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Show IUGO-SLAVIAN KING ENTHRONED Alexander Pledges Himself Before Parliament and Is Cheered Belgrade, Jugo-Slavla King Alex-mder Alex-mder assumed the throne of Jugoslavia Jugo-slavia Sunday. Ha toos the oath be-!ore be-!ore parliament. Extraordinary pre-.autions pre-.autions had been taken to guard tho dug. Alexander rode to the parliament mildiug in an open automobile accompanied accom-panied by Premier Pac-mtch and was iheered. The king, who was attired in a gen-sral's gen-sral's uniform, mounted the rostrum ifld declared : "I swear to maintain the national anity and independence of the state ind the integrity of its territory and fovern according to the constitution ind the laws. 1 will always have be-'ore be-'ore me and in all my aspirations the Vood of my people." All members of the diplomatic corps, aeaded by II. Percival Dodge, Amert-:an Amert-:an minister to the kingdom and the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, were present, pres-ent, together with deputies in the picturesque pic-turesque costumes of the country. |