The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-30

tcspyrish' 1918. BY III. New York Times.
Ths Chicago Tribune ana the OkishomA
City Tlmes
WASHINGTON, Dec. D-The
recognition Of the Jugo'Slay state,
/ which was seriously contemplated BY
some OF the allied governments. has
until now been delayed by ltalys
,Iolen, opposition" declares state
men, obtained from the headquarters
lere OF the Jugo- Say national council
| today But through the union OF the
Jugo-Slays oi former Austria HIM
gary with Serbia the latter must he
excluded also from the peace confer
encc II recognition is not given them
| by the CroatS, SoyacS and Serbs OF
former Austria Hungary. the state
msnt says The iull text follows;
The dissolution of the Austrian
empire and the formation OF new
/ independent states in It's stead OF
which Czocho Sloyakia and Iugo.
Slayla have already assumed definite
n lines, has 90 great extent given
prominence 90 the question, who i, 70
represent the former empire a, the
peace conference
Magyars Are Out.
| "1he two formerly dominant races
OF AuStria.llungary the Germans and
| tie Magyars. have been abandoned by
al their subject races and have shrunk
10 a negligible minority. !, is on, Of
The question 10 have them representing
ell the different peoples formerly
Under their sway There i' no doubt
tha, the Czecho SloyakS, lugo Slay,,
Poles and Rumanilns must be given
On opportunity to bring their wishes
ard elsiUs directly and by themselves
before the peace conference.
But there IS some reluctance on
the part OF the allies; these rev
states. excepting CIcoho Sloyak'a
have no, been recognized as vet by the
/! sllie' The recognition oi Jugo.
Slava, which was seriously con,em-
| plated. has un,d now been DELAYED
| by l,aly's v!oent opposition But
| rccer,ly such momen,ous events
| have taken place IN the development
OF the new Jugo Slav state, that Tie
] Jugo SlaV representation at the peace
| conference may be considered as as
Surcd
From now on the Jugo Slay' o.
former Austria.Hungary do not ap
i pear as 4 single political organization
| They hHc proclaimed and organizeC
q common state with Serbia anC
Mon,enes two Of the recognized
slles-and the functions OF THIS new
state began a, the moment when
common IminiStry was formed. Th
l vice premier and the foreign minlSte
in this pew ministry arc Jugo Slay
from former Austria Hungary DI
Trumbich, the new foreign ministe
does NOT represent, the Jugo' S'av
from Austria Hungary only. bu
Serbia Is we'll To ban the Jug
Slavs from the peace eonierenc
would mean to ban Serbia and Monte
negro also The unifioation OF a
the Juap Slavs in one single stat
means, OF course, the cessation OF
separate Serbian or Montenegro
state, the ncw organism adopting III
name state of the Slovenes, Croa,
and Serbs.
Delegation IL Strong.
/ THE delegation who will represer
the new state at the peace oonierenc
will certainly include DR. Trumblel
the new foreign secretary and TN
J mean, very strong reptesenta'io
II OF the Jugo Slav cause. The del'
Il cation will lay before the conterenc
l all Jugo Slav claims as a sing
| demand Of the former Serbian an
I Mon,cnegrin states and OF the T,
/ deemed 1ugo Slavs.
/ Territorial questions in Macedon
will be treated in the same spirit
/ unity and indivSibility as the Adr
Il atic question. There is no prepoi
/ derance Of Serbia in the new sta,
oil the parts of Jugo Slavia beir
Il out on an absolutely equal fooi'r
without any one, demand for
Aesis or whatever kind Of domin'
tion, and consequently, there are
more separate Serbian and ,epara
Jugo Slav claims.
THE first thing the delegation W
Il ask will be the full political al
territorial recognition OF the nc
state. The t~vi,oria! claims, bas'
upon the principle OF justice al
national self determination, inclu
In the rev state all those territori
where Jugo- Slavs live in eompa
euasses and where they have form
eince time immemoriai an undispu
a territorial continuity. These teri
tories are: Serbia and Monteneg'
bosnia And Herzegovina, Croatia al
Sisyonia, Daimatia, Carnicla, I,tr
and Trieste, Goriria, parts of Sout
ern Stryia, paris Of Carirthia, Baes'
oaru ol the BAnat and Megjumurj'