The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-17
Army is in Power and Now
 Rules Over SerVia
GOVERNMENT DICTATORSHIP
New King Has Few Personal Adher. cnts, and Outside of Official Circles Little interest Is Taken In
 National Politics.

Belgrade, June 16-The position of King Peter promises to be little more than that of a royal captive. and the real govern ment of the country will be a military dictatorship under the leaders of the rev. olution, Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mitschitich. The new king is almost without any personal adherents. and the probable. would just as readily murder him as they did his predecessor should he oppose their aims.
 At the present moment the whole coun- try is under military rule, and although no prefects in the country districts have been removed, each is accompanied by an army officer who attends the prefect wherever he goes, even to the telephone. This policy has led to one good result not single case of disorder anywhere has been reported.
 Forclble Argument Necessary.
 Extremely forcible arguments were found necessary to suppress the aspira- tions of the radicals for a republic. The foremost advocate for the creation of a republican form of government was Ljubomir schiokovics. the editor of the Belgrade Odjek. Finding him imperyious to arguments, the conspirators invited him to a dinner at the Officers club last Sunday. During the dinner his host told him that unless he agreed to support Prince Peter Karageorgevitch there ho Tn oal Ia thar night. M. Schiokovics yielded to the force of this reasoning and accepted the situa- tion. He is now minister of justice in the new government.
 The deliberations of the members of the senate and Skupschtina on the republi- can question were materially hastened by the attendance of one of the leaders of the revolution, Colonel Mitschitich. The colonel took no part in the proceed ings but his presence was significant enough to induce the members to accept the arny's choice. Premier Avakumo- vics told the deputies that it was use less to talk of a republic, as neither Rus sia nor Austria would permit it. He fur ther argued that the proposed new legis- lation would give King Peter far less power than that enjoyed by the Presi- dent of the United States.
 Delegation Still in Belgrade.
 In spite of the semi official statements trade that the delegation of the national assembly elected to submit the crown to the newly-chosen king had already start ed, f. is still here. The government de- clares that the number of its members, twenty-four, would entail too great a cost on the country in the way of travel ing expenses, but the real reason of the delay in its departure is that the govern ment found some of its members to be adverse to King Peter. Now that the ministry has cut off their travelling ex- penses their desire to make the journey will be greatly diminished, and the dele gation will probably consist of a dozen members at the most.
 Inquiries in official circles everywhere elicit the assurance that the people are delighted with the action of the govern ment, but conversations overheard in public places indicate that the people. especially those living outside the capital, know little and care little about the trend of national politics.
 It is believed the army will try to make secret terms with the new king by which 1t will retain the supremacy gained by the tragedy, but whether the king will agree to the conditions is uncertain.