Evening star., 1938-09-08
BY the Associated Press,

FNAhA, Czechoslovakia, Sept. g.
Sudeten German officials declared to-
oay there was no prospect of renewed
negotiations with the government un-
til the whipping of Sudeten German
legislator had been adjusted satisfac-
torily.
In Nurnberg, Germany, Chanceli
lor Adolf Hitler, who gave the order
yesterday to cease autonomy nego-
tiations. was said to have ordered
Konrad Henlein, the Sudeten Ger
man leader. to resume them)
The Executive Committee of the
Sudeten German party met to con-
slider new aspects" of the deadlocked
negotiations in which the government
has offered final" concessions.
The government sent the inspector
general OF State police to the region
near the Polish and German frontiers
where mounted policeman brought
his crop down on the shoulder of
Sudeten German member of Parlia-
ment yesterday during demonstrs-
ton at Maehrlischostrau.
Feel Offer Is Too Liberal.
While negotiations marked time,
there was increasing evidence that
many Czechoslovaks considered that
the governments latest offers to the
Sudeten Germans were too generous.
They expressed belief that Britain.
at the cost of C1echoslovak interests,
was insisting on even greater conces-
sions. Rudolf Bechyne, minister of
railways and close political friend
OF Premier Milan Hodza, declared in
an interview that Czechoslovakia was
yielding to her friends"
There was uneasiness on Govern
ment Hill, where weary officers of the
republic had hoped that at last they
had worked out a compromise plan
which would satisfy the Sudeten Ger
mans, who yearn for self government
within the state.
Premier Hodza had zone out for An
afternoon cup of coffee, believing prog
ress was being made, when the whip
ping incident upset statesmen's cal
culations.
British Send Investigator.
Even the British mission of media
ton. usually the coolest collection of
gentlemen in Praha, speedily dis
patched an Investigator to Maehrisch-
Ostrau, city Of l75.000 near the Ger
man and Polish frontiers,
Sudeten party leaders, who upon
learning Of the incident halted further
negotiations, did not thxeaten to break
negotiations completely, and in this
circumstance government spokesmen
took comfort.
1t was hoped that the angry Sude-
tens might be appeased by corrective
measures, which the government prom
tsed.
Investigation at Maehrisch-O Ostrau
brought to light that not only was
there a whipping incident, but also a
horse-SQueeZing incident.
Deputy Mai was struck by the rid
ing whip, and Sudeten Deputy Koen-
ner. also in the mix-up, was thrust
against the wall by the policeman's
horse.
Crowd in Front of Jail.
The Czech explanation was that
several hundred persons were in front
OF tho city JAIL while the legislators
went inside to demand release or bet
ter treatment Of Sudeten prisoners.
Police said that many of the pris-
oners were held on charge of having
smuggled arms into CzechoSlovakia
from Germany.
According to the police version, the
crowd shouted Nazi slogans and the
officers said Sudeten leaders to whom
they appealed failed to establish order.
Police then tried to divide the crowd.
One ofacer said that Deputy Mai
rushed from the building to protest,
that he was beset by several Czechs
who had him by the coat when an
officer with bad aim swung with his
stick.