Word: croatia
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...Croatia, formerly under Austria-Hungary, formed part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugo-SIavia or country of the South Slavs). Under the leadership of Stefan Radich, the Croatians have steadfastly demanded self-rule...
...chief matter to be settled is whether or not Croatia is to have "autonomy." Under the able leadership of Raditch, "Stormy petrel of the Balkans," the Croatians have persistently demanded their freedom and the Serbs have with equal persistence denied it to them. In the last election the Croatians secured 70 seats in the Skupshtina; this year they may do better. If they should win, another section of Yugo-Slavia (South Slavia) must be granted its freedom...
...dreams were realized. Serbia grew into the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata, i Slovenaca), but he found himself faced with opposition from Montenegrins and Croatians, who strongly objected to this arbitrary disposition, to some extent upon religious grounds. Old Serbia is preponderantly Orthodox Catholic; Croatia and Montenegro preponderantly Roman Catholic...
...secret treaty was signed in Rome, in addition to the open agreement in which it was agreed that should the Croatians prove objectional Premier Pashitch will amputate western Croatia from Yugoslavia, Italy will occupy the Adriatic section and Hungary the northern parts...
...fail in overthrowing the corrupt Pashitch regime nothing can prevent an early outbreak of revolution in Macedonia and Montenegro. As a last resort we shall appeal to the League of Nations. Croatia, with Dalmatia and Slovenia, formerly Hungarian, have a more western civilization than the rest of Yugoslavia and enjoyed a greater 'degree of autonomy under Hungarian than Yugoslav sovereignty. Fiume actually is in Crotia...