Evening star., 1937-08-01
i. S. PREPARES ANOTHER
BLAST AT DICTATORS
Trouble Spots of Europe Watched as
Warming Gun Is Primed by
Diplomatic Musketeers.

spite the steadiness of Foreign Min
lister Yvon Delbos and appeaslnz
counsels from London, the temper
of the French people is becoming
more reckless and intolerant.
Hence the danger that other
Deutschland and Leipzig incidents
Will not be passed over with the same
nonchalance as in the past.
Danger Spot No. IL
But the really precarious situation
is arising in a quarter from which
no spectacular news has vet perco-
lated That is Czechoslovakia which
was described by Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden few months ago az
danger spot No l."
There are 3.5OOOOo Sudetan
DeutSchen Germans from the Sill
detS) in Czechoslovakia and sOO, 900
Magyars. Under the influence Of
Berlin, the Germans in Czechoslovakia
are demanding cantOnal form os
government like that in Switzerland-
a practically complete independence
winch no Czechoslovak government
can grant them.
Henleln, their leader, is cautious
man. He Is faithful servant of the
serhn government, and heretofore he
mas followed policy which enro,r-
aged many to believe that some sor.
OF a settlement might be possible
Inc BRUSH. who see clearly in this
situation, have advised President
Benes and Prime Minister Hodza IN
make as large concessions as possible
IN order to avoid an open break with
lhelr German populace Henlein Is
now pressing for plebiScite. which
ought TO take place some time this
fall. The result Of that plebiscjte.
beyond a shadow OF a doubt, will he
that the German citizens of Czecho-
slovakia will demand their full rights.
Henlein continues to play the Casper
Mllquetoast. He still assures FOREIGN
diplomats and the Prague authorities
that he is opposed to anv drastic
actlon' but, he adds, the Czech admin
istratlon must make sweeping conces-
sions to the German minorities.
The intransigent policy of the
CzechoSlovak government was pred1-
Gated on the support it expected from
France and the Little Entente in the
event of German aggression.
Free Advice Plentiful.
The support which Rumania and
4ugoSlavla might give to the Prague
government will consist. from now on.
mostly of friendly advice. The Yugo-
SlaV government is closely tied to the
Relch and Italy, which have become
| the best customers OF the Yugoslay
kingdom. Rumanla, which until a
| few months ago appeared to be
stanch supporter of France and
Czechoslovakia. has recently formed
an axis with Poland This was de-
vised by the pro- German Polish min
lister Of foreign affairs. Col. Beck. and
the neutrality of Rumania in an
eventual German Czech Russian con-
filct is henceforth assured.
France. with her war treasury
empty. facing German line of for
tI1catlons on the Rhine, supported bv
no less than l9 German divisions, Will
be checkmated, even if she should
want to rush to her allys rescue.
Under the circumstances it appears.
to the eyes of impartial observers,
that the only thing left for President
BeneS TO DO is to accept the terms
of Henleln and give the Germans their
autonomy. in one form or another.
But reports from Prague indicate the
Czech leaders are not so inclined.
They maintain that the unity OF the
country must be preserved.
All the factors sketched in the
| above paragraphs are being seriously
weighed in Washington. The convlc-
| ton Of the President and his dlplo-
matte advisers remains that behind
these trlbulations the hands of Hitler
and MuSsolini can be clearly seen.
This conviction is strengthened by
| advlces from London and Paris that
If the dictators can be curbed the
danger of an explosion in Europe Will
be greatly reduced. And when the
situation in Central Europe becomes
| threatening in the eyes OF the great
| public, when press and official tele-
grams point to an immediate danger.
| the United States Government will
! fire the third warning shot across the
| bows.
| (Copyright, 1879