Evening star., 1938-10-03
GERMANY MAKES
j. s. TRADE PACT
NEXT OBJECTIVE
Balkan Economic Control
Is Another Aim of Nazi
Reichsfuehrer.
COLONIES RELOCATED
TO BACKGROUND NOW
Acts Swiftly to Consolidate
Position in Sudeten as Troops
Move In.
Iy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. "A trade treaty
with the United States emerges as one
Of the new goals before Germany, now
that Czechoslovak Sudetenland has
been won in bloodless victory.
Economic supremacy in the Balkans
and understanding with France are
others.
The Sudeten occupation marked the
second time in less than seven months
that the nations border had been
moved forward. Austria was the first.
Germans reckoning Of the future
generally saw in the Munich four
power agreement for partitioning
Czechoslovakia and in the British
German pledge not to war against
each other new morning in European
relations.
Colonies Put in Background.
1t appears, however, that colonies
have been relegated to the background
momentarily For, say those who know
him, patience Is Chancellor Hitler's
motto and the time is not yet here to
make the colonial issue paramount.
1t is said, unofhcially, that Chancel-
lor Hitler and Prime Minister Cham
berlain touched upon the question but
briefly, sounding out each other on
the possibility of returning Germany's
war-lost colonial possessions by 99-
year lease
: Germany's interest at present ap-
pears primarily centered upon econom-
determination of the Balkans as far
as Turkey and including Hungary,
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, all of which
countries Economics Minister Walther
Funk visited on recent tour.
The country's editorial writer's re-
peatedly have emphasized that Hun.
gary, having swerved to friendship with
Germany, is a first stone in the new
Central European economic structure.
Likewise, healthy economic relations
with the United States have been
stressed repeatedly by German ofncials.
Spas May Play Role.
Sudeten Germany, with its wealth
Of world-famed spas to which have
come thousands of foreigners annually.
may help fll the Reich's chest with
much needed foreign currency. This
in turn may play decisive role in .
German-American trade accord.
Optimism prevails in German circles
that these revenues in foreign monies
may enable the Reich to make CASH
down, instead Of barter or compensa-
ton agreement, with America.
A Franco-German understanding
also is looked upon as not far of.
The French Premier Daladier's visit
to Munich during Europe's most
critical hours is interpreted as q first
sign of q gradual, but definite step
toward ending the ancient thesis that
each nation regards the other as its
arch enemy"
Hitler Acts Swiftly.
Hitler, meanwhile, acted speedily to
make effective his new acquisition.
As the chancellor's crack Black
Guards, SIS men, preceded the army
into the third Sudeten zone to be oc-
cupied, about Eyer, Konrad Henlein
issued proclamation appealing to the
Sudetens to show their solidarity in
coming plebiscites.
Hitler yesterday appointed the Sude-
ten party chief to be Reichs-commis-
sioner of Sudetenland Henlein re-
turned to Asch, his home town, from
which he had fed Czechoslovak gov
ernment charge of treason, to receive
tremendous ovation.
Henleins first order in his new job
was to reinstate the Sudeten German
party, which the Czechoslovaks out
lawed, with headquarters established
temporarily at Eyer.