The sun., 1918-11-10
'JUGO-SLAV ACTION
MAY MEAN DIVISION
Follow Padercwski's Lead and
Quit Mid-European Union,
Is Rumor.
DIsCORD REPORT DENIED
Names Missing From Carnegie
Hall Programme Cause
Comment.

That the representatives Of the Jugo-
'Slavs had followed the lead OF Pade-
rewslti, representative OF the Poles, and
had Withdrawn from the mid-European
Union, was rumored yesterday. The
Jugo-Slavs' representative did not ap-
pear at the Carnegie Hall mass meeting
Friday night to make the speech FOR
which he was down on the programme.
AT the union headquarters the rumor
was fatty denied, with the explanation
that the Jugo-Slav delegate. DIR. Hinko
Hlnkovic, had been kept from the meet
ing by illness. The denial was not
made by either of the men who would
necessarily have known of a with
drawaL DR.. Thomas @. Masaryk,
chairman of the union, was inaccessible.
He went to Washington during the day.
DR.. Hinkovic could not be found.
Neither. Mr.. Paderewski's name nor
that Of tho Polish national organization
appeared on the Carnegie Hall pro-
graInme The omissions suggested an
eleventh hour revision in the printing
shop. The Jugo-Slavs and DR.. Hin
kovic's names did appear.
Tho rumor ascribed the alleged with
drawai to conflicting territorial aspira-
tons Of the Jugo-Slavs and the redeemed
Italians In Istria and the Adriatic. A
Washington despatch of yesterday
named this among tho chief central
European issues which must be dis
posed of TO smooth the way for the
peace conference. and. stated that such
issues were to be dealt with in advance
at a central European discussion to be
held in Paris
Mid-European Union Plan.
In this country the Mid European
Union is already serving the representa-
tives of these "self-determining" peoples
as a clearing house for ideas and q
shock absorber against breaches on
traditional disputes The Juso7Slavs
include a great population in the south
Of the old Austria Hungary, and most
of the Serbs. Bosnlans. Croatians and
Montenegrins. 1t has been proposed &c
include them all in one new nation
Jugo- Slavia. Old national loyalties
have made themselves heard as opposed
to the idea Whether the Jugo-SlaI
population self-determines collectively
or piecemeal, II Is one of the biggest
of which the peace conference will have
to take account.
The delegates IN the Mid-Europear
Union come each from n national coun'
ell or similar association, with which
they are understood to he in touch as
they deliberate. DR.. Hinkovic repre-
sents the Jugo-Slav National Council
Consequently there is tendency in this
country to regard the proceedings in the
union as sort Of reducing mirror o.
central European Developments, and ar
indicator OF what may be expected wher
the new boundaries come to be drawn
American and allied statesmen, a:
we'll as the central Europeans them
selves. have said again and again tina
the Encouragement OF central Europ'
was certain TO be the rock on which tn,
peace conference would either build Of
split. The officers OF the union full,
| expect a hundred old points of conten
| ton 10 be delicate problems, but hop,
! they will all be amicably adjusted.
The other question asked yesterday a
the union headquarters in tho Plaza
and at DR.. Masaryk's rooms in th'
Vanderbilt. was whether DR.. Masaryl
would reply TO Paderewski's persona
| letter of withdrawal, made publ,
Thursday night and assembling the NOV,
| to the Reconsideration invasion o
| Poland