urried home, storekeepers closed the shops, porters barricaded the
gates, housewives extinguished the lights, and the streets became as
dark and as silent as a cemetery. This lasted for an hour or more and
then came more soldiers announcing that all was well, that the supposed
policemen were revolutionary soldiers who had come to take the oath of
allegiance.
The exultation reached its highest point when the first temporary
government, with Prince Lvov at the head, was announced. Every one
was pleased with the men selected, they were without doubt the ablest
leaders of the country, men who had always fought for the cause of
liberty and for the interests of the public. There was nothing but
praise for them and assurances of support. The fact that there was a
"pravitelstvo" (government) calmed the people and they gradually went
back to their old occupations, but as new men, with broader outlooks and
with higher aspirations.
The taking of the oath of office by the new Ministry was the last act of
that wonderful week to be unanimously approved by the people. When the
temporary government attempted to govern it was interfered with by the
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies; the cry was raised by the
Socialist groups that it was they who had won the revolution and that
they, therefore, should have all the power. Since then the country has
become more and more divided against itself, love has turned into hate,
joy into sorrow.
THE JUGO-SLAV MOVEMENT
By Robert J. Keener
[FN: As used in this paper, the term Jugo-Slav comprehends
the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but not the Bulgars. It is
not necessary here to consider whether the latter are Slavs
or Slavicized Tartars, but merely to point out that since
the Congress of Berlin in 1878, the Bulgars have taken no
part in the movement which has resulted in the creation of
Jugo-Slav nationalism. The word "jug" means "south" in
Slavic. It is also written "youg" and "[iu]g."]
If there are miracles in history, the Jugo-Slav movement is a miracle.
It is the story of a nation which entered its new home in the Balkans in
the seventh century and became divided geographically and politically,
in faith and written language, and in economic and social life, until
at last its spokesmen could truthfully say that it was divided
into thirteen separate administrative units dependent upon fifteen
legislative bodies. [FN: In 1915 th
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