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The South Slav question, which is most ably dealt with

by "Scotus 'Plater" in our correspondence columns, has entered on an acute stage. A telegram from the Vienna corre- spondent of the Times in Monday's issue announces that the new Croatian Diet, convened for February 7th, hate before it has met, been dissolved by Royal Decree on the ground that "its composition offers no prospect of fruitful activity." At the same time the new Ban of Croatia, Dr. de Ouvaj, has caused the peasant leader Raditch to be arrested, the Sorb leader Pribichevitoli to be summoned before the Public Prosecutor, and three Opposition journals to be confiscated. It is to be hoped that the German Chancellor will not take this action as his model.

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