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Land & Water 
August 8, 1918 
The Smallest of our Allies : By G. C. Williamson 
IT is probable 
that if one 
asked a near 
acquaint- 
ance or the 
■man in the street 
to recount the Hst 
of the nations and 
Powers who were 
our allies in the 
war, one of them 
would be left out 
of the reckoning 
and the sovereign 
republic of San 
Marino be entirely 
ignored 
It is the small- 
«'s t State in 
Europe ; it is also 
the most ancient 
of existing repub- 
lics. It was born 
free, and it has 
remained free; and 
it must never be 
forgotten withal 
that it is a State in 
ithe full sense of the 
-word, as it exer- 
cises full and com- 
plete sovereignty 
■over its people. 
It is not on a par with the republic of Andorra or the 
principality of Monaco. It possesses legislative and judicial 
autonomy, and enjoys absolute independence. 
We have visited and stayed in all three of the small States 
5ust mentioned, but, of the three, San Marino is by far the 
most important and the most interesting, and is the only 
San Marino 
The Rock, the Cathedral, and the Palace 
one which has 
definitely declared 
war on Germany 
and Austria and 
attached itself to 
the Allies. It is 
but a tiny place, 
its territory only 
about 18 square 
miles, its popula- 
tion under 10,000, 
and its miniature 
army, for home 
defence, under roo, 
all told ; but it is 
resolutely on our 
side, and its inhab- 
itants have gladly 
joined the Italian 
Army, of which 
before they were 
somewhat jealous, 
and have, many of 
them, given their 
lives or their limbs 
in this gigantic 
fight for reedom. 
Liberty mean s 
so much to the 
man from San 
Marino. Libertas 
is the motto on 
the official coat-of- 
arms. The figure of "Liberty," crowned ]with three towers 
denoting the three towns of the repubhc, adorns its postage 
stamps, and the crown of sovereignty stands above the towers. 
Liberty is of the very essence of the State, which was founded 
by Marius in the days of the persecution of Diocletian, and 
(Continued on page 36). 
Isn't it well 
Worth While? 
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since the War. The continual arrival of different 
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