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Show Land Is Full of Soldiers; Dissatisfaction Dis-satisfaction and Unrest Among People VIENNA, May 19. Economic and political conditions in tho western states of Jugo-Slavia are very grave, according to Dr. C. N. Leach of San Francisco, Cal., and Major Phillip Carroll, United States army, who have just returned from an extended auto-mobilo auto-mobilo trip In those regions in connection con-nection with American relief won?, j They covered Croatia, Bosnia, Herzego-I Herzego-I vlna. southern Dalmatin, the vicinity of Spalato. tho Dalmatian armistice I zone and the Croatian coast. I The whole land is full of soldiers, I and officers openly express, tho belief i that demobilization was only tompor-' tompor-' ary. In Croatia they found food conditions condi-tions fair except along the coast,' rjut , bad in Bosnia and worst in Heiv.e-I Heiv.e-I govina. In Mostar they found actual starvation. Dissatisfaction and unrest is widespread because tho people realize re-alize the situation is due to lack of i organized transport and to the ex-j ex-j tended and growing smuggling and I profiteering trade. I "Thuy do it down there by train- , loads," remarked Dr. Leach. They were unablo to find much actual com- ' munlsm, but wero led to believe it 1 was growing. Dr. Leach and Major Carroll made their way toward the coast, whero the people refused to talk, saying they feared arrest if they spoke about conditions. |