For some time the question of opening the frontiers freely to foreigners and abolishing all formalities except passports has been discussed in Switzerland. It has special interest to a country which before the war depended largely upon the influx of 4,000,000 tourists annually.
The controversy is now rendered still more acute by the publica: tion -of a Government report con cerning the so-called foreigner's police," from_ which it appears that Switzerland has two Taws for strangers desiring to enter and dwell within her gates—one for royal and princely personages and their suites and another for ordinary individuals.
It appears that, while humbler political refugees can gain admis-only very seldom and only in exceptional circumstances, foreign royalties and their suites are allowed to enter without any _foralities. Apparently the Swiss officials at the German-Swiss frontier have received orders that any royal personage shall be permitted to enter without a passport, Once these royalties are in Switzetland, the report proceeds, "the foreigners' police authorities desist from supervision of foreign roy: personages staying in Switzerland, and also from supervision of their suites."
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