The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
Russian Official Note Demands the
Punishment of Alexander's
Numerous Assassins.
Neglect to Comply, It Says, Would
Affect Unfavorably servia's
Foreign Relations.
The Note Is in Consonance With
Austria's Telegram, Not Yet
Published in Belgrade.

st. Petersburg, June ,18.-An official
note was published in the Gazette to-day
recognizing Prince Peter Karageorgevitch
as King of Servia and welcoming his ac-
cession. In brief, the note declares that
it is incumbent on the king to avenge the
assassination Of King Alexander and
Queen Draga and expresses the conviction
that he will know how to punish the regi-
ctdes whose misdeeds should not be Wis
tied on the entire Servian nation or army.
The note adds that it will be dangerous
to the tranquility Of Servia to leave the
crime unpublished.
The text of the note follows:
"a week has now elapsed since the day
of the bloody revolution at Belgrade, an
intimation Of which could not be given to
the imperial government in the customary
official form because legal authority was
lacking in Servia. Strictly adhering to
the policy of nonintervention in the inter-
nal affairs of the Balkan states and at
the same time finding it impossible to
hold any intercourse with the persons
who have arbitrarily usurped power, Rus
STA has awaited the conclusion Of the
troubles in order to define clearly her at
titude toward events in the kingdom Of
Servia. The skupshtina and senate as
| sembled in extraordinary session June Is,
the legal order Of things was re-estab-
lished and Prince Peter Karageorgevitch
complying with the request Of the ma
| tonal assembly, has consented to ascend
the throne Of Servia under the name Of
Peter I. Immediately after the proclama
ton the new king telegraphed to the car
asking his imperial majesty to recognize
him as king, whereupon the reply Of his
majesty in compliance with this request
| was sent.
Asks Peter to Act.
"Tha ironarial government while hail.
| ing the election Of the new monarch, scion
of glorious dynasty, and wishing all sue
cess to the supreme head Of the Servian
people, who are allied to Russia by ties
of religion, can nevertheless not refrain
from expressing the confident hope that
King Peter will be able to give evidence
| of his sense Of justice and frmness Of
will by adopting means at the outset to in
| Yestigate the abominable misdeed which
| has been committed and to nete out pun
ishment to those traitorous ones who have
| stained themselves with the infamy at
! taching to regicides. OF course the entire
| Servian nation OR army cannot be held
/ responsible for the crime which revolts
public conscience yet it would be dam
gerous to Servia's internal peace not to
4 exact expiation for the revolution carried
out with violence by the military. Such
| neglect would inevitably offset unfavor-
ably the relations Of all the states with
Servia. and would create for Servia seri-
GUS difficulties at the very commencement
Of the reign of King Peter the first.
Their Russian co-religionists offer to God
supplicattons for the repose Of the souls
of King Alexander and his consort who
have met an untimely end, and they in
woke the blessing Of the Almighty on the
rule Of King Peter for the welfare and
1 prosperity of the Servian people,"