YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-06-27

where they were subjected to the most
nhuman cruelties. the purposes OF
which was to extract from them in
eliminating confessions by which
others could be arrested and convicted.
The favOrite forms OF torture were
logging and bastinado. but frequently
methods were employed which probab-
" were not used since the time of
Spanish ,inqu'siton. A merchar.
Javor, was hanged by the arms, and
burning candles were applied to his
naked body. To M. Starcevich, a
young college graduate, weights have
been hanged on the most sensitive part
of a mans body, and-taken off only
after the terrible pain had caused him
to lose consciousness. Several youths
were killed by the police with the
| familiar excuse that they had been re-
sisting arrest. The trial of the Croatian
ltader D, Matchek and 3 co-de-
PENDANTS brought to light sufficient
number of facts about the Jugoslav
police and about the government they
serve, to brand the present regime IN
| JugOSlavia as one of the worst and
most barbarous in modern history.
INl tulldlClN, dill lilN ppl)i No9'Nii atii
all the prosecutions have failed to
break the spirit OF the Croatians. Ful-
" conscious OF its moral and physical
strength and of the injustice done to
it, Croatian People resist - actively
when possible and paslVely when act
i've resistance seems lmpractlcable-
all the attempts which are made
with a view Of destroying its national
individuality Croatians desire for
freedom and liberty is now as great as
it ever was before, and their fidelity to
that ideal is attested daily by the
MANY sacrifices which are made for its
realization.
We, Americans of Croatian descent
and Croatians residing in the United
States and Canada, share this desire
for a free and happy Croatia with our
brethren in the old country and en-
Enthusiastically promise to do our utmost
for the realization of that worthy ideal
With loathing, we condemn the saw
age slaughter Of unarmed Croatlan
leaders in the Belgrade Parliament.
Bitterly we protest against the sub
ordination of the Croatian interests III
the foreign policy Of Jugoslavla, against
the economic exploitation of Croatia,
against the willful destruction of Cro-
attain cultural achievements, and espe-
ciallv, againt the unwarranted perse-
cutions OF prominent Croatlans and
against the cruel and barbarOus tor
turing Of innocent victims by the Jugo-
slav police.
Enthusiastically we endorse the de-
mand of the Croatian Nation, that its
RIGHT Of elf-determination be recog-
nized and its liberty be restored.
We appeal therefore, to the whole
civilized world but especially to our
American icllow-citizens to take an III
terest in the happenings i'll Jugoslav1a
and consider the justice OF the Croa-
tian dissatisfaction with condition:
which prevail there today, also the
Justice of their demand for liberty ant
freedom.
} We have no doubt that an acqualnt
ance with the facts will unquestlonabl.
result in greater sympathy for the Gro
attain people, and in the condemnation
of the present Jugoslav regime by
! every humane individual and every or
gallzation whose ideal is preservation
of peace and prevalence of justice.
Especially, since a prolongatlon o
the present conditions i'll Jugoslavia
= where so many Of the past wars hae
their beginning constitutes a constan
Z danger to the peace i'll Europe AM
possibly in the world.