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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEH1. UTAH Z Yugoslavia Is Europe's New Tinder Box: Minority Problem May Force Its Collapse J"1 Repetition of Czech Coup Seen for Dictators; Italy's Turn Now. nOSav ( j a. BRITISH j .ISLES S FRANCE J SPAIN - rSW'TZ - V T RUSSIA j r"" -- f Y RUMANIA slavia -U- Z -V SbulGaria tossing cats and dogs in the same pen. Eventually the cats (or the dogs) subdue their enemies, who cringe vengefully in the 3 t)tl ')! m. corner awaiting the time to strike ' ' , S7, back. Now is the time. ," Just as Sudeten Germans could legitimately complain that Czechs and Slovaks were purposely subduing them, so can Yugoslavia's lilllijiSlovene t Croats claim discrimination on the JANA M Serbs more of the powerful part ill II O ZAGREB I'fiprmansNl who run the Belgrade government. mm 'uwwwuwf It grows from centuries of dislike, aided by the fact that Croats are " y, fW traditionally Catholic and the Serbs BELGRADE I V are Greek Orthodox and Moslems. Croats consider Serbs uncultured barbarians. tianS Monteniflrin, Planned Federalist State. But the pressure of war sometimes makes strange bedfellows. In 1917 the Croats anticipating breakempire up of the joined the Slovenes and Serbs in formation of a new state in which all three groups were to have equal constituent rights. The capital, unfortunately for the Croats, was placed at Serbian Belgrade. Any Croat, like Dr. Vladimar Matchek, the groups "Gandhi," will readily outline the succeeding 20 mmm.mm APPROXIMATE BOUNDARIES years' grievances. A OF PROJECTED AUTONOMOUS O0 ( 202 has generYugoslavia's army YUGO-SLAC; STATES als, only two of whom are Croats, though there are about 6,000,000 TROUBLE AREA Map shous Yugoslavia, with minority groups Croats and 9,000,000 Serbs in the nawhich mi glit be "liberated'' by Greece, Bulgaria, Rumania and Huntion. Croats have no hand in running the state and they say are gary in case internal revolt developed from the Croatian issue. Bounregarded by Belgrade as good for daries of the proposed autonomous states for Slovenes, Croats and Serbs are shown by brohen lines. only one thing: paying taxes. Last December came the crownThis plan for a strong federated Mediterranean sea, and this Italy ing blow. At the regular election Dr. Matchek's forces won at least 90 state might have saved Yugoslavia cannot afford. The time may soon come when but Prince Paul, senior regent until per cent of all votes cast by but were not given seats beKing Peter comes of age, Prince Paul is unable to take care of cause Yugoslav election laws al- is said to have rejected it. Later, himself, and Italy is carefully planwere ning toward that day. Rome has correspondents legedly "framed" by Belgrade pol- newspaper the official draft of the agreesponsored an iticiansprovide that the party win- shown ment and found it carried no signafriendship treaty under which Musning a bare majority automatically tures. Now the Zagreb assembly solini's soldiers would probably of the seats in pargets has voted Dr. Matchek dictatorial come to Prince Paul's "defense" in liament. to the him keep his elected event of a Croat uprising. Italy, the ordering powers, that regularly Feeling deputies have a right to speak for existence and liberty of a Croatian and Germany, have engineered a the people, Dr. Matchek founded an nation above all other consideratreaty of friendship and extra-legCroatian national assem- tions. between Hungary and Yugoslavia, thereby defining the bly which sits at Zagreb and refuses Stage Is Set for Italy. ian-Yugoslav to recognize the present Yugoslav sitboundary as the This is the typical powder-kegovernment. uation which aggressive Germany dividing line between German and Italian influence. Unsigned Settlement. and Italy love to "solve" by sendCroats Dislike Fascists. A settlement was almost reached ing in troops to "keep peace." If The Croats want no truck with April 27 when Dr. Matchek claims the march does come, it will probn he signed an agreement with Pre- ably be from Italy, for the dictators; a few months ago they axis has apparently granted looked favorably on Germany and mier Dagrisha Cvetkovitch under which Yugoslavia would be divided Mussolini a carte blanche in the thought of inviting Der Fuehrer to into three autonomous provinces as Adriatic area in exchange for help "liberate" them. Subsequent news shown on the accompanying map. in stripping Poland of Danzig and of developments in Austria and a Dalmatians and Croatians would the Polish corridor. It will further has changed their form one group, Slovenes a second, be Italy's province because Rome minds but they probably realize that and the rest of the nation a third does not dare allow Germany good the price they pay for independence state in which would dwell a con- friend though she is to push southfrom the Serb yoke may be dependfusion of Moslems, Serbs, Montene- ward into the Italian sphere of in- ence on Italy. Capture of Yugoslavia grins, Albanians, Bulgarians and fluence. It is recalled that when Germany would give Germany an outlet to the seized Rumanians. a all her in to get their rushed neighbors share of the spoils. Since YugoSIGNS OF TIMES. slavia's story parallels Czechoslovakia's thus far, its coming history might be written in advance this way: A Croat uprising could get so bad that Prince Paul would invite Mussolini's aid, immediately available from the "colony" of Albania. At a moment's notice Greece would a ceed small 1937, MINNEAPOLIS. April, by Pianos, phonomargin. invade to recapture her Macedonigraphs and records have renewed While the "swing" craze cuts a ans, Bulgaria to free her nationals, the sensational comeback which large figure in the revival, classical Rumania to get hers, and Hungary they began in 1934 and 1935, with records are actually gaining faster to liberate the Germans and Magthe American public "going in" for just now than the popular selections. Stores report that "swing" yars placed under Yugoslavia's care good music and higher priced recthe Versailles treaty. In such a 20 40 to per addicts gradually begin to pick up a by ords; sales are running situation the highly cent ahead of last spring and are few better records, usually starting Croats would probably appeal to close to 1937 levels, according to with modern classics. France and Britain, thus endangera quarterly study of demand for Pianos Up, Too. ing European peace once more. and by goods luxury Piano shipments of 25,548 instruIt is significant that the rulers of InsurLife National Northwestern ments in the first quarter of this ance company. Europe play their diplofar exceeded the 19,911 total matic invariably games on other fronts, yet go The public are also buying more year for of 1938, the first and quarter luggage, furniture, furs and cos- almost equalled the 1937 figure of back to the Balkans when it comes time to start a war. Twenty-fivtume jewelry than this time last 25,649 pianos shipped in the first year, the companys figures for 236 three months of that year. Retail- years ago this June Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assasAlso stores show. department ers reported a slight slowing of pub- sinated at Sarajevo, Serbia, (now men's clothing, which usually leads lic demand in but May, with and the World war reYugoslavia) the trend of department store sales, its music week,April, brought a rising sulted. made its best comparative showing volume. Due to the introduction of Today Yugoslavia's neutral indein March, with sales 10 per cent in pianos, dealrapid style changes is one of the greatest safependence over March of a year ago. ers no longer carry heavy stocks, to bestill sales European peace. Strateguards lag goods Sporting but buy very close to their current she separates amplaced, gically hind the spring of 1938, but are requirements, so that manufacturgaining. Favorable golfing weather ers' shipments closely follow the bitious Germany from such easy and Greece. She marks as is having its effect, and the cententrend of actual retail sales, the keeps bothBulgaria and Germany from Italy nial of baseball's beginnings has reobserves. locking horns with Rumania and sulted in gains exceeding 25 per cent study Though department store sales of blocks any expansionist ambitions in that field. luggage were down 1.4 per cent for Hungary may entertain. Classics Revived. the first quarter compared with a But will Yugoslavia, a "war Dollar sales of phonographs and year ago, March was up 7.4 per baby" like explode withcent over March of 1938. With a from internal records for March climbed to pressure and in 2 per cent of March, 1937, and big travel year in prospect, under endanger European peace? Itagain exceeded March, 1938, by 40 per the stimulus of two world's fairs, happen during the next few weeksmay or cent. With the sales tempo speeding stores expect fairly heavy sales in months; keep a weather eye on the inin their from April, preliminary figures up luggage departments Balkans. dicated that that month would ex now on. iHeleiiscd by Western Newsp.iper Union.) ' MA'.' I mtmStth I ' ' ! I 1 hung JLlHL r ', '0 'MMMM 1 Austro-Hungaria- cutting possible ' When Triple A ciam for New England chain storeswent c'utting cream prices, the salesof gal-fn- n m terms cf thousands Which resulted, of course, in s having to make a more butter, which in ,e shaker WASHINGTON New Dealers are tne tremendously disappointed in bedebates the to reaction popular and tween Senator Robert A. Taft IlliV. Smith of T. Representative In nois, as shown by recent polls. fathe first place Smith is a prime was vorite with the New Deal. It DealNew the common gossip that ers wanted Governor Henry H .ir.or of Illinois to appoint Mr. Smith to the senate vacancy caused by the death of J. Hamilton Lewis, though the governor didn't oblige. Whereas Senator Taft is simply anathema to the New Deal. He is expressing views which stoutly seem to the administration a turnOld Party ing back to the Grand in the days of B:.e Penrose and Reed Smoot. But there is another angle. After the Gridiron dinner, followed by the editors' convention here, most observers in Washington had virtually of wiped Senator Taft off the slate for the prespossibilities Republican next nomination year. idential the"co-operative- Croa-tian- s, Italian-Yugoslavia- n two-thir- al Hungar- g Rome-Berli- Czecho-Slovaki- Czecho-Slovaki- -- 'Luxury' Goods on Upswing 2. 'Good' Music Is Coming Back anti-Fasci- st semi-luxur- y e Czecho-Slovaki- a, Songs, PownsWay (, fcaag farm fl t&' HOUSEHOLD -- QUESTIONS I Ss eat deal surplus t rr complicated the butter Heat Brown Kuiur.- -ii ham the 'ouMmd ark . i; v,, prollem. to charge commanded were ,tPrts measure, heat u .r. ve oveft cream-- to hi''er prices for this measure it quic kK' v amount the 4 soft. make bigger profits on it ir. handled than they wanted to. Turnover Profits. not a defense of the morals is Th'S No Prevent Soiled Curtains p cf the chain store operators. that than else ,1.1 anything one thought til rr.V. . would decorations ln a.. the operators thought they a lot .r in tvW make more money by selling And rooms and use a Mirtoinc af ti .i a profit. smaller j. at of cream Presumably the ers. mis Keeps t::e curtains frm. thev were right. A executives thought that if the li screens jviiv chain stores stopped cutting cream fresh delivering For Shiny Linoleuni.Dissi olve prices the concernswould get more lump of sugar milk and cream exMaybe the Triple A business. washing linoleum c,r oilcloth ari eventually even thought a ui uiiuiu jjuiimi v. ;ii result ecutives to they could reduce cream prices 1 Qt, i 13 i it- everybody. But that was not what happened. When the price was put up in the chain stores, people stopped buying In fact chain store sales so much. cream approached the vanishing of the point, while sales of cream by most effective aids t., speedirgu, cooking preparations, !s to that paring knives for fruits aH vcgcwuics, ami Kn:vcs tor trrr. ming up meats and fowl, .are kent KVH r,.it nuncs noi only waste nuip. juii an unoenevaoie amount of time dui mey are aisconcertine ta uiuugiiuui planning. delivery companies remained precisely as they were. There was no attack on the deunlivery price of cream as being ex. . .. f 04: reasonable. The profit was not ur imiuc aidius. unite vinegar orbitant. But the chain stores were will remove glue stains. able to sell more cheaply because A Good Sink Brush. A worn they had no delivery expense, and no loss on bad debts. whiskbroom makes a fine sir! Result: Poorer people, to whom brush if you cut off the worn bris a few cents on a bottle of cream is tles clear up to the stiff part. important, turned to canned milk, ways rinse clean after using. not because they wanted to, but because it was that or no cream at An Appetizer. Celery stuffed all. with crabmeat salad can be used for variety on an appetizer traj. Tax Changes Auait 0 n V 1. diapointed ' .HUNGARY Q v' - Hurried recalculations in order for Republican leaders. r rv I balers Taft as weak Latvia (ll rucoV l f y-- H-y GERMANY - ob-rT- dein Representative Smith's . Demobuting abilities . . cratic jHtliticians erred in POLAND , "v!"' v-- w- if I early days of the to furbi VLttempts cf AAA a substan-a- f V e m;ik industry, -- art toward this '. on it was never an At that time made. chain stores on frowned A Tr p'e Vtand cream. milk r- - prices on like anything didn't A e Triple made this aUut the system which Reviewed by CARTER FIELD Vu Vestcnia . DENMARKy TyG'UM SJ 1 X rH ) I dT" nuJJ- - V,nm T-- (i FINLAND . By JULES DORMIER Last year it was This year it's Yugoslacast is different, the The via. locale changed. But the drama is the same a stubborn minority versus the strong central government. The background is also similar an abortive nationalist history which got its start in the hasty halls of Versailles. This is what happens when uninformed treaty makers disregard centuries of tradition, Czecho-Slo-vaki- J; J) t.f.t.v I NATIONAL AFFAIRS 7 - frcch rr.lIK in - . - 1 A!- -! End of Waiting Game Grease on Carpet. Grease can Tax changes to aid business re- often be removed from the carpet covery are long on lip service and by rubbing with bicarbonate of soda applied with a piece of flan short on action, with President nel. Rub well into pile with fingeRoosevelt, the treasury and congress all playing a waiting game. rtips and then sweep vigorously Congress is willing to act, but is with a small hand brush. not willing to stick its neck out. The treasury is eager to act but its AT LAST! first real move toward action an to Associatthe inspired story given ed Press outlining four important THE TRUTH ABOUT is brushed proposals promptly ROBERT A. TAFT aside by the President as referring FAT This was manna from heaven for to mere "estimates" supplied on refrom The congressmen. the New Dealers. They do not want quest I NEW YORK. N. V In a test the Republican candidate to be hit- President sticks to his announced N. V. physician and nationally Erominent ting from the shoulder next year. plan: Congress can do anything it women hit woman 1 total of 286 lbs. in 40 davs. YOU, tt, They want a Republican nominee wants to do to encourage business in can follow this SAME, SKNSIBLE plai who will be a pussyfooter on most the way of tax revision but the esright at home antl here it is: cf the "reforms," one who will give timated cash returns to the treasFirst of all po li.uht ft attv meats Kii sweets. Eat plentifully of lean meats, ury from business must not be rea great deal of credit for accomfowl, fresh fruits and vccttables. And tit duced. plishments to the Roosevelt adminfunctioning by removal of zcaat firoper The President leaves it to conwastes take a half teaspoonful istration, and thus narrow the area Kruschcn in hot water every morning. of the campaign debate to a very gress to take the initiative but Kruscha DON'T MISS A MORNING. like doesn't narrow field. any setup for tax reviis made richt here in V. S. A. famous KnRlish formula. In appraising Taft as a weak sion that he has seen. And this is important! Krnsehu The treasury knows just what it NOT harmful. It is not just one salt are now however, they speaker, ,Blb(t some wants and people ignorantlr believe. finds in itself surrather afraid they were counting their minerals, whirl it's a blend of 6 active beali a make w ater In with when dissolved the conservchickens prematurely. Taft is cer- prising agreement fal mineral drink similar to highlywm ative on Democrats in Hill, not wealthy waters where Capitol tive Spa Dewey's class as a tainly have gone for vears. A Jar ol Kmscnei by Pat Harrison, chairman lasts w'ta. speaker, but apparently he puts his headed csts only a few cents and of the senate finance committee, and snmnticm! MAM So, fat ladies eet s points over on the radio. Worse, UP YOI'R MIND VOf'I.I. STICK to from the New Deal standpoint, he Robert L. Doughton, chairman of above Plan for 28 davs and just see the house healthier Ml ways and means comwins a 66 to 34 per cent division of you don't lose fat and feel on Most important of the younger. You can cet Kiuschcn at listeners polled on his long series of mittee. everywhere. gists debates with Representative Smith. treasury's proposals are: Elimination of present undistribBelieved Taft Too Reactionary. Reward uted profits, capital stock and exThis has caused some hurried reoften rewards cess more world taxes. The profits Substitution 'of calculations on the part of Repubmerit thai of a flat rate the appearance Rochefoucauld. corporation income levy lican leaders too. Many of them had been saying, especially after of not more than 22 per cent, with merit itself. La the Taft fiasco as most cf them re- special treatment for incomes under Teas From One Tree garded it, in his speeches before the $25,000. t Gridiron diners and before the edTax Reduction. The visitor to the great island titoiik LOSING by f fisk, of - fro H M e& 6 tm- the of Higher-Bracke- itorsthat Taft was too much of a reactionary that he opposed too many of the things the New Deal had done that the people would never follow him. To appreciate this, it must be remembered that the Republican leader of the senate is Charles L McNary of Oregon. Now McNary is one of the shrewdest politicians in the business, but he has certainly rever been numbered among the devastating critics of the New Deal. In his own political career McNary has been so successful, as contrasted with such a hard hitter as L J Dickinson, of Iowa, for example! that there is quite a cult among the Republicans in favor of pussyfooting. Hence the importance of this surprising showing that Taft has made feSUlt f h'S drba,eS w,,h Smith. Reduction in higher-brackpersonal income taxes from a maximum of 75 per cent to a maximum of 60 per cent. (Actually, treasury experts have believed for several administrations that treasury means savs or New York City Jewish History w Permanent Jewish residence16M, New York city dates back to not but the first synagogue was to erected until 1728, according Columbia study published by the University Press W WNU Narrow View He who never leaves ha W. is full of prejudices.-Goido- committee Henry Hanes he would say MorgenthaoJr. just what he thinks. If it summoned In almost every city and town of country, statistics show the amount of canned m,lk creased by leaps and boundshas "e t last few years, while the r fresh milk have declined. Mo more families are finding thP household budgets are bl more easily bv us.ng c.nne 1, 'n , .nsteadn0fkP,,ng prcsem Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. he would stutter unhappily unless he had the Go ' sign from the White I " IZ'Z pro- should summon U,e Z per cent thinks is "official" until the President approves. If the house and ways KetvDval Earns Thanks Of Canned Mill Industry Without in the slightest degree ending any such thing, the V Deal in general, and the acr" mcnts in particular, have mi k Rrotjtude of the canned miRdJ? the spread cost betweenincreasing fresh that they have' 50 vides the maximum revenue.) Authorization for corporations to carry over tax credits for losses for three years instead of one. Modification of the capital gains tax to encourage investment. Under Secretary John W. Hanes, leading agitator for tax revision as a Dusmess aid, now has 100 items in his "little black book," from which he quotes freely to legislators and officials. But the nothing vCeylon naturally wonders at the it and ariety of teas produced there, come surprised to learn that they all is plant tea from one tree. For the would really a tree and left to itself30 feet, to 20 of grow to a heigTit but scientific pruning keeps it down to an average of three feet. ' House. Meanwhile plenty of conservative Democrats on Capitol Hill are in evidence satjsfaion heTuresiden1t wil not suPPrt o, ... 7 uiiiik, will bo the nomination of a conservative oy the Dcmoerntif. ly lhe same token Republi-- n ljr;leaders on Capitol Hill areplac- '""olu'"iy squarely on tho mocrats, that if no "t- n comes a figuring G. O. P. Presi- - t n, 'I'IIS,.vmiu.;,ie-WN- U Service.) MarWarnofDisordertd ... . ... 1.1 nil Modern life with tlon of luhuw tfirow. heavy .trin P Thej th. kidney.. and " fIrt. WK" d from the and other impurities over-taxe- You may headache. dta,n let pa'ni. ",' V tired, nervou., ll or burning, scanty Use Doan, rid kidney, to body waste. They and" tend of kidney 1" nh gH ''"out. Other . W'twiy urinary tract tioD and the P.n 'L" h(,p tjj poW?S ,tpK V'v"? rM,,rtt '"XryV"tt' ful people have had more i imr Iour j", TEf. am T. |