El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21

That the Jugo-Slav government Ger
taInly. does not want var with any
other country the Associated Press Is
authorized to state from q high au-
thority- It was pointed CUT that the
JuEo-slzvs got all they could possibly
hope for by the peacs treaties IN ter
ritories from Hungary and Bulgaria
and a new war might set back tho IN
FAINT nation But they are determined
to have Ffume. The people maks
foud protsstations that their army
can master the Italian army. the
JuEo-Slzv army, hey say - regard
ed By outsiders as being IN good
shape- v-sth 500. 900 fresh troops ready
Also the word has been passed for
mobilization Of the peasants as soon
as the harvests are IN
What the Jugo-Slavs do, Il appears
here. viii be tbs signal FOR MS Hun
Earians TO jump after Trarsylvania
and sIovalzia and later % attempt 70
retake the enormously fertile Batchlza
from the Servian8.
Peasants Ordered to Mobilize.
Riding south from Budapest into old
Servia. the correspondent found feW
evidences to the eye OF war pre-
paredness on either side Of the iron
der. yet al the peasantry we're re-
HuuEarfans now within the SerVian
frontier appeared 20 be heartbroken
that they must belong 10 country
whose people they regard as OF cul-
ture lower than their own they also
complain they are unable 70 Obtain
passports to visit their friends In New
While the Jugo-slavs are said to Be
unafraid OF war, yet they realize they
, occupy a perilous position with re-
spect 10 International political dis
sessions. a. wen as concerning what
the BulEars and Greeks might DO II
the Jugo-Slzv8 made war on Italy.
Not counting the HunEarians. % is
not believed IN American circles here
that The SerTians and Bulzarians VIII
reach an understanding for common
action However, regarding the Spa
lato incident II Is believed, II 4 Is
shown the Italians started the trouble,
the Jugo-Slavs viii insist strongly on
an indemnity
a crowd OF Greats attacked Italian
naval officers at Spalato some weeks
ago and killed an Italian commander
and several sailors)
Prices Are High.
A trip through the city streets con
vinces one that all Is quiet Citizens
generally deny any war madness
During the recent celebration OF king
Peters birthday anniversary no dem
onstratious OF a war nature occurred
during the large parade
The premier. prior TO the celebra-
ton, issued a request 20 the people
asking them 70 refrain from unfriend-
ly acts and 10 allow the government
to handle the affairs with Italy He
made a speech in parliament OF the
same tenor, stating he Was willing TO
abide ths investigation by the Amert-
can naval authorities regarding the
Spalato incident
Tbs recent British loanS and re-
ports Of q good harvest have I'M
proved The dinzr exchange. the dollar
being worth Is TO IL as against 20 70
80 a few months ago Prices. how
svsr, are high. meals In hotels cost
ing from one 20 two American dol
lars. Cheap shoes may be purchased
az from 20 TO 25 American dollars.
Country people are selling foodstuffs
TO Austria and 70 the Poles and
Czschs, but otherwise no real business
is going on, owing to The adverse ex-
change rate preventing buying
abroad and the demand OF merchants
for credit. which few are willing 70
extend