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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1954.
Chapter Nine Of A Royal Autobiography
THE 'LITTLE KING'
IN
AMERICA
By EX-KING PETER OF YUGOSLAVIA
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T the end of May,
1942. official visit 1 President Roosevelt. 3.47, me went De Momchilo mach, my Minister for Pgn Affairs,
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overslepped his devilings "Sign King." he said, adding, authority in his
in 1 use this foreÉ AUD alfairs.
Lotd not going to
To later that he know, I want to show it
had had private my wife or she'll never believe conversations with Livinov, Soviet Ambassador to the United I've actually stopped a King." I handed the bolt back
States
which Tuck, King" he jastrol. "Good Whit House, him.
sak "I've a lot front, no te vagy" i started up no motor
Soon tary Had introduerd me to the President. who sud: "I am glad to see ym. You look just like your pie- ture."
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even
went so far as to say that the Chetnik's war effort, in his
he had not re-uplion, ranked second only to
that of the Red Army.
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Lo Cambridge for my fouth term. During the winter
1942 1
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COMPLETELY Dnknown to my
partisni
The fall of the Trifunovilchi Government
undoubtedly entred by
Was
Dr Kinjevitch, who was working closely with British the aim bring to intelligence, Het tap i government that would disness Mihailovich.
I gave the mandate to form a
workiez "being ray
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Tu mer Ambusender Pares, Magslar Pour.teh
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WISHING In discuss my probs- lem with "Uncle Bertin," I wrote asking if I could come Brid ser hun.
very kindly nt me a letter inviting me to Balmoral anti stated:
"I shalt the you to know that I have been thinking » grod deal about the questen af your The one I do so. marriage
thel the more I am convinerd you would be making a great inistake in getting married" be-
re your leave.
"In the Arst place yaar make
ringe sught nut to be a hurried affair; es reigning Sovereign it th your duty both to votaself und
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IS dignity
solemnity postble in wartame
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"Then the pedif.eal situation does not sORTEL to be entirely favourable marriage.
new
immediate
"You havt only recently Goverment. Da you feel confident in your own
mard a
your
people, are united in supporting you in so importaní a step at taking Thinment, when the question of the time of your eventual re- the to vour wantry is st
uncertain?
Ex-King Peter and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Greece.
although spirited. mercover, they were mainly Communists.
Churchill then told me that a personal friend of his, Caplam Denkin, an Oxford Don. Wa with the Partisans and his
that they were # ports stated very effective and brave fight- Ing force, though at that moment extremely harassed by the Ger- man offensive.
Through Deakin, Churchill bod รายพร that Mihailovitch had started making
Germans, and tions" with the
them evan collabroating with Also that Til complained that Mihailovich's
torets
attacked him in the rear when he was
Germans. Righting the
I told Churchill that I had heard just the opposite from Mihallovitch.
Churchill admitted eriticism
Mihullovitch
but said be true, necessarily that Mihalkoviteb and hhy foreca did not seem to be fighting much.
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Churchill maintained, however, that I he received any Bory reports of Milhailovitch making "accommodations" with the Ger
British would with- mans. the draw their support from him al- together.
"What's The difference?" { answered with some bitterness.
Li
My impression was that on the situations political and military
n the two in Yug slavia and resistance forces. Churchill wea Inaccurately informed from source muddy with propaganda, also badl the feeling that the formed of Ilto picture he had excited his adventurnus spirit to a dangerous degree.
'ILLEGITIMATE
A
IS
TABOO
By John Ashwin
USTRIA today claims "First of all, I must tell you to lead the world in that the words orphan and child paychology, and our omcinla
Hegitimate' are strictly taboo te and in our In- every year bundreds of titulions, To us, they ars schoolteachers, welfare simply young citizens in need of workers, doctors, paycholo our care and education. gists and public adminstru- moving facts about our tragical
"One of the most striking and tors from all parts of the ly large population of fatherless world flock to the eity of children is that their mothers, Vienna.
no matter how poor-you might clr- even any desperate their They come to admire the cumstances may be, stolidly re- magnificent children's ntir fuso to allow their children to series and the Model Kinder- be adopted, garten and to learn at first hand of Austria's pioneer work in the field of chill
psychology.
PREFERENCE
"Of all the thousands of cases we have, only 120 mothers have consented to adoption. The de- this impressive mand by would-be foster par- facade of child welfare les ents, you might say, for exceeds heart-rending. polanart drama the supply.
But behind
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Vienna's
of human tragedy. For only 10 "It is also interesting to note pertent
married that chocolate-coloured bobica women have any children, the are o strong preference with birthrate is falling #teadily prospective foster parents. year by year, and the younger "Out of a total of 2,241 '00- generation of newlyweds scem cupation children, 1,088 have reluctant to start a family.
American fathers. The Russians At the same time, tronically come next with 640, the British enough, the number of unm. :le third with 354, and anally the inothers is
the Inerea c. French with only 180. Nearly 17 percent of the "But will say this for the children and young people 1 Young British fathers who have to the age of 21 in Vienna have often loft the country long been born out of wedlocks. Of fore their children are the city's children up to the age of 15 the percentage higher-23 percent.
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But in some parts of Austria The situation is much worse. Carinthia Province, in the Bri- ush Zone, is a striking example. There, nearly 800 out of every ,000 babies. are born to UR- wedded mothers.
In the rural districts especial- ily, the percentage of legitimate children reaches fantastic pro portions.
One of the chief reasons IA suid to be that farmers allegedly prefer to engage single, “unat- tached" women with children as permanent farm labourers.
The idea seems to be that in return for board and indgings, the youngsters
be-
ever
born. It we manage to trace them, they rarely deny father- hood, and are more than willing to make proper
for provision the children.
"In all this work we have been tremendously assisted by the British Unmarried Mothers' Association, which is doing great work.
"One of our greatest tasks is the pioneering and experiment- al work in child psychology for which we have an acknowledged reputation throughout world.
the
CHILDREN'S CAMP
"For example, we are holding a clukdren's camp at the begin- ning of August at Horndlwald for boys and girls up to the age
from n can be expected of cleven
number of I told Churchill that I had to "help mother" in the fields as different countries to cbserve heard Tito's operations against soon as they are old enough, how well they manage to get on the enemy were not very effective and to do their "tair share" of together, and how quickly they
to nut and often of a foolhardy nature the farm work at little cost manage lo understand each
other despite the difference entailing more losses than gains. the farmer,
language.
I monde tw; B.B.C. soceries tu Yugoslavia mentioning neither Mihailovitch nor Tito, but only patriots." 1 WAJ strongly criticiserf, for both in sur Government ehelës.
(Moro Next Saturday)
Government, # British E- mind that nu enly your new "What do you expect them to or cunting Americans of Yugo with the intention to the skin, headed by Copa Deakin, Ministers, but also the various night with." I demanded, "spedes, "Yugoslav
for our
Inseration end with the Serbs aut Slovenes went to Titin May 1943. A secting
une pitchforks, and their Asts? The The 14-18 war
in the crucial further mus on under Brigadier In co-operating.
the present The President poloted mut that, mad
and the Maclenn Joined the
arms you have dropped him up ali Amena
till now have not been sufrient war.
We consider this
in September.
to arm a small patrol!" int the easy and i ssible, having as mar On April 15, My Churchill, in
sued an examples
mutu wide.
reply to a letter from me in and his my wish to marry, wrote:
"I can confident say that ! can see only good in at inert zage "If they were not so unfled which will
the grave niculties, both for pure alilance between Yugoslavia and Seif and for your Throne, might Greece, and which I hope will result. You might, for example, Con date the Karageorge and yourself involved another daunty
17% The Yugashuvaria Ministerial crisis, which coming which we he To see restored
J after the last one. after the war
A serious would, I fear, enburrassment to you "But R your Prane Master 1 believed I will live until you should still frel that there mis come back to a free Yugoslavia. certain
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"From your father you have time marriage, I would not wish received his Just words: Guard my views to be used as a means Yugoslavia. I proud to be of persuading him to change a Serbia and a Yugoslav. Our the advice hê may have given people cannot perish. Preserve you,
which 19 Anturalis the taily of all Yugoslavs-the based on facts and experience i
do not posSUNS. Serbs, Crents, and Šiovenes."
He sand that the effort concen- Both Dr Tesla and I wept trated on supply. lumns was during this meeling. disproportionately Jungge.
I
The bollowing morning moved from the White House to Blair House the oficial residence for State visitors to the United States.
ON July 23 I was flown to the
Army Air Force Combal Crew
air pilots
I went to Capitol J! To School at Smyrna in Tennessee, address the United States Senate where 200 Yugoslav and House of Hepresentatives, and ground staff were training, This was the first parliamentary having been sent there from the body 1 had ever addressed, and Middle East.
1 said, "By a cruel twist of fate have never been able to address the my own people."
WENT Balmoral necom- panied by an A.D.C. Through- out my stay the weather was good and the Scottish countryside very beautiful. I did plenty of "I should like, it may, to fishing and deer-stalking in support the suggustion yun makų forests and mountains
with the that you should pay an early King's head gamekeeper. visit to the Middle East.
I had no rifle of my own, but sure this would be a source of Princess Elizabeth kindly lent encouragement to your troops in me hers, a beautiful one, and I the Middle East and to your managed to shoot a decr with il. On another occasion, Eliza- beth and Margaret took me for ride in their pony carriage. Life there was very informal.
subjects in Yugoslavia.
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"I should be glad to help any way if you feel disposed to pursue this idea.
The huge castle was charming "I cannot, however, give my to stay In, but slili quite approval to your gallant sugges Victorian from the point of view be with your people. tion to go into Yugoslavia and of plumblag. For example, You can there was no running water in render them much better acrvice the bedrooms; hot water was by biding your time and return- brought in in polished cans, and was a revolt with a political besis shortly afterwards, split. ing when the moment of libera- the rooms were equipped with
In a mouth they expected be ready to fly their planes back to the Middle representatives
tunately it was not so.
East
Unfor- There
ting the men into two groups, with the retuli that yet more men had to be sent from the
In the days of my dry south Middl
TN the days of my early youth Middle East to make an effective
the moment whin, like my father,
1 should stand
Hon comes,"
I paid a final visit to President MIHAILOVITCH sent in the modest Parlement building in the elty Roosevelt. A joint statement on
message:
thig
big bowls.
it
Uncle Bertie advised me to catablish my Governmen Cuiro and either marry there or return later to marry in London.
Like
ho me
thought ridiculous that
my former U.S.A.-Yugoslav rciations was
Government had objected to my of Belgrade and rpen to the
"On your Majesty's authorina- marriage on the grounds that I elected representatives of the sued, including the following
tion of May 31, 1943, I have should not marry in wartime. passages:
"We are in complete accord on announced to the nation and to After all, he argued, more people than in peBOO, principle that the Yugoslav Army in the frame- marry in war the Repressenta- the fundamental tives came over to congratulate all the resources of the two land that you are receiving the and it was wise for my dynasty
blessing on your that I should have an heir. me. One gentleman came over nations should be devoted to the people's
HRH. Princess and slapped me on the back vigorous prosecution of the war; marriage with calling me
"cousin," adding, in that like the fine achievements Alexandra of Greece, true democrnile style, "You do of Generel Mihailovitch and his
AN mea, not mind being called cousin' daring cousine You
Yugoslav pople.
Several of
de
bro all
example of
"Replies conveying blessings are arriving from all parts of my spontaneous and unselfish will to Yugoslavia and I am happy to
victory, our comman effort shall inform your Majesty that the HE was strongly against the I spoke over the Blue Network scok every means to defeat the representatives of the Orthodox A idea of my being dropped by
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with
of the National Broadcasting enemies of all from nations"
give their parachute to fight in Yugoslavia. Corporation, and first publicly
bo much I inspected the police head. Church of St. Sava
In his vlow I would bacssing
the greatest proclaimed that the ranic of full quarters of New York City. The
working for the enthusiasm. Similarly, all the more useful Superintendent Lelegraphs
express their good wishes and than being oft. below ground at home. He reminded me of my extreme youth was 19 at the
general would be conferred upon entled up a radio car and naked social organisations of Belgrado liberation of my country abroad Mihanovitch on the following called Sunday, the
the national holiday of for a
a report. The quick TO
"A mall crowd joy."
Yugoslavia.
I was driving along one of the gathered around nine wide roads not far out of New when the little King left the Yok with my aldo-de-camp Waldorf with his party," beside me and the chauffeur in Highly amused I took the As the situation grow worso he moral I visited Mr Churchill at
the
thethod cop was heard.
seat, when the wall of
sponse was:
o'clock The Croats in London wore time.
doing their best to have Yovano- vitch replaced as Prime Minister.
said.
the 'cautious
resigned.
mouth-piece, "Hallo," i
"Hallo,"
Shortly after my visit to. Bal- Chequers. I had lunch with Churchill, his wife,
and his The cop, a typical flm-type reply,
Wo had some difficulty in find. daughter Mary. Churchill was for this golo, sald sternlys "Hey "I am the ile King. 1 am ing a replacement. At last the in very good spirits, and wearing
ddy, what d'you think you're now at police headquarters, is Deputy-President of the Radical, his skross stit
but what's your name?"
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there anything doing there?" Party Mr M. Trifunovitch He alood me just what I knew
patrolman, "except you loft 1943/
King Pater of. Yugo "No....nothing," stammered accopied the position in day of that man Tito, who was put-
you," he answered smartly, the Waldorf just before nine h the, Trifunovil
"and King Partor of Yugoslavia, o'clock...."
chat foildw, in the back at all. At my Govern Government that gave serotio
Napoleon Glimme your driving endod It BeakingngGAME WAS, Fulile discussions on 7 things ferr 11cence,"
Daylow that the Croat members, the other que
At the Vienna Youth Welfare Ofice, Professor Anton Tesarck, the dapper, debonair offelal who
of
in
"It is our contention thot small, uninhibited children is responsible for the well-being quickly surmount such barriers the city's large army of as foreign languages and habits
and legitimate children
the. In a matter of days, whereas a countless orphans whose fathers grown-up person might fell during World War Two, take a lefime to achieve
some end."
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