Yugo.
April 7, 1942
Detroit, Mich
RE: Croatian Affairs
There is being organized a "Croatian Central Comitee" [sic] in Pittsburgh and Alleghany County, for purposes of promoting Yugoslav unity on American principles regardless of racial background. The Commitee will sponsor patriotic rallies and meetings for noted American and Yugoslav speakers.The "Croatian Central Comitee" will represent various Croatian organizations such as: Croat fraternals, Singing Societies, Dramatic Societies, Clubs and some Parishes. The president is Magistrate Lukasz and Marko Vinski is the secretary and the motive power behind the whole Comitee. This endeavor on part of the Croatians will have a very constructive affect towards unity among those elements under the existing circumstances.
The "Croatian Natl Council" whose president is J.D. Butkovich, and against which the Serbs created a tirade in the past, is now a dead issue.
Butkovich went to Colorado for the holidays and there are rumors that he might resign as the president of the Croat. Fraternal Union. However, the Croatian I.W.O. wants him to stay, because he is their link and medium for any of their manipulations in the Fraternal. Butkovich always had their support for this reason.
Ante Doshen has been in New York since last Thursday and is due back in Pittsburgh April 8th. Senators Davis and McGuffey and Mayor Scully of Pittsburgh, have revoked their endorsements of Doshen.
The Croatian Frat. Union requested the Yugoslav Embassy to inform them how to send 3000 packages to the Yugoslav prisoners of war. They were even refused an answer by Fotich. The idea apparently is on part of Fotich, that the Serbs have nothing in common with the Croats even where the prisoners of war are concerned. Incidentally, Germany and Italy are therefor advised that the Crations [sic] are on their own...
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