Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-22
p. Blinishti Would Justify
Appeal Bishop Fan Noll for
Intervention - Ju g oslavia
Branded as Invader-De-
calres Seized Guns Near
Frontier Were Furnished by
That Country's Army
League Council Sees Delicate
Situation, May Call Special
Meeting

Geneva, Dec. 81 (By A. P.)-Act-
rely supporting Albania's appeal to
ths league OF nations against Jugo-
s,av,a Is DR.. d. Blinishti. Albania's
permanent representative in Geneva,
.rto spent a strenuous Sunday CIR
,ulating information in an endeavor
IN Justify the appeal of Bishop Fan
4 NolI. Albania's bishop premier,
for intervention.
DR.. Blinishti issued a series Of
eommuni1ues fresh from Bishop No
n at Tirana, insisting that the people
n, Albania, far from revolving
AGAINST the existing regime. have be-
come more and more united in com
hating the foreign invader" Jugo-
slayia Is proclaimed as the invader.
further, the communicates allege the
,si,,re of guns near the frontier
hearing marks which prove that they
were furnished by the Jugo-Slavian
army.
II. legions are claimed in the COM
munIoues TO have admitted that they
nartcipated in incursions into Alba
MA by orders OF the commander at
prizrend. One Of the statements
says that SOLDIERS Of Bulgarian ori-
vim are in charge of the heavy and
svht artillery" 1t declares that "the
entire transport OF munitions and
general war material Is being done
nv Jugo Slavian automobiles"
Another communique issued by Dr.
plnIshtl characterizes as an tnvcn-
ton out of whole cloth the report
that the insurgent chiefs at Ell Ba-
shan condemned to death Premier
Noll and all the members of his min
istry.
of nations. which has just completed
a session in Rome, finds Itself con-
fronted with a Balkan conflict which
Il ia recognized. will require delicate
handling and which tho arbitration
council falling, probably will necess-
nate n special meeting of the covn-
Premier Noli himself Is still act
lively seeking a loan for his country.
Some advices reaching Geneva IN
sist that the failure OF Premier NO
II to raise the loan needed to give re-
aizatIon to his Democratic creams
Is ono of the chief causes Tor MS
present difficulties.
The Geneva Tribune today DE-
clares that present revolution IL
natural counter coup Of the Albanian
events In July; that 1t Is tho logical
sequence of tho unceasing struggles
which smeared with blood the reign
Of the prince OF Weld and brought
into conflict, since the proclamation
Of independence. the feudal clans ana
groups of nationalist democrats now
led by Noli, who having lived TOT n
long time In the United States, says
the newspaper. has leaned heavily
on the powerful organization known
as "vatra" which rallies as adher-
ents some 10000 Albanians resident
In the United States. This organ-
ration Is described by the journal as
the powerful insurrectionary body
which last summer swept out OF ex.
istence the government or ANNEX
zogu, grand chieftain Of the Matt
tribes.
Other advices reaching here allege
that the present situation IN Aipans'
Is the consequence OF regional ?eaI-
ousies, clan hatreds. fronties skirm-
ishes with both JJugo-SlaVia ana
Greece and also pan-Islam propa-
ganda cleverly manipulated ny
agents at Tirana.'
Spokesman here for former Premi-
er Zogu, assert that all this explains
the success of that tribal leader.
They declare he has behind MIN
great majority OF the fcudai laho
rroprietors. Both Albania and Jugo-
Slavia are members OF the league Oh
nations and the latter country Is
bound under the covenant OF the
league 10 take notice of Albania.s APP
peal and submit its version OF the
affair to the league secretariat Tor
transmission to the council.