Evening star., 1941-03-30
Won't Be Provoked
By British Intrigue,
Germans Declare
Reich Will Take Time
To Weigh YueosIov
Changes, Berlin Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March .-Authorized
spokesmen of Germany declared to-
night that the Reich would not be
provoked into action against Yugo-
slavia by what they termed machi-
nations of British agents or the
howls of street mobs in the Balkan
kingdom.
Germany, they said, can afford
to take her time and weigh in calm
leisure the Importance of the up-
heaval which has turned out a pro-
axis government and cast doubt
upon Yugoslavia's intentions as to
the tripartite pact, which she signed
only last Tuesday.
However, the SpokeSmen warned ::
Germany will not stand for being
inSulted."
AntI-GermaniSm Seen Growing.
Persons authorized to present Of
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German tendency among Serbs sub
Jected to Chauvinistic influences is
on the increase"
What Germany must know, these
persons said. is whether these mani
feStationS are controlled from above
or whether they are independent of
government policy.
Should 1t appear that they result
from the general political confusion
within the kingdom and if the new
Yugoslav government shows by
deeds, not words, that it intends to
support the tripartite pact fully.
Germany may prove big hearted, as
one spokesman put it.
Insofar as could be learned here,
the German Minister. Viktor Won
Heeren, still is in Belgrade. await
ing a final claridcation of these
issues. Authorities said the Yugo-
slav government had apologized to
him for catcalls and whistles which
were heard yesterday when he ap-
peared to participate in ceremonies
incidental to the enthronement of
young King Peter.
Menaced on Streets.
Today, DNB, the German news
agency, reported from Belgrade that
some groups had shouted menacing-
ly as Won Heeren on the streets and
that still others had applauded him.
He protested that he was made
quately protected, it was said.
1t was reported, however, that
Won Heeren had made new protest
to the YugoSlav Foreign Office and
the impression was that it, too, con-
cerned incidents at the oathtaking.
1t goes without saying that demon
strations against the German Min
lister have been noted especially in
the Wilhelmstrasse, for Hitler is ex-
ceedingly sharp about insults to the
Reich's representatives.
To questions as to whether Won
Heeren had engaged in political dis
cusSionS with the Yugoslav Foreign
Minister today, a SpokeSman's reply
was:
Germany has no reason to talk
politics-if YugoSlavia has changed
its course it should inform the
Reich
In other quarters, conditions in
Belgrade were called chaotic.
Continues Stress on Croats.
German radio broadcasts kept up
their stress on reports that the
Croat population of Yugoslavia is
not in accord with Belgrade policies
and tendencies, and the final atti-
tude of Vladimir Mack, the Gro
attain vice-premier in both the old
and new governments. apparently
was regarded by Nazis as a key to
this situation.
AS for Germany's other event of
the week, the visit of Yosuke Mat
suoka, japanese Foreign Minister,
the Wilhelmstrasse attitude was that
this has brought complete under
standing.
Matsuoka talked today with Ger
man Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop for the third time and
the Germans apparently considered
the result so satisfactory that the
press relayed from Toxic this edi-
torial opinion by the newspaper
Nichi Nichi: ut may be expected
that the axis offensive will achieve
tremendous progress, both militarily
and automatically, as the result of
Matsuoka's talks in Berlin and
Rome"
All Wilhelmstrasse sources said
the talks were uniformly cordial and
that there could be no suggestion
of pressure by either side. Matsuoka
goes to Rome tomorrow.