European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                An interview with the Prince Liechtenstein is a principality granted sovereignty in 1806 when Napoleon created the confederation of the Rhine its Noble family makes its appearance i history As knights at the beginning of the 12th Century Hugo of Liechtenstein owned a Liechtenstein Castle South of Vienna. The Castle gave the family its name Ana came to to regarded As the ancestral Home. The family supported the hapsburgs through a number of wars and in 1608. Charles i of Liechtenstein was elevated to the rank of Prince. Since 1719. The princes of Liechtenstein have been rulers of the principality. Last year. Prince Franz Josef ii. Who had ruled since 1938 and was the first of the princes to reside permanently in the country turned Over the duties of office to his eldest son Hans Adam. Following is an interview conducted by letter with . Crown Prince Hans Adam von und Zug Liechtenstein. S & s since Prince Franz Josef ii turned Over the Powers of office to his eldest son. Have there been any changes in the country . There have been no significant changes in Liechtenstein since that Date. S & s has there been an election since women received the right to vote last year ii so. What was the percentage of women voting . There has been no general election since women received the right to vote. There were some local elections and two role Rendus one could not Register any difference in the percentage of women voting with men voting. Generally Between 70 and 90 percent of the people vote in Liechtenstein. S & s. What is the status now of the capital j punishment Lav that Prince Hans Adam wants repealed although capital punishment is still in the penal code the last execution was a beheading 200 years ago . The government has proposed to the parliament a general Reform of the criminal Law. If the Reform is accepted capital punishment will be abolished. S s 3. To family has a world famous Art collection. Are you still collecting Art. And it so what kind . Yes. We Are still collecting Art. Moot of the time we try to buy pieces of Art which fit into the existing collections. The family of . Crown Prince Ham Adam. I i s Prince Hans Adam once studied sorghum growing in Texas. What did you learn there that might be applicable in Liechtenstein . I have been generally interested in american agriculture because we have bought Many years ago. Farm land in Texas. This is a private investment like the Art collection because of me Aine rence in in Rarie i have never considered sorghum growing in Liechtenstein. S & s How is the austrian wine scandal affecting the family vineyards in Austria . The austrian wine scandal had a very positive effect for the family vineyards in Austria. The people know that we have not been involved in the wine scandal. Since the scandal broke we have been Able to sell twice As much wine in Austria As last year and at a higher Price. S & s since Prince Franz Josef is retirement How is he spending his time does he have a new project now that women have the right to vote . Prince Franz Josef ii spends most of his time in his wide private interests. He does not have a new political project now that women have the right to vote. S & s what is the unemployment situation in Liechtenstein what has been the Impact of guest workers . We have no unemployment in Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein could employ even More guest workers but that would be politically difficult. Already about one third of our population Are foreigners. Those famous Stamps s a Liechtenstein and most people think of postage Stamps a Tew May think of false Teeth. Shoppers will say ceramics Stamps Are big business in this tin country. With sales running 20 to 25 million francs a year about $9 to s11 million they Are the country s third largest source of income. About 20 percent of the Stamps sold actually Are used for postage the rest go to collectors. Liechtenstein issued its first stamp in 1912." said Hermann Hassler. The Man in charge of stamp design. Before that we used austrian  and in fact that first stamp bore the words austrian Post in principality  Austria a reluctant to turn Over the issuing of Stamps to Liechtenstein because it meant a loss of Revenue and even that first 1912 stamp had to be obtained by collectors from the head Post office in Vienna. In spite of the postal treaty the two countries worked together until the end of world War i. In 1921. We switched our technical connections to Switzerland said Hassler. That stamp had the denomination 10 Heller marked out and 2 Ruppen overprinted to denote the change from austrian to Swiss currency. After world War i Liechtenstein began to design Stamps with collectors in mind. These Days it is a highly organized operation. We have Lour issuing dates per year with two themes per  said Hassler. We always make a series of denominations Lor the  the latest Issue was sept. 2, with themes of the Prince s Art collection and Pope John haul it s visit sept. 8 to Liechtenstein. We Don t a advertising for big congresses or jubilees and that gues us special Freedom Lor choosing molls said hassle. We prefer history culture nature and tradition As  most of the artists who design the Stamps Iro from Liechtenstein though a few come trom Austria or Switzerland. Hassler usually knows which artist can Best produce a design for a certain theme but he will sometimes ask Lor designs from several artists. Graphic artists Are Best Lor stamp  he said. Once he selects the theme it is put before a commission Lor approval. After the design gets 3 final Okay the stamp goes to press. We have two presses one in Vienna and one in  said Hassler. The Vienna press specializes in Fine details the Swiss press does the placard Type Stamps. Everything has to be finished seven months before the Stamps Are issued. Collectors can get booklets in German. French and English describing each Issue and giving background of the subject and the meaning of the design. They can also place standing orders. For information Contact  Der furs Lichen regi rung. Al 9490 Vaduz Liechtenstein. A for the false Teeth the dental company in Schaan makes the Cadillac of false Teeth. It is the largest dental firm in Europe with its branches in Italy and Austria and no. 2 in the world. Hermann Hauler with stamp Detigny. Ivo Clar Viva Dent was founded in 1956. And while its tooth production May be the most interesting to the Layman company officials Are insistent in pointing to the other dental products it makes. Although the Liechtenstein factory produces 250.000 to 300.000 single Teeth in a Day. That amounts to Only 40 percent of its total production. The other things Are filling material crowns Bridges Etc. Our research lab is no. 1 in the world Lor dental  said Florin Boss he sales manager. We have More than 60 employees in  the research resulted about 15 years ago in a new material for false Teeth a special mix Lor More natural Teeth. Until that time false Teeth had either been porcelain hard or acrylic resin soft. We make about 1.000 different tooth shapes in 19  said Boss. When people want aesthetics they come to  Ivo Clar makes the various shades and even adds spots in a process called characterization so that the Teeth Don t took to false. Heavy smokers will want a Brownish stain said Boss. And tooth color also depends on skin color. The italians and French have Darker Teeth than scandinavians. Fluorescent Light also affects the Teeth so we work to give the Teeth a natural  the dental firm a Juat one of Many Large industries in Liechtenstein but a few Small firms can be found As just Down the Road in Schaan irom Ivo Clar is a ceramics manufacturer Geb Ruder Haas which specializes in handmade and hand painted items another firm Schadler in Wendeln. Does a big Export business. But Haas products can be bought Only i Liechtenstein. The artists come from the Art school in Zurich and with it h s earn rom Jacob Haa. Who owns the fir with his brother Frederick the artists Are go Ven the Freedom to make their own designs though the firm also produces traditional motifs the two Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday september 10, 1985