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and shouting: You are not men; you are
swine: thereupon one Rachitch, gov
eminent stalwart (member of the So
called Radical party. really the con-
sentative old Serbian party. drew re-
voIyer and fired 1t six times into a
group of Croatian Peasants party depu-
ties. Stefan Raditch was badly
wounded. His nephew. Paul Raditch,
who had thrown himself In front of
his uncle. was Killed. Another deputy
was killed, two others badly wounded.
The incident does not improve Jugo-
slavia's international standing instead
mot altogether fairly. perhaps) Is like
iy to ALLEVIATE sympathy from her In the
controversy with Italy, as tending to
Justify the charge that she has by no
means yet emerged from harbarism, but
represents the very Balkanism OF the
Balkans. 1t Is, however of remark that
Rachitcb comes from Montenegro. the
most backward section of JugoSlavia.
As was TO be expected In zagreb. cap
itai of Croatia, demonstrations followed
the above described incident, cuiminat-
ing In clashes between wofkmen ana
students on the one part and police on
other. The police. attacked with CLUBS,
brickbats, etc, responded with pistol
fire. killing three and wounding many
including seven dangerously.
Poland and Lithuania.--WithB BRAND
and Stresemann absent sick, the League
Council accomplished little at Its M
tieth session. Waldemaras, premier OIL
Lithuania, appeared before 1t In re-
spouse to summons, to answer tne
charge OF thwarting, or failing 10 40
his proper part, toward smoothing Lne
path of the negotiations toward a ro-
iigh-Lishuanian settlement. Both
Austen Chamberlain and Paul Boncour
gave him a sound scolding. Chamber
lain told him. In effect. that, though the
big fellows naturally feel q protective
tenderness for the little fellows, It's up
to the latter TO mind their P's and QS
IL they would not ALLEVIATE this SYM
pathy No mention was made ttne
Council had enough sense of humof Tor
that of what chiefly stuck IN the
Councils crop: namely, the recent pro-
mitigation OF a new Lithuanian con-
stitution which lin the teeth OF the
fact that the League has recognized
the incorporation OF wilma In Poiandl
contains clause naming wilma capitai
of Lithuania.
WaIdemaras stood up stoutly for
country anu SELL hLth hiAN AiNeAhtH S.fN"N
farcically. A resolution was ofiered
demanding that the Poles and Lithu-
anians settle their dispute at once,
pronto. Under the rules Waldemaras
sat as temporary members OF the Coun-
Gil, and the rules embody a hberum
veto provision All voted yea except
Waldcmaras, who "in course and with
fiippant and jocund air shouted no. .
Then n resolution was solemnly offered
proposing postponement OF further dis
ctission of the matter to the Septem-
Der meeting. The regular members
sadly voted yea, and that little VALDEZ
maras capped his impudence by saying
with a wink; Il vote with YOU Let's
make 1t unanimous" much for that,
But, really, the Polish-Lithuanian
situation holds political INT. and II
badly hurts business In both countries,
v II
China. THE Marking fNationalisO
government has issued A statement 10
the treaty powers of which the follow
Ing Is the most important paragraph;
"Now that the unifIcation OF China
has been, contaminated, we think the
time Is ripe TO begin at once to me-
gotiate-win accordance with diplomatic
procedure new treaties on the basis