Factionally-political Relations in Dubrovnik at the End of the 19th and the Beginning of the 20th century

Kao jedan od većih starih gradskih centara u našem primorju, sa svim djelatnim sadržajima koje su više-manje takvi centri imali, Dubrovnik je — baštineći i veliki ugled, stečen u dugom, višestoljetnom rasponu, kad je bio središte samostalne države — imao i dalje, i pod francuskom i pod austrijskom vlašću, značajnu, pretežno nadlokalnu ulogu ne samo u gospodarskom i kulturnom životu nego i u akciono-političkom smislu. Bilo je to osobito vidljivo za četrdesetosmaških previranja i još više kasnije — od 1860. pa do početka prvog svjetskog rata. U tom razdoblju (1860—1914), kad su se i u Dalmaciji formirale i u duhu svojih političkih programa djelovale razne političke stranke, stranačka aktivnost postala je politička stvarnost i u Dubrovniku kao dijelu pokrajine Dalmacije.Political parties that actioned in Dalmatia under the Austrian rule had also their supporters in Dubrovnik as a part of province Dalmatia. At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century Dubrovnik had supporters in the following Dalmatian political parties: National Croatian Party, Party of Rights, Pure Party of Rights, Serbian and Autonomous Party. Disagreement between these parties weakened their individual and mutual resistance towards alien Austrian regime. Rapprochement of the National Croatian Party and the Party of Rights brought them together and in 1905 they made Croatian Party pledging for the politics of a new course. Their politics was accepted by Serbian Party. New political guidance of these parties was expressed completely through Resolutions in Rijeka and Zadar. These parties took part in its bringing, too. The President of Croatian Party was Pero Čingrija and the President of Serbian Party was Antun Pugliesi, both from Dubrovnik. The politics of the Resolution was represented in Dubrovnik by weekly "Red Croatia" — the organ of Croatian Party and "Dubrovnik" — the organ of Serbian Party. Antiresolutioners in Dubrovnik (members of the Pure Party of Rights) issued their weekly as well — "True Red Croatia". That is to say that Dubrovnik of that period with only about 10.000 inhabitants had three parallel published political magazines. They contributed to the political atmosphere in the tow