The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-10
Rv MUTTON RRONNER

tke cabinet, which had met thsongout the night, announced q six months period of national mourning and convoked parlia- ment for tomorrow.
 The situation was serious.
 King Alexander had gone to France to negotiate an important diplomatic agreement about which all Europe was curious. Premier Benito Mussolini only few days ago had denounced Jugoslavian policies asd relations between the neighboring nations, Italy and Jugoslavia, were in perilous state.
 News Kept From Public
 So serious was 1t that news of the kings assa ssination yesterday was kept from the public, until, leaking out through wireless mes sages broadcast from abroad, the news swept through the country and made further suppression use- less.
 Until then, hours after the kings death at Marseilles, life went on normally. Cafes were open and motion picture theaters crowded.
 On negotiations now to be con- ducted in the name of young King Peter depend the country's future policies. Mussolini's announce- ment that he was about to con- clude an agreement with the as- sassinated foreign minister of France was a matetr for concern here.
 For years Jugoslavia, with Czechoslovakia and Rumania, its fellow members of the little en- tente, had been allied with France. A French Italian alliance, while { Italy and Jugoslavia were more nearly open enemies than friends, would have been Q blow.
 Hence behind the pomp of French welcome for Alexander there was diplomatic atmo- sphere of deadly seriousness which has been made more serious by Alexander's assassination on
 It was insisted authoritatively that reports of an impending troop mobilization were false.
 The kings testament and the fact that the queen on her arrival to-day was able to dress in a pass able approximation of widows weeds, were testimony to their knowledge of their own and the country's dangers.
 People Are Unified
 Already stories calculated to unify the people behind the new king were circulating. One was that Alexander, dying-and report ed from Marseilles to have died without a word-said In his last moments:
 rTake care of Jugoslavia."
 The government called on the people to-day in a proclamation:
 Fulfill this. holy legacy"
 There was a significant note of the possible trend of Jugoslavian foreign policy in the proclamation calling for six months of national mourning:
 with his blood King Alexan- der sealed the work of peace on which he went to see our ally France"
 Proclamations and orders came fast. The schools were closed and a national committee was formed to arrange for the late kings fun eral.
 It was understood Alexander would be buried in the mausoleum 0L lHS hAta-atot NSss">~Ns at Topolaj.
 Supplied at First
 The first reactions to the assas- xination was one of stupefaction among statesmen. There was feat at once that 1t might be the signal for an uprising of Croats and great difficulty was feared in cor- trolling the country. It was in- flloafed that the army would play a large part in national affairs An the future.
 Al soon as the assassinatiOn was k6oun.- army officers here and in aarfisons through the country Eathered and swore undying q !. Ioefnnce to young Peter.
 Tho local garrison was parad. z1 In I1ie honor last night and <4oE ihf oath 0f loyalty.
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