Evening star., 1938-10-07

returned to the Reich IN 1885 follow
ing a prebiscite, the informants said
Saturday would then be Hitler's last
day of triumphal visits through Sude-
tenland. On Sunday he is expected to
lay the corner stone of one of the first
of the Nazi cultural monuments, 8
Saarbruecken theater, in the Saar
Basin
1t was said if Field Marshal Goering
gives him a favorable report on the
status of negotiations with France,
Hitler would use the occasion to ex-
press friendship with France In some
way.
From Neustadt, in Upper Silesia,
the Fuehrer and his encourage crossed
the former C1ehoclovakia frontier into
the fourth zone near Jagerndorf.
Close Ties Anticipated.
Nazi circles predicted confidently
that remnants of Czechoslovakia soon
would have close economic bonds with
Germany.
that even the transfer of Czechoslovak
populations on large scale from the
wrong" side of the new borders to
the right side" might prove unneces-
sary.
They pointed out Czechoslovakia
had lost most of its industrial areas to
Germany and Poland and would be-
come preponderantly agrarian
country.
Germany is the only nation which
could buy farm products of the new
little state, they said
Some Nazis expected either Rudolf
Beran or former Premier Milan Hodza
both members of the Czechoslovak
Agrarian Republic party, Slovaks and
acceptable to Germany-to become
Czechoslovakia's next President in
succession to Eduard Benes, who re-
signed Wednesday.
With a pro-German president, the
Nazis said the way would be clear for
close relationship between the two
countries.
SOfufllSSiOn fTOgreSS.
These optimistic views developed
from progress of an international COM
mission now working here to determine
the remaining preponderantly German
territory of Czechoslovakia to be oc-
cupied by German soldiers before Sum-
day.
This area, with four zones granted
Germany outright under the four
power Munich accord of last week,
would give Germany about 5000
square miles.
German and Czechoslovak sources
indicated the issue of Sudetenland
areas with mixed populations might
be settled without the plebiscite pro-
vtded for in the Munich agreement.
Nazi sources believed Czechoslovakia
would have no choice but to form
what in due time would become a
customs union with Germany.
Germany will do everything possible
TO encourage such development, it
was said.
The memories of Versailles post
war peace treaty between Germany
and the Allies are too keen with us
to make us want to impress a new
Versailles upon the Czechs," foreign
ofhce spokesman asserted.
We are most reasonable in our
treatment of the enemy of yesterday,
and the commissions sessions have
been characterized throughout by OBJ
jectivity, correctness and mutual re-
spect."
1t was said emphatically German
officials had issued no threat to COM
pei favorable action by the commission,
which, 1t was said, was proceeding on
the basis Of the Munich agreement.
The spokesman seemed more in
clined to speak charitably of Czecho-
slovakia than of Hungary.
Hungary, it appears, desires restora-
ton Of her former frontiers, which
would include Bratislava and Egerau
on opposite sides Of the Danube River.
Germany takes the position nation
atty should be the basis for deter
mining who belongs where.
Bratislava, In the German view, even
IN the days OF the Austro-H Hungarian
Empire was never a Hungarian CITY.
Tor which. reason Germany favors its
retention by Czechoslovakia.
Egerau, on the other hand. is
claimed to be purely German and for
that reason Germany prevailed upon
the International Commission to have
1t awarded to the Reich.