Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
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III UNIVERSAL, Mexico City.-The
L. number Of councilnien will be
greatly reduced in the various
A towns Of the State Of Vera Cruz
II the Legislature at Jalapa
passes the bin fixing the size OF the
councils on o population basis. Only
lowed in towns up to 10000, i've when
the population Of q city is more than
10000 and less than 10000. and seven
when the population is In excess OF
10000. AS the councilmen all receive
salaries, this reduction will effect q large
economy In the municipal exchequers.
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Serb Colonization
OF Macedonia Unsuccessful.
La Macedonia, Geneva (exterritorial
anti-governmeflt publication). - From
the first day Of their occupation OF
Macedonia the Serbs commenced to IN
stall there. in most cases by force.
Serbian colonists originating from old
Serbia. not counting Serbian function
aries who occupied all the ofacial posts
there
These colonists, "pure Serbs" from
Choumadia, were installed in the most
fertile regions of Macedonia, and they
received from the state all facilities for
DEVELOPMENT to the detriment OF the
native population. whose land they APP
prupriated without indemnity. OF
course, this colonization, intensiveiy
practiced by Belgrade. was one of sew
eral measures Of denattonaization, or
more exactly. "Serbianizauon, aoopeeo
In Macedonia, where no trace OF the
Serbian clement was to be found at
the time Of the occupation OF the
country by the Serbian troops.
However, despite all the privileges ac-
corded the invading aliens by Belgrade,
this colonization Is far from being conn
plete or successful. And now after IL
years of frllitless efforts, Belgrade has
ratified o new law, the third. granting
further favors and privileges to the
Serbian colonists living in our oppressed
country Some Of these exemptions are
the following:
Free passage Of persons and property
on all railways and waterways IN Jugo-
slavia.
Free supply by the government of
timber from the state forests.
Exoneration of customs duties on any
imported commodities.
Free pasturage on all communal or
village pastures.
Remission for 10 years Of all state
taxes. and for five years OF al COM
munal or banovine taxes.
All these favors are granted to the
Serbian colonists, according to the
wording of the law itself, ION behalf Of
national interests" That is to say, Of
course, Serbian interests" But we can
foretell with certainty that all these
new privileges for her compatrtots will
not save Belgrade from o recurrence
of the same Establishments as here
tofore.
Austria's Industrial
Situation Is Desperate.
Luxemburger Wort. - Though the
financial and. industrial situation Is
desperate in practically all European
countries, we believe the predicament
of Austria Is worst of ALL Her state is
even more deplorable than that of
Germany. Here is nation that before
the war had almost 10000, 900 people,
but now less than 5000, 600, due to
drastic partitions and the consequent
renationalization or exodus Of her
people.
Of those that remain, fully a third
are concentrated in Vienna, and their
desires and projects are entirely at
variance with those of the rural popu-
lation. Nevertheless, the country dwell
ers must labor to support the capi-
tai, filled as it were, with aliens OF
q different race, whose only thoughts
are economic advantage and political
preferment For such sparse popula-
ton to maintain Indefinitely gay do
nothing capital was inconceivable. The
Viennese are socialists, while the rural
dwellers are staunch Catholics and will