEN SMALL SALARY swiss president contented with yearly wage that would not satisfy american business man the most modest and unassuming ruler in europe Is undoubtedly tho the president of the swiss confederation it Is an astounding fact but even la in his own country his name Is not widely known and it if a swiss who resided outside his native landwere land were asked the name of helvetius Helve official head he would invariably express complete ignorance on that point the president who Is elected electea by the federal assembly holds the office tor for only one year from january to december and usually the vice president eDt succeeds him ills his chief duty Is to direct his big count rys foreign policy for most of the internal administration la Is in the hands of the cantons or districts there are 35 cantons each of which Is represented at the two houses of parliament the president this year Is M edmund and his official salary Is with an additional for expenses lie he hns has a federal council am T of seven which forms a sort of cabinet and each meniver receives icso per annum londzin tit aits I 1 |