Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-02

"Volcanic-all volcanic. says the
old king. turning over bits of GEM
like stone with his sticks end. "The
day before you came, we had an
earthquake shock-a little one" And
then. as he leads the way again up the
hill. Even the earth turns against
me!" he adds ruefully. And tapping
There must be some Austrians
buried under there." And he laughs
merrily.
The way leads past some shallow
Quarries where peasants, men and
women, rough-hew the porous, vol
canic stone for their building. AS the
little party advances. they stop their
work and put down their tools. The
men stand bareheaded, the women
bow. while fallen majesty passes them
by. Soldier fashion. King Peter
salutes the simple folk who love him.
Like American People.
They are sorry for me-" he ex-
plains. "and they try to tell me that
they are sorry for me. in their kindly,
wordless way. They have great hearts,
sir. like the people Of your country:
plain people, as I am . plain man."
Balougdgitch, the Serbian minister to
Greece, who for many years was King
Feter's secretary. Those simple folk
stand uncovered, not out of pity, but
out of admiration. They aren't sorry
for you-they respect YOU"
The monarch puts his arm around
the companion Of hts years of exile
In Switzerland.
"Ah! EaI5ugdgitch. old friend. al
ways the cheery. brave word!" AND
then to Balougdgitch's son, q SER
geant in the Serbian army, who has
come from Corfu as q messenger:
And thou, my boy, art thou too a
socialist like thy father. who has no
faith In kings?"
In some kings. SIRE" says the dip
lomatist.
The walk ends at last at a bench
at the waters edge. full in the warmth
OF the declining sun. AS the fisher
mems boats pass on their way to the
wharf. the men doff their caps and
the king salutes them in return. The
king and the correspondent, seated
on the bench, look out over the gulf
Of Eubea-
France . Mother.
Like lake Geneva" the sovereign
says, waving his hand at the water
and the distant mountains. Here wo
are at Ouchy. and over there Is the
Jura and France" He sits a while
In silence and then takes up again.
aloud. the theme Of his thoughts.
How much has she done for us
France! How much she has done for
all the world! Now she is taking our
children to her deep bosom. to keep
them safe for US until after the war,
that the race Of Serbs may not die
out.
For there in Serbia, It is extermin-
alton, starvation, death. The women.
and tSe children who are the living
future of eur dreams-all we have to
hold by to rebuild our nation after
the war-soon they will all be gone.
Make no mistake-waf - brutal
business here in the Balk4ns. We
all Of VI learned our war-making en-
der the Turk, and the women and
children have little chance. i dent
mean to say they are massacred or
anything like that though that too,
has happened. But refer now only
to tho fast that there 10 little or NO
provision for non-combatants, NO or.
ganization to look after them.
when the Austrians made their
first invasion of Serbia q year ana .
half ago. they had no sanitary pro-
visions even for their own men. Most
OF their own wounded died. because
they could not be properly taken care
OF. How much relief could an army
like that afford to . starving civil
population, like the population Of
Serbia today?
"No, It 10 only your compatriots