The Archive · 1934

Nervousness Persists in Europe

London, Oct. 12.

Nervousness stil "persists among tne peoples of the Continent. who, Aesplte assurances, feet that the fascination, three' days ago, of the King Alexander, of Yugoslavia and the French. Foreign Mlnster, "Int Louis' Barthou, is bound to. leave ome. fearful mark. Although the first war feares are. abating and no forlously untoward" event "has ole Towed' the Marsslles. tragedy, a desire to be prepared "just in case Seems to be guiding the authorities In'many'elties and. towns Tu Yugoslavia, where the state of affaires. outwardly" normal," 27 military aeroplanes have Been. made Feady for instant. action. Althoush this has been the only precautionary measure taken, it. is. neverthelear flgnificant of the fact that a certain tensity continues.

The Paris police have been inform-that, besides King. Alexander, "high French, military personalities had. been marked. for death. by Petrus Kalemen and his confederateo Whether this information is taken gerauy byre authorities has not ahead for the erection of a monument tothe sein King of Yugoslavia, the spot where he waa shot. The newspapers have already opened a Subscription fund for this purpose.

Mme, Albert Lebrun, wife of thu President of France, " yesterday offered herself as a pledge for the Safety of the widowed Yugoslavian Queen, Disgulsing hetselt in a thick veil she rode through the stracts of Paris me motor-ear with the Previsent. sitting' inthe place of honour in Jorder that the spectators might tink she herser was the Queen Wild Rloting in Sarajevo Sarajevo, Oct, 12.

Sarajevo, birthplace of' the World War, was the scene of wild rioting throughout the night as mobs raged through the streets, indiscriminately attacking all whom their fevered imagitation conceived to be enemies of King Alexander, the assassinated monarch of Yugoslavia.

The rioters attacked the Roman [Catholic Cathedral in their first out burst, inflicting heavy damage to the Interior of the historic structure. Singling out of the cathedral for the first assault was regarded as highly. signifeant because of the inseparable association of the Roman Catholic Church and It With the house of worship pillaged and the vandalist mood of the mob sated, the disorders subsided for a while, during which police guards fon the streets were strengthened and other precautions taken by the authorities.

Within a short time, however, rloting broke out anew, the mob growing steadily larger In size and uglier in temper, Houses failing to display crepe at the doors in token mourning for the murdered monarch were raided, looted and wrecked with a high degree of mob eMelency.

Post Ofte Excitement continued to grow as each outrage added fresh fuel to the and the other Balkan countries

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