The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-28
Europe's Shifting Map Perils Throne of Yugoslav Boy King

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By MILTON BRoNNER YEA Service Stan Cores pondent

NEA Servicc StaH COrreSpOnucnt London, Sept. 2s- - Young Pete" boy King of YugoSlavia, is fast ape preaching the time when he must mount the throne of Q country thrown together by the postwar boundary makers, c country in which two mutually hostile nation- nlities seethe with hatred of one another.
 The sudeten. Czech clash has ale ready shown the terrible conse- quences which can descend upon c post.war country in which there is dissenSion among different tla- tional groups. None of the other countries assembled by the treaty. makers from the scraps of post-war European nations appears safe. Ger tainly 1t seems that the map of Europe b undergoing Q period of Aux.
 And it is into this kind of Eu- rope that young Peter will some day enter as the ruler of. the Kingdom | of Yugoslavia.
 Crack Yugoslavian troops recent iy gave Pete" as he Is known to his fellows in the English school where he was c student, c couple of parades with torchlights and brass bands to celebrate the boys 18th birthday.
 It was just exactly the kind of thing c real, live ib-year-old boy like Pete" would have enjoyed. Pete" he was to his English play. fellows at sandroyd School, Surrey, England. And Pete" he would be to them fl he ever returned to visit with them.
 These parades were c birthday gift. Tn fact, they belonged to Pete" But he was not there 70 enjoy them. For though now he is Peter tho Second, King of Yugo- slayia, he Is still e school hoy And big Uncle Paul, the Prince Regent, thought it best for the youngster to continue his summer holiday up near his summer palace.
 So oil Pete" got out Of being lb was some presents from his family and Q camping trip with his chosen schoolmates, sons respective ly of c banker, Q soldier, Q school master and c shoemaker. The boys were chosen because they were healthy, decent chaps who were good in their studies and good in outdoor games. Uncle Paul thought Pete" being destined to be the ruler of . rather democratic people, should learn early to be demo- crat. Hence the kind of compan- Ions he has. Hence the kind Of life he leads outside the palace during his vacation.
 Uncle Paul reviewed the parades for his nephew. But in keeping King Peter at Bled, he was not be- ing 6 wicked uncle. For any boy with love of out-door life and, at the same time, an eye for beauty, there are few places to excel Lake Bled. The lake itself is quite small, It's shores are lined by evergreen trees, with the Slovenian Alps tow ering in the background. In the sum light the lake sparkles and glows like an opal with all the rich colors of the opal. Its snow-icy waters are just the thing for a plunge. Also they tempt boys like Peter and his companions to try their luck as fishermen.
 After a few weeks more of this life, the boy king will go back to Belgrade and school books. He is quite different from the crushed lad who in October, 1884, left England for home. For then he was going back to the funeral of his father, King Alexander, who had been assassinated in Marseilles. He knew he was now King and was rather frightened and bewildered.
 But now he has grown up into a rather tall, good looking boy with great deal of boise and a grow ing realization that he will have man-sized job when he attains the age of IS. For the Croats and the Serbs are always at each others throats. They from a rather uneasy partnership in the kingdom and~it is going to take lots of tact for the real king some day to bring about better feeling.
 King Peter has already displayed a gift of tongues. He, of course, speaks his native Serbian as well as the Croatian and Slovenian dia- iects. He learned English perfectly while at school in England. He now pegs away at French, German and Russian and is rapidly becoming proficient. History, economics and literature are also in his curriculum. Later he will be taught some law. For his mother and tutors want him to be able to talk turkey to the rather unruly politicians with whom he will have to get along, once he kakas nwar ki,a reina