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Identifier: secretsofbalkans00vopi (find matches)
Title: Secrets of the Balkans
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Vopicka, Charles J., 1857-1935
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Balkan Peninsula Eastern question (Balkan) Balkan Peninsula -- Politics and government
Publisher: Chicago : Rand, McNally & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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consisting of doctors and nurses, sending them withabundant supplies to Uskub, and other near-by placesin Serbia. The Austro-Hungarian government continued tocomplain that its prisoners in Serbia were being mis-treated and deprived of food and medical help, and wereleft to die like cattle. As a matter of fact, the Serbiangovernment made like complaints to me, almost everyweek, of conditions in Austria. The Austro-Hungariangovernment endeavored to have publicity given to theircharges in the outer world, and asked that an inter-national commission be appointed, consisting of citizensof neutral nations, which would immediately investigatethe Serbian treatment of prisoners of war. They alsoasked that I be made chairman of this commission, withthe sanction of my government. Knowing the conditions existing in both countries,and the great lack of facilities for proper care of prisoners,I informed the State Department that I did not wish toserve on that commission, but the Serbian government
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N. Pachuh, Pri.mi-: Mixisthr of Serbia SERBIAN TRIUMPHS ON BATTLEFIELDS 43 protested it would accept no other chairman. Thereforewhen I received the second request from Washingtonto serve for the sake of humanity, I agreed, but with theimderstanding that I would not go to Serbia for severalweeks. The other members of the commission wereColonel Sola, military attache of the Spanish Legationat Bucharest, and Captain Billand of the Swiss army. Immediately upon my acceptance, I telegraphedPrime Minister Pachich, advising him that the commis-sion would arrive at Nish within a few weeks, and request-ing that he promptly take all possible steps to improvethe situation. In the meantime, the American RedCross sent money, nurses and more doctors to Serbia,while the Rockefeller foundation sent Dr. Richard Strong,the eminent specialist, and seventy sanitary experts.Great credit is due Dr. Strong for the prompt applicationof measures which stayed this epidemic. It is a pleasure to state that all t

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  • bookcentury:1900
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  • booksubject:World_War__1914_1918____Balkan_Peninsula
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  • bookpublisher:Chicago___Rand__McNally___company
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