Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-22
JUGosLAvIA is SETTLING.
Renewed Rioting Gives Government
Gravest Concern.

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Gravest Concern.
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia. June % up.
--Jugoslavia is seething with excite
ment. The riots at Zagreb. Crotia.
stronghold of the peasants, which fol-
lowed the staying of two Croatian
deputies and four others in the Jugo-
slav Parliament at Belgrade. proved
even more sanguinary than at first
thought. Four persons have been killed
six are believed to be dying and nearly
100 we're wounded
Public indignation. which had been
smoldering over the policy OF the gov
ernment, has reached fever heat. Bel
grade and Zagreb resemble besieged
cities, with military forces everywhere.
The removal of the bodies of the two
assassinated deputies, Paul Raditch and
Dr. Basaritchek. to Zagreb brought to-
gether great crowds of angry peasants
along the funeral route; they We're kept
under restraint only by the military.
Stormy Times Ahead.
The government newspaper Edinstyoi
declared today that stormy times were
ahead for Jugoslavia. The seyerest
censorship Is being applied to all tele-
phone and telegraph lines. Newspapers
appear with great blank spaces.
The opposition newspapers are savage
In their denunciation Of the great
tragedy. They charge that the murders
were not accidental, but were deliber-
ately planned, for the purpose Of ex-
terminating the governments chief op-
ponents and obstructionists.
Stefan Raditch, leader of the Croetian
Peasants party, who was wounded by
a government deputy during the ses-
sion of Parliament on Wednesday, was
losing ground today. His physicians
feared congestion of the lungs.
Students Join Rioters.
Students and workmen united III
demonstrations at Zagreb against
Father Anton Koroshetz, minister of
interior. whom they blame for all the
recent bloodshed In Jugoslavia. Police
attempting to halt the demonstrations
were attacked and used their weapons
freely.
Power lines were cut and the city
was plunged in darkness. This added to
the general confusion and terror caused
by the rioting and the continuous
shooting.
The demonstrators launched an at
tack on the CorSo Cafe, which is fire.
quented by officials and politicians. All
the windows were smashed, the furni-
ture was thrown in the street and the
policemen on guard were attacked with
clubs, stones and revolvers. Attempting
TO curb the demonstration police fired,
killing four civilians and wounding
many others.
The students and workmen then at
tackled the Jagerholf Cafe, which is also
patronized by government officials. An
other battle with the police took place.
Belgrade Crowd Orderly.
Immense crowds watched the entrain-
ment of the bodies OF the slain Depu-
ties at Belgrade last night for Zagreb.
but all was orderly The widows of the
Deputies and their six children accom-
panied them. Six members OF the cabi-
net and members of Parliament were
present at the religious services held at
the station before the train pulled out.
The bodies were accompanied by all
the Democratic and Peasant Deputies.
Standing beside the body OF her hus-
band, Nine. Paul Raditch said:
Let Pauls life be the last sacrifice
In the pacification of the Croats and
Serbs"
Punica Ratchitch, the slayer. was un-
der arrest today awaiting trial on
charges of having committed two mur-
ders and having attempted four other
murders. When charged with the
crimes he exclaimed:
Il am ready to be taken out i'm
mediately and shot without trial. !
nave fulfilled my task"
FOIIR KILLED ar ZACRER