illiland and its Neighbor

aron Von Lodge was the head of a small country known as Lilliland near Switzerland. The time was the early 1900s.

The history and philosophy of Lilliland was to be a good neighbor. Mutual respect was the diplomatic goal of Lilliland.

As time passed, the Baron observed that the world was changing and getting smaller in the measure of time it took to get from one country to another. The railroads were instrumental in getting around Europe in record time. Highways made car and bus travel very fast and convenient. Travelers could travel through a tunnel in the mountain rather than going up and over or around the mountain. More and more people traveled about to include a variety of vacation experiences.

Lilliland, like its neighbor Switzerland, was a neutral country and had to make certain that when people traveled into it, certain rules were to be clearly understood.

Hunters who shot deer and game in other countries were not welcomed into Lilliland since guns and hunting were not allowed.

Women and men in Lilliland had equal rights to vote, own property, and serve in government. Divorce was very rare in Lilliland because a man could not legally marry until he was 25 years of age, and a woman, 21 years of age, their education completed, and one or both had good jobs. There were no teenage marriages since most of those in other countries frequently failed because of the lack of mature judgment.

Senior citizens usually stayed at home with the family they raised. This was a tradition in Lilliland for the parents to raise the children, and when the children grew up they respected and honored the wisdom of their parents. Everyone in Lilliland cares for each other.