Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-13
KARAGEORCEVITCH
IS INTERVIEWED
No One Has Asked Him to Return
To Seryia,
NO CROWN OFFERED HIM YET
he Could MOI Possibly Foresee the
Tragic Events Of That Fate.
ful Night.

completely, direct or indirect in the as
sassnatlon Of King Alexander ana
Queen Draga. He expressed his detes-
tatlon Of the crime, and gave brief
outline Of his own political tendencies.
Replying to series Of direct questions,
Prince Peter said;
1T Is true my partlsans have a COM
plete organization In Seryia, with which
! am In frequent communication. !
know from other sources that the DIS
content Of the Seryian people mad
reached It's height. but ! could not posi-
bly, have foreseen the events OK the 9th
en- night, | In no way contributed to
their preparation, and | took no part
direct or indirect in them, on the con-
trary their preparation surprised me-
Several papers have a tendency 10
impliCate me In acts which were not
mine. An attempt has been made to
embrol me in the Alayantcs affair."
when / had absolutely nothing to do
with IT, (AlayantiCs AN alleged relative
Of Prince Karageorgevitch, tried 10
start revolt IN Seryia March ., 1902,
but was killed In the attempt
II was first informed Of the royal
tragedy enacted at Belgrade 10y tee-
gram from cousin of mine In Vienna
the following morning Later a Monte
legrin friend confirmed the news which
tll then had regarded as quite unoili-
rIal
81 have received numerous messages
# congratulation, but that Is all,
calmly await the trend of events. So
long as no formal proposals reach me !
have no reason to leave Geneva, and
viii remain here, No one has yet asked
me 10 return to Servia No one has yet
offered me the crown. ! am even With
out news Of the members Of my family
who reside In Belgrade.
My opinion Of the executions Of the
king and queen Of Seryia Is this;
deeply grlcve that It has been neces-
sary to resort to blOodshed | formally
dIsapprove Of the violent measures, and
] especially deploTe that the army has
had recourse to such measures-an
army which has nobler tasks to accom-,
pish than assassination, II would have
suniced TO force King Alexander to sign
his abdiCatlon, lie could have been
bound as has been done In other cir
cumstances. II IL a horrible thing to
shed blood.
when | am in possession Of the crown,
We win assume that ! am called TO the
throne-I shall not fan to take inspira
tion from the admirable institutions of
Switzerland which have learned 10
appreciate highly ] am In favor Of alb
sOlute liberty OF the press. ! hope to
see Servia prosper under the constltu
ton Of 1889, which is very liberal
Regarding foreign relations Il has
been alleged that | am systematically
hostile to Austria. That is false. May
be | am In special sympathy with Rus
STA. TO which country sent my boy, in
the hope that he w;nld take service
there"
HIS VARIED CAREER.
Paris. June l2-Slnce Prince Peter
Karageorgevitch has been suddenly
proclaimed king Of Seryla, those who
have known for a long time the MEM
hers OF his family here and who some
years ago knew him as an interesting
llglhe In Paris. are recalling various
phases OF his adventurous and check
cred career His lie has been filled
with daredevil escauades and the ups
and downs Of royal pretender ana sol
der Of fortune He has been constantly
engaged In lntrigues, plots and counter
plots for the realization Of his royal de-
mands.
The Associated Press correspondent
visited Prince Rodiiar karageoIgevitch
and other members and intimates OF
the family this afternoon, and IT was
pointed out that much confusion existed
concerning the various branches of the
family. Prince Peter, the newly-pro-
claimed king, Is the head Of the younger
branch of the family which occupied the
throne through his father Alexander,
1872 tu 1850 Prince Alexis is the head
OF the elder branch of the family, ana
therefore also a claimant Of the throne.
Today's Vienna dispatch announced
that Alexis had Withdrawn his Candi-
dture.
Prince Bodijar Is a brother Of Alexis.
Prince Peter has a brother named Ar
gene who Is living here. II was Prince
Alexis who visited America, which
created an impression amongAmericans
here that the new king was once In the
United States Prince Peter inherited
from his father. king Alexander, and
his grandfather karageorge, the IN
tense family bitterness for the wrongs
committed against the house OF Kara
georgevitch. He seems 20 have chosen
a military career for the purpose OF
Eating himself and his family TO their
royal rights.
I'm personal appearance he resembles
his famous grandfather lie received
lu Belgrade the early education OF
prince. but when q boy Of IL he saw the
rule on his family terminated and he
ana his relatives We're driven into eX-
No. he entered the lycee Of Sainte
Barbe and there qualified himself for
the military school OF ST. Cyr from
which he graduated a sub-lieutenant
Later he entered the stan college and
graduating therefrom just before the
outbreak OF the Fwnco-Prussian war
ne eagerly plunged into this conflict as
an officer OF the foreign legion, which
vas largely made w Of scions OF noble
houses OF adventurous Foreigners.
This famouh body was attached 90 the
Fifteen army CORPS often receiving
praise from Napoleon Ill
The price was IN the hardest fighting
Of the war and took part In The battle
of Orleans where his cousin. Nicholaie-
vich was killed. Gen Bllot made him
a member of his general stan. His COM
srlcuoue bravery IN the battle of VII
sene brought him the badge Of the lie.
eiou OF Hcror
on the conclusion of the war he turn
ed his attention 20 Herzerovna's s,rug-
gle FOR liberty. and took p prominent
part IN the upriSing which was me
starting point in the Turko-Russian
war He spent the greater part of ms
fortune IN aiding the insurgents one
NJ hls comrades-in-arms, named NeaCh,
describes him as an enthusiast IN me
national cause dreaming NJ o greater
Servia aud ~ all the Seryians under
one flag Tie even offered TO serve I'M
ler the late King Milan whom ne re-
rarded as usurper Of the Se!Nlah
throne. and be his loyal soldier u me
sewlen army would ioln the lnsur-
rents King Milan refused, ana mus
l-.orelfed the rivalry between the
houses. ,,-, ...,. ,bo
Irrt aTnr the Ruseo-Turklsh war the
cz,,te dis-ust with King Mian's couI g
rendered ne Russian sovereign i'len"-