New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Treason Charges Made Against
Montenegrin King and Princes
Treachery to Allies at Lovtchen Alleged in Pamphlet
"TAccuse"-Entire Royal Family Observation-Disclosures
and Sons Reply, Reassertng Loyalty to Entente

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scurc writer In the interest Of the enemies
of Montenegro.
But since you have invited me TO answer
the accusation. against me, | ask you w
publish the following statements in the
Gazette de Lausanne in the same plEcc
and in the same type rs the article oil
July 10:
/. | absolutely deny the assertion Of the
anonymous pamphle.eer. who claims that
while I was commander at Lovtchen | had
been in continuous relations with the Aus
trian superior commander Mt Cataro. a.
far as the telephone communications are
concerned the topography 81 the region
makes n clear that the latter would have
been impossible there and that the allega-
tion is an absolute lie.
2. Yes, ! have ordered the playing oil
the Bulgarian hymn but there is not
single Montenegrin who would not nave
approved my act 1T that time. we thought'
as all our great allies did, that Bulgaria
was going TO decide to fight our common
enemy on our side. and the rumor OF Bull
CAIRNS Joining the Allies-that news. OF
which all the Allied newspapers had lent
themselves as messengers Just reachsn
Cettinje. IL was six months later and AFTER
King Ferdinand had assumed that sad at
titudc that Uskub was taken On that day
the entire army Of Montenegro was grieved.
Explains Austrian Farley
IN May. 1915, WAS induced by the
criminal methods OF Austrian aviators,
who we're dropping bombs on peaceful WI
lagos in Montenegro. 20 make PROPOSE
ton 20 the chief OF the General Staf OF our
army the Serbian General iankoyiteh. IL
seemed urgent 10 inform the Austrian
commander Of Cattaro that. IL the out
RACES of Austrian aviators were repeated
we would be compelled To make reprsas
in a manner which would seem TO us most
opportune. General Yankoviteh approved
this idea
this subject and after resumng command
Of my army, ! sent our parllanentArie
for the frst time on the Esd OF May, IN IN
form the Austrian, that We intenoed u
make communication 70 the commando
at CattAro. The Austrian Objects refused
10 come 10 a parley with our men oeloIe
receiving the authorization from their COM
mander. and they promised 10 return on
After the parley had been authorized by
their chief our men made known our de-
cision on the subject of air raids
] am In the possession OF documents on
this affair as well as on all subjects toueheu
mon nv the anonymous author OF the
P eEEERAL PRINCE PETER OF MON
TENEGRo.
In reply to the above two letters the
Gazette de Lausanne says:
"But we must state that these de
nials have not settled the question.
Proof of il is the pack of papers the
discussion has brought US. -,
"The Montenegrin Committee, which
"a formed OF a group Of former minis
ters of King Nicholas. approves the
charges and makes the following con-
illusions: L;.L
."Thc circumstances under when
Iovtchen has been abandoned show
vol the manner in which omclal
Montenegro was discharglng It's duties
toward the Serbian cause. The ques-
ton Of seperste peace and the as
matches addressed TO Francis Joseph
and Baron Burian prove equally wei
the manner I'm which il was dlscharg-
ING its duties toward the Slavic cause
and toward the Allies. Besides
Cettinie has not been conceallng us
svmpathies for Vienna and Soma Tor
the last ten years.
eft is known that one OF the sons
of the King Of Montenegro has settled
in Vienna.
Charges Reiterated
whatever the alleged griefs against
the royal dynasty of Montenegro may
be, we notice that these griets have
beeu formulated and propagated by
Nontenegrins. An abyss has opened
between the people and the ruling lam,
ily. There , no use in denying 1t. II
would be better TO give the accused an
occasion for proving that there is no
reason for such state Of affairs.
"An old professor in the Gymnasium
at Cettinje recently addressed TO us a
communication containing, among
others, the following phrase:
THE allegations against the chlets
of Montenegro are true TO the letter
They can be proved to-day by wit
nesses who are actually in France
I'VE have recently received pamph'
let nv Toma Crovatz New York, 1910
containing an open letter to His Maj.
estv King Nicholas OF Montenegro, and
addressing to the sovereign seventy
five questions, which, we must admit
are rather captious. King Nicholas
has not answered them up to the pres
emit time. His opponents attribute his
silence to the fact that they are difficult
70 answer.
But of all communications which
our article on the role of Montenegro
has brought Us, the most important /,
q letter written by a man who had
played one Of the most important roles
in the official life of Montenegro, and
who, for the present, does not wish his
name known, although he is deter
mined to clear up the Serbian Mon
tenegrin situation.
LET us see writes Kalougnanin
how Lovtchen was taken. Four days
before the beginning of the Austrian
offensive Prince Peter informed the
high commander (his venerable father
that he knew from an absolutely GER
tain source that the Austrian offensive
would begin in four days. This cam.
TO be true. What a perspicacity
On the day OF the offensive Prince
Peter agrees with his father on the
subject of his leaving the front. His
arrival at Cettinje caused every one
great establishment. Why did Prince
Peter leave the troops at the front on
the day OF the offensive? Mysterious