Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
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| here are all these statesmen quite hon
estly saving they will work for peace
| If only some one else makes the frs
move. All of them will raise their hand
II only they are sure the others vii
raise them at the same time. Perhaps
in due time one OF them will make
decisive gesture.
The enemy of Italy In the Balkans Il
Jugoslavia. Every one knows that. Blu
not every one knows TO what a danger
Gus tension this enmity has led.
The countries have been natural rivals
since the war Between them the,
share the Adriatic. and to each 1t Il
equally important They wrangled over
Fiume for f1ve bitter years. Now Italy
secs Jugoslavia as its chief opponent II
Balkan policy Jugoslavia is the mos
powerful Of the Balkan COUNTLESS
country with a population of 100000
an army second to none In central OF
eastern Europe, and distinct, stalwar'
national will People have accused thu
Serbs of being all sorts of things. Bu
no on ever said they were not patriots
Or that they were towards.
React Against Italy.
Italian policy has had A curious para.
doXical repercussion in Jugoslavla
Serbs. Croats. Slovenes, with the Other
peoples, races, parties making up tht
triune kingdom. have a bad time amoni
themselves; Belgrade politics Is prop
ably the most unstable IN Europe; the
Skuptchina changes usually severa
times year. But to mention Italy &c
any JugoSlav and he becomes a Jugo-
sav. He forgets his domestic quarrel'
to present a solid front against Italy
Fear of Italy is the powerful cement OF
the Jugoslav state And italian propo-
ganda against Jugoslavia serves to make
Jugoslavia stronger.
Albania is the chief issue between the
powers. Dalmatia is the next issl :,
Between the two the question OF the
Adriatic arises. Another issue is Mace
donia. Back of that hovers the whole
problem of italian Balkan penetration
and the alleged Italian enlightenment OF
Belgrade.
The Jugoslavs feel bitterest about AL
bania. They hate zogu-he who be-
trayed them--with passion. JuGoslav-
Albanian relations have been seriously
strained, which, of course. played into
the hands of Italy. Rome was the only
gamer from the quarrel precipitated last
June over the dragoman incident, The
dragoman, Jurashkovitch, was arrested
in Albania. charged with Serbian es.
pionage. Relations between the two
countries were broken off for several
months.
Jugoslavs Not Warlike.
OF course friendship with Italy is al
most imperative for JugoslAvia. 1t Is the
only sane course Italy is far stronger
state: 1t has had important British
diplomatic support: it has the force oil
munitions, airplanes and credit so In
dispensable in modern war. Even So a
war between Italy and Jugoslavia
fought against sturdy Serb soldiers on
Serb terrain, would be no joke for Italy
But Jugoslavia doesn't want war.
There are other reasons for Serbian
Cancellation. Jugoslavia must improve
its relations with Italy before its re-
lations will improve with Greece. Bull
garia and Hungary. 1t wants foreign
credit, and British credit at least is
very wary on account OF its nervous
foreign policy. And Italy can stifie
JugoSlavia economically by bottling the
Adriatic. Except for France. Jueo-
slavia has no friends; and In the event
OF trouble 1t is extremely doubtful II
France could come TO active aid.
The immediate point OF issue be-
tween Jugoslavia and Italy at present
is not Albania, but Dalmatia. Fiune
to the north has gone to Italy; AL
bania to the south is virtually Italian
Dalmatia lies between.
Events in regard to Dalmatia have