Bucharest, July 26.
The Synod of the Orthodox Serbian Church has suspended the Yugoslavian Premier, M. Milan Stoyadinoviteh, and all members of his Cabinet from their religious duties and privileges, it is learned here from a source in Belgrade. According to the canon law of that church, suspension is the first step towards excommünication which* seems imminent, The move was the direct result of the Chamber's ratification last Friday of the Governments concordat with the Holy See, over which violent demonstrations have occurred daily for more than a week, with riots between Orthodox churchmen and the police.
M. Stoyadinovitch attempted to placate the Serbian Church, which feels its interests prejudiced by the agreement with the Vatican, by averring his own staunch Orthodoxy just before the Chamber voted on ratification. Despite this, the Church is asking for the resignation of M. Stoyadinovitch's Government over the issue.
Meanwhile, the two other Regents, M. Stankovitch and M. Perovitch, followed the example set by the Senior Regent, Prince Paul, and went to pay their respects yesterday to the remains of the late Patriarch Varnava, head of the Serbian Church, in the Orthodox Cathedral.
Funeral services for the Patriarch will take place on Thursday, while the deep mourning into which his
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