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...Raymond Poincare, marked the turning-point in the royal career. Jugoslavia is the "little ally" of France, and the statesmen at Paris have been repeatedly vexed by the notorious instability of the Parliament in Belgrade?an instability which became anarchy last summer when the leader of the opposition, Stefan Raditch, was assassinated on the floor of the House (TiME, July 2). Apparently M. Poincaré recommended the kill-or-cure panacea known as a military dictatorship. King Alexander, assured of French backing, went home and sprang his coup royal, with the aid of Jugoslavia's secret military organization, "The White Hand...
...been suppressed, by royal decree, but in fact the authorities have concentrated on dispersing the Croat Peasant party, which has demanded for Croatia-Dalmatia local autonomy and the status of a dominion (similar to Canada) under the Crown at Belgrade. It was the leader of this party, Stefan Raditch, who was assassinated in the parliamentary chamber last summer. The assassin, Deputy Punica Ratchitch, an ardent supporter of General Zivkovitch, has not yet been brought to trial...
...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...
Soon King Alexander was able to confer with the politicians of all parties only to discover that no bas' or community of interests existed on which to found a new government. The situation had grown steadily worse since the assassination of Croat leader Stefan Raditch in Parliament (TIME, July 28) and last week the numerous Croatian deputies clamored furiously for local autonomy, demanding for Croatia a sort of "dominion status" under the crown at Belgrade. Since King Alexander is no Croat but a Serbian he was exceeding vexed. After two days and nights of consultation His Majesty's patience with...
...Jugoslavia; Dentist Smith in France. Court Dentist Kostich performed an operation on King Alexander's wisdom tooth. King Alexander, therefore, postponed consultations on his kingdom's political situation, which, as everyone knows, is perilous as a result of the assassination of the late famed Croat-leader Stefan Raditch (TIME...