*. * * .* Jugoslavia The long suspense and hubbub
in Jugoslavia have been brought to an end by a new decree of King Alexander. It can be said at once that this outcome of the Dictator- ship disappoints nearly everyone, as Jugoslavian reforms usually do. The main prOblein of the King and the Dic- tator was . to satisfy the Croats without offending the Serbs. The King has tried to do it largely by giving the country a new name. In future it is to be " The Kingdom of Jugoslavia." The names of the different races—Serbs, Croats, Slovenes—disappear from the title. This means that the King, on the advice of the Dictator, is trying to submerge individual grievances under a form of unity. Unfortunately, the Croats have not got the Home Rule for which they hoped, and the unification of taxation has been worked out at the expense of the Serbs. It is true that the Croats get more representation in the Central Government, but that again does not please the Serbs.
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