Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
IMPORTUNED ENGLAND
GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS
FOR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BELGRADE, February II, 1905.
The Servian government has prepared a
note for presentation to King Edward, in
which all the occurrences are narrated
which preceded the death Of King Alex
arder and Queen Draga, and the necessity
is shown for the revolution which occurred
at that time. The note points out that the
officers who murdered the royal pair could
not be expelled from the army after the
chambers had expressed gratitude for their
act. 1t concludes: ''Only God can judge
these people; earthly tribunals can have
nothing more to do with them"
This note has doubtless its origin in the
wish of the Servian government to reopen
diplomatic relations with England, which
have been in allegiance since the murder of
the king and queen. AT the time King Ed
ward is believed to have expressed his in
tention not to send a minister to the Ser
Wan court until the regicide officers had
been brought to justice.
The Proposed Servian Loan.
No little excitement prevails in Belgrade
over the question of the proposed Servian
loan. For some time past efforts have been
made to raise foreign loan of 10000 900
francs, of which some 25,OOO 600 or 3oOOO,-
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chase of quick-fring guns, some 30,0O0,000
francs to the construction of railways and
the remainder to the liquidation of certain
items of floating debt, more especially the
forced currency loan.
With this object negotiations have been
in progress with several foreign financial
establishments, including the Imperial Otto
man Bank and the Berlin Handels-Gesell-
schaft, which are both largely interested in
Servian finance.
1t is learned however. from an -authori-
tatiVe source that no contract has yet been
concluded. The question has been much
complicated by the efforts OF various for
eign manufactures, whose representatives
are now In Belgrade, to obtain the order
for the quick-firing guns.
1t appears that the influence of the regi-
eide officers with King Peter has been in
voked on behalf of the Austrian factory at
Skoda, in Bohemia. The minatory Ian
guage of certain Vienna journals, which
threaten commercial reprisals In case the
order is not placed in Austria, has aroused
much patriotic Indignation and 1t is stated
that the king and the ministry reserve
complete independence of action, and that
the sense OF the skupschtina, which assem-
bled recently, will be taken on the subject.
Tension at Belgrade.
According to a telegram from Belgrade
King Peter has completely recovered from
his recent serious Illness. The tension over
the proposed loan and the order for quick
firing guns continues. The first victim Of
the struggle is NJ. Valuktchich, the CORE
spondent of the Neue Freie Presse, who is
stated to have incurred the resentment OF
the government and to have been ordered
to leave Servia.
The expulsion of a correspondent from
Belgrade is not a rare or unparalleled
event. but NJ Valuktchich Is no ordinary
person, as until recently he combined his
journalistic duties with those Of the d.
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intimate friend and adviser of King Peters.
In the circumstances his majesty appar-
emily found 1t impossible to exercise the
royal prerogative of pardon.