Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

west. girded about by a natural from
| tier of mountains which separates
| them from the Germans, arc joined
| to the Slovakians, whose home Is to
the south of the Carpathiaa Noun
tains, by the land of the Moravians
| Moravia is plain through which
passes the great central European
route between the Adriatic and the
Baltic. Ruthenia occupies the point
of this wedge.
In population and area the new
republic roughly approximates our
States Of New York, New Jersey and
Delaware combined $4,000 square
miles,. OF it's people. some 5,060,0 900
are Bohemians, 100000 are Slovaks,
100000 are Moravians, moro than
100000 are Germans, and some
100000 are Ruthenians.
South slavs With Serbia.
Leaving the land of the Czechoslo-
walks, the eye travels southwark
across the twin-born republics of
Austria and Hungary to the Jugo
(south) Slav kingdom of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes. built up of
groups of south Slavic peoples,
among which the Serbians are pre-
ponderant numerically.
The Free State of Fiume after a
time ceased to be free. 1t failed to
work satisfactorily. so, on January
27, 1924, Jugoslavia coded her inter
est in the city to Italy in exchange
for Baros.
By the terms of the Rapallo agree
ment tho Dalmatian coast and
islands became part Of the new
state of Jugoslovia, with the excep-
ton of the town of lara and two or
three islands. the most important of
which are Cherso and Lagosta, al
lotted to Italy.
Jugoslavia's domain has been af-
fected by a larger number OF trea-
ties following the World War than
any other state of Europe. BY the
Austrian peace treaty Carniola and
Hungarian treaty the provinces of
Croatia and Slavonia and part OF
Banat, and by the treaty with Bull
garia three small areas, including
Tsaribrod and Strumitsa, were added
Austria and Hungary Jointly sur
rendered the provinces OF Bosnia
end Herzegovina, over which the for-
mer emperor-king had extended his
sovereignty in 1908.
Montenegro Absorbeds Albania In
dependent.
In addition, the former kingdom
Of Montenegro was absorbed. AS to
the former kingdom OF Serbia, 1t
would perhaps be more nearly proper
to speak of it's expansion to include
Jugoslavia than of it's absorption
by the new state. IT was the Ser
bian King Peter /, who first occupied
the throne of Jugoslavia in the CAPT
tai city of Belgrade, and it is his
son, Alexander /, who sits upon 1t
today. Alexander's mother was the
daughter of the last King Of Monte
negro.
The new boundaries mako Jugo'
slavia a state three times the size OF
pre-war Serbia, with y population
roughly estimated at 14,500,o0e
| which is more than three times tina,
Of Serbia in 1914.
Albania has an area about twice the
size of Connecticut, with a population
estimated at something less than q
million-not greatly at variance from
pre-war Albania.
Italy Redeems People.
Italy's acquisition of the islands OF
| the Adriatic previously mentioned
constitutes only a small part of he1
territorial gains as a result OF the
war. Italia Irredenta" Is once more
| under italian sovereignty. The re-
deemed area includes the Trentino
region, Gorilla and the Istrian PENN
| suia, together with the great seaport
of Trieste, thus insuring Italian con-
Ltrol ~ tia CSulf oI VAnicA and all the