Word: matchek
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Dates: during 1929-1929
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Unhappy Croats had another reason to be bitter last week. Seven governing committee members of the Croatian Peasants Party, including Martyr Raditch's successor, Dr. Matchek, left an anti-Belgrade-dictatorship demonstration at Zagreb, were arrested, taken to Belgrade for incarceration...
...Stefan Raditch's successor as leader of the Croats is Dr. Vladko Matchek. Last week he strove grimly and discreetly to persuade General Zivkovitch not to sup press freedom of speech and assembly utterly in Croatia. Curiously enough, Dr. Matchek favored the dictature when it was first proclaimed, but last fortnight he said...
...most ominous note was struck at Zagreb, seat of the Croatian Party led by Dr. Vladko Matchek, who came out strongly in favor of the Dictatorship when it was first proclaimed. Last week, however, Doctor Matchek and fellow Croats, barred from their own party headquarters in Zagreb by the police, were informed by Prime Minister General Zivkovitch that "all political parties are terminated and citizens do not assemble for political purposes since there are not any." Thereupon Dr. Matchek figuratively rent his garments, crying: "Woe to Croatia! His Majesty has not given us the new liberties we expected...