Evening star., 1938-09-27
G0DESBERC TALKS
NOW ARE KNOWN
Demands Made by Hitler
as Price of Peace IRE
Barred in Detail.
By WALLACE r. DEUEL..

BY WALLACE r. DEUEL..
~ Radio to The Star.
BERLIN, Sept. 27.-"The mystery
Of dodesberg" has been solved during
these "a hours. The proposals and
demands that Reichsfuehrer Hitler
made In his second talk with British
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
are now known. Not just the terms Of
Hitler's memorandum, but the other
views that he expressed on the way
the situation must be dealt with.
These demands are based on the
same principles the victories allies
adopted after the World War;. First
the defeated enemy" must surrende,
and give up its means of defending
itself. Second, there are other condi-
tions which must be met III peace Il
to be guaranteed"
The Czech Army would be reduced
by approximately one-third by Hitler.
demand for immediate release Of all
Sudeten Germans serving with the col
ors. What was left Of the Czech Army
would have to surrender its fortifica-
tions-intact-and fall back on ter.
rain virtually impossible to defend
The Czech arms industry. Is well ..
others. would be turned over-also in.
tactic the Nazis. Key sections Of thu
Czech railways would be In the hand.
Of the Reich.
Still Other Conditions.
Thus helpless, the Csechs would be
utterly unable to reject any further
conditions which might be laid before
them. And Hitler has made 1t clea1
that there are other conditions which
must be fulfilled II peace is to be
guaranteed"
One Of these is that the Polish and
hungarian minorities In Csechoslo-
vak1a must also be surrendered. Thu
Nad claim for Preparations" for the
Czechs seems still to stand. Thu
C1echs must give up their alliance,
with France, Russia and the little en-.
tente. And it is hard to see how
President Eduard Benes and his pre.
m1er and war minister, Jan Syroyv
could remain in ONCE against Hitler,
wishes in country thus dismembered
and thus helpless.
As for Europe as q whole and thu
rest OF the world. Hitler serves notice
that he has at least two more funda-
mental claims to make on them. too
The first claim is for colonies. The
second Is that Germany will, 20 to
the aid OF italy If Italy ever needs
that aid-in effect, . blank check fol
Premier Benito Mussolini.
Hitler Expects No Big War.
Hitler Is convinced that no great
power will go to war to try to prevent
him from satisfying his demands. The
Chancellor does not want a major
war any more than any other chief of
state or cabinet minister does. The
German people want a major war
possibly even less than other peoples
do. and Hitler knows this perfectly
we'll.
But the Chancellor believes he can
impose his terms on Czechoslovakia
without serious interference from the
other powers, and he is preparing to
do so, come what may. The speech
he delivered here last night was his
nnal effort to induce the other powers
to keep out Of his little war" with
Czechoslovakia, If the Csechs fight,
and to induce them to urge the Czechs
not to tight.
Hitler used two chief arguments to
the other powers in this last effort.
First, he said Germany has no claims
to make on them "in Europe" at least;
Germany has no ambitions to rule
other peoples; Germany wants nothing
but peace. Second, however, Hitler
said the Reich is enormously strong
itself and supported by its powerful
ally, Italy, and . war against the
Reich would, therefore, involve the
gravest risk OF defeat for Germanys
enemies, or at the very least terrible
shocks to their whole social structures,
as well as the carnage which is bound
to result.
Sees Poor Issue for War.
The only issue involved in the pres
ent crisis is the brutal persecution
by the C0echs Of the Sudeten Ger
mans and the desire of these blood
brothers" to come to the Reich, Hitler
insisted. Surely, he said, this is a
poor issue for other powers to 20
to war with Germany over.
The margin left for negotiations to
prevent Germany from marching is
so small that it affords only the slight
est hope. 1t is hard to see how Hitler
can now yield to the extent Of not
sending any troops into Czechoslovakia
at all even II he wants to yield with
out tremendous loss of prestige at
home as well as abroad. He could,
however, compromise to the extent OF
agreeing to march only into a few
districts on the frontier and wait q
day or two to do this-if he wanted
to compromise.
But early this afternoon the chances
still seemed here In favor of Hitler's
giving the order to march not much
later than u hours from midnight to-
night, Berlin time.