The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-17
THE ARMY
IS SUPREME
King Peter VIII Be Little More
Than a Royal Captive.
THE REPUBLICAN, OPINION
The, Ablest Exponent of It Told that
Unless He Agreed to Support the
New King There Would Be
One Head Less.
TRY Annotated prcs,.l


BELGRADE, June 1.-the TO ,ltion Of
thar that OF a royal captive; the iecl
government of the country will be mill
tary dictatorship under the leadership CT
the revolutionists, Colonel Maschin ond
Colonel Mischief. The new King is al
most without any personal adherents,
and the ruling spirits OF the army. 1t Is
thought 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 projects In the country districts have
been revoked an army officer attends
each project wherever he goes. even to
tho telephone. This policy has led to one
good result, not a single case OF disorder
anywhere has been reported.
Extremely forclble arguments were
found necessity to suppress the radical
aspirations OF republic. The foremost
advocate Of the creation OF republican
form OF government was Ljubomir
Schiokovics, the editor Of the Belgrade
Odjek. Finding him impervious to argu-
ments the conspirators invited him to
dinner at the officers club last Saturday
ulNIlcT Ills IlOSI Noiu Tia
unless he agreed to support Prince Peter
Karageorgovitch there would be one head
less in Belgrade that night. M. schioko.
ylcs yielded to the force Of this reason
Ing and accepted the situation. He is
now minister OF justice in the new gov
ernment
The deliberations Of tho members OF
the Senate and Skuptschina on the re-
publican question were materially hast
ened by the attendance of one OF the lead
ers OF the revolution. Colonel Mischief.
The Colonel took no part in the proceed
ings, but his presence was significant
enough to induce the members Of the
army's choice.
INQUIRIES in official circles everywhere
elicit the assurance that the people are
delighted with the action Of the govern
rnent, 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. One Of tho features
in all the shop windows now is the dis
play OF large pictures Of King Peter,
freshly painted, the cuts having been
brought from abroad. Two peasants
were heard discussing one OF these prints
to day. The first asked who 1t vas
"The new King. Karageorgovitch," re !.
plleu Tue scSoLip. -,
.fwhy did they kill tho last King?"
II don't know. think he had some
trouble with the army"
"Suppose this one has trouble with
the army?"
"They will kill him. too" came the
unconcerned response.
1t is believed that the army will try
to make secret terms with tho new King
by which 1t will retain the supremacy
gained by the tragedy, but whether tho
King will agree to the conditions is un-
certain.
One Of the highest officials Of the
present government asked a number Of
foreign journalists what Europe thought
OF the way in which the Servian revo-
lutibn was carried out. He was told
bluntly that 1t was considered brutal
act. He thereupon explained that, from
his point OF view, the assassination Of
the King and Queen was an act Of
mercy, as by utterly destroying the
dynasty instead Of deporting, the SOW
ereigns, the likelihood OF a civil war was
precluded.