Show FORr ER SERBIAN i I PREMIER IS DEAD I Nikola Aged Si 81 Received Fateful War News In Iii 1914 1 BELG BELGRADE RADE Dec Dee 10 By By ByThe The The Associated Press Press- Press Nikola P former pre premier mier and minister of foreign at- at af affairs fairs died toda today M Id had been In Ill health for months He lie would have been 81 SI years old December 19 He lie continued active however during the tho latest political crisis In growing out of the signIng recently by Italy and Al- Al Albania Al Albania bania of ot a pact which had tad been considered by the people genera generally II as detrimental to the Interests of 01 It 11 appeared certain that he would form a new nev ministry to take tale the place of o that of or Premier o which resigned several days ago o in consequence of ot the Italo-Al- Italo Italo-Al-banian Italo treaty Nikola premier ex-premier and former minister of foreign affairs at at of 01 at the time of his hi election e t to t the n national nal a assembly se I statesman with a long and tempest tempest- tempestuous tempestuous tempestuous political career SENTENCED TO DIE mE lie He was born in ISIS 1848 and educated educated ed Cd at the polytechnic school in Zu- Zu Zu-ilch Zu Switzerland His public life tas as punctuated with two death sentences and several exiles as a result of o whIch he became an ex- ex extreme ex extreme radical At the time lime of Ills his death however wits known as one of o the tile most conser conser- conservative conser- conser conservative conservative statesmen In tile the Balkans He lie was successively mayor ot of Belgrade president of o the tile llna tina Una hea head 1 of o the first radical cab cab- cabInet met Inet and minister to Russia when In 1899 the attempt was made to assassinate King Kins Milan V In the streets ot of o the Serbian capital capita J was placed on trial tria as one oneo of a number umber of conspirators responsible responsible sible for the attempt on the kings s liCe Ufe He Ho was sentenced to prison rut afterward pardoned In 1902 KIng Alexander asked him to form lorm a ministry but he failed in the task After the assas assas- assassination assassination assassination of o Alexander and hIs con con con- sort Queen Draga be- be came minister ot foreign affairs In Inthe inthe Inthe the Gruitch cabinet Subsequent Subsequent- Subsequently I ly he was also premier premier- during the reIgn of King Peter l and occupied this position when the world var broke out V V CLAMOR IlOR JV FOK fl WAR W In 1308 1908 the tho annexation of 1305 Bos Bosnia nia and Herzegovina by Austria Austria- Hungary Austria Hungary and the tho revolution In Turkey brought about an acute The whole nation clamored for war with Hungary Austria to bring about the tho realization tion of the dream ot of of many mony Serbs that Is la the union In itt InI a I single empire of Ser Ser Ser- Serbia bla bia Bosnia Herzegovina Monte Monte- Montenegro Montenegro Montenegro negro and ond the of o including northwestern Mace Macedonia Serbia demanded compensation from Hungary Austria for lor the an- an annexation annexation an annexation of Bosnia and Herze- Herze Herzegovina Herze inn get but neither neither the dual Jual mon mon- monarchy monarchy archy nor the young youn- Turks would consider the cession of any terri tern terri terri- territory territory tory and In January 1909 out outcry the out out- outI outcry cry for war as renewed I induced to toI I abandon her claim to lo territorial compensation Balkan and leave leavo the Bal Bal- Balkan Bal IIan kan question for solution by the I powers was a close I friend of o the late Emperor Nicholas of Russia His Ills policy was upheld by Great Britain Russia France an and hal Ital Italy During the World war wor he was waa a frequent visitor to Paris where he represented Serbia at the tho lateral lateral- lied conference He lie was a strong advocate of punishment for all German Germon loaders leaders responsible for forthe forthe the crimes of ot war war var On Janna January 17 1919 he resigned 1 the premiership Meanwhile he ha had 1 served ed as the tho la dele dele- dele delegate gate to the peace ace conference lie He HeWa Wa as also a It leading figure in the tho ne- ne negotiations tic with Italy In the tho settle settle- settlement mont ment mr nt of or the he Adriatic question Less than two years c ars after aCter his withdrawal front from tue tho government In 1919 he ho was again called upon to form torm a cabinet which illich lie suc site site- succeeded In doing It was in this government s that ho he undertook tho portfolio of ot minister of ot foreign af- af affairs af affairs fairs as s well neli as 09 the Eight ht months later he be submitted another resignation but was re- re re by King Kins- Alexander to eon con continue con continue in office and form torm a new cab cab- cabInet cab cabinet inet bet In lii complying with tills this re- re request re request quest he lie relinquished thu portfOliO of foreign minister and retained the The Tite premiers premier's opposition to lo the tho of o a 0 Croatian republic within the monarchy o of together with his loss of ot control over ver the Belgrade parliament how parliament how vcr t ever ver forced him from office in De- De De-cember De 1922 The Tho downfall of his government on this occasion was sull stia to have been duo due to M I Bad I ich ch a a Croatian lan bookseller who controlled a 0 bloc bt Of 60 peasants boldIng the balance of ot power powe RECEIVED IW WAll W S E It It was vas as 1 prel ll premier r of a dozen times and cabinet member probably 30 who received ill Ih 1914 1314 the tho fateful Austrian ul- ul ul ultimatum t which precipitated the World war V was lIe was also a n prominent in the winter of ot 1923 21 when a I arose over the disposition or of orl l lume the tato ato of which had not been een definitely settled 1 by tl o V caty eaty of Restraining the tho ot l heads who demanded forceful action negotiated an agreement by which flume went went went to lo Italy Itay an and 1 Baros iharos to His Ills last cabinet was that w which resigned in April of this year ear to be bc by the government government |