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Evening star., 1938-09-27

minorities, the Czech state no
longer interests me and that, II
you please, I give him the guaranty:
We do not want eny Csechs any
more.
But equally I want now to de-
clare before the German people that
- regards the Sudeten German
problem, my patience Is now ex-
hausted.
I have made an offer to Mr..
Benes. It Is nothing else than
realization Of what he himself has
already conceded.
He now holds in his hand peace
Of war.
Either he viii now accept this
o1er and ut last give the Germans
their freedom, or We will now take
this freedom for ourselves.
And there Is one thing OF which
the world may have taken cogni-
1ance: Throughout fou.. and one.
half years Of war and during the
AOaaS yeA1e VI my pCutlcal lie no
body has been able to charge me
with having been cowardly.
Different People.
now head the procession of my
people Is first soldier and behind
me-may the world know this
there now marches 4 people and .
different one than that Of 1918.
Efrant mentors Of those times
succeeded in infiltrating the poison
OF democratic phrases into our peo-
pie. but the German people of to-
day Is not the German people Of
1918.
Such phrases act like wasp's
stings on us, but now we are i'm
mune.
In this hour the whole German
people will be united to me, nv
will they shall feel as their will,
Just as regard It's future and
fate as mandator Of my actions.
And We will strengthen this COM
mon will Is We did in the times Of
Evening star., 1938-09-27

plebiscite statute ~ Z basis for this
vote.
was and am willing to have .
pleh1scite IN the whole Csechoslovsk
territory.
But Mr.. Benes objects to this
and 20 do his friends, that this IL
to be only in certain sections.
Very well. I have yielded there.
I said, "Mr. Chamberlain, II you
insist on the principle that it Is to
be only In certain disputed sections
all right with me-"
And 80 that no one can say this
plebiscite would not be fair enough,
was ready to give . vote super
vised by an International Control
Commission.
Then I went farther. was ready
now to leave defining Of the new
borders to German and Czech COM
missions.
Mr.. Chamberlain asked whether
this could not be an international
commission. I even agreed to this.
All right: An international com.
mission should do 1t.
Invitation to British.
Furthermore, I was ready even to
withdraw troops during the plebi.
scite and today gave consent to in
vite the British Legion. which
offered during this time to 60 into
this region to maintain peace and
order.
And then was ready for such
an international commission to
draw q definite border.
And was ready to hand over
all modalities (methods) to q COM
mission consisting Of Germans and
Czechs.
What exactly Is the content of
this memorandum?
1t Is nothing else than q practical
execution Of what Mr.. Benes al
ready agreed to and that, too, un-
der the greatest international
guarantees.
There Is, however, something that
is unacceptable for Mr.. Benes. Mr..
Benes says this memorandum
created . new situation. What
does the new situation consist Of?
Because I demand that now, as
an exception, Mr.. Benes this time
kept his promise. That Is the new
situation for Mr.. Benes.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

be used In order to cloak the Czech
mobilization, excuse 1t and explain
1t.
still Had Hopes.
What happened then, you know.
The infamous international world
set at Germany. Germany had not
called upon one man. It never
thought Of solving this problem
militarily.
1still had hopes that the Csechs
would recognise at the last minute
that this tyrannic regime could not
keep up.
But Mr.. Benes believed Germany
was fair game. OF course, he
thought he was covered by France
and England and nothing could
possibly happen to him.
And II everything failed there
still was Soviet Russia to fall
back on.
Thus the answer of that man
was: No, moro than ever shoot
down. arrest and incarcerate all
those whom he did not like for some
reason. Then finally my demands
came from Nurnberg.
The demands now were quite
clear. Now for the first time said,
that now at last nearly 20 years
after Mr.. Wilson's right Of SELF
determination for the $500, 900 must
be inforced and we shall not Just
look on any longer.
And again Mr.. Benes replied:
New victims, new incarcerations.
new arrests, The German element
gradually began to fee.
Then came England. I informed
Mr.. Chamberlain unequivocally of
what we regard as the only posi-
bility of solution.
It Is the most natural solution
possible.
know that all these nationalities
no longer want to remain with this
Mr.. Benes.
Patience Exhausted.
In the first place, however, I speak
OF Germans. For these Germans
I have now spoken and now give
assurances that I am no longer
willing to look on quietly and pas
sively as this lunatic believes he can
simply mishandle three and q half
million human beings.
I left no doubt that German pa
tience at last was exhausted. I left
no doubt 1t was the way Of our
German mentality to take things
long and patiently-that, however,
the moment comes once when this
must be ended.
And now. in fact, England,
France agreed to dispatch the only
possible demand to Czechoslovakia-
namely, to free the German region
and cede 1t to the Reich.
We have full knowledge today Of
the conversations which Mr.. Benes
then conducted.
He reached the decision in view
OF England's and Frances threat
no longer to sponsor Czechoslovakia
unless the fate of the peoples there
in were shaped differently and the
regions liberated.
In the face Of these declarations
Mr.. Benes found a way out.
He admitted that. yes. these Sec
tions must be Topped of. That is
what he declared.
And what did he do?
He did not lop of the territory
he drove out the Germans.
Now that Is something where
the game Is up.
Hardly had Mr. Renes said th{a
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sure Of jail and he win simply
be killed economically.
Democratic world apostles can
not remove this from the world.
The results have been dreadful in
this state Of Mr.. Benes. Here
again I speak for Germans.
Mortality is greatest there among
all German tribes. Their death Of
children is the greatest, unemploy-
ment is the most terrible there.
Suicides are more frequent. It
Is only = question a. how long
this is to endure.
Germans Looked On.
For 20 years Germans in Czecho-
solvakia and German people in the
Reich looked on. Perhaps they
had to look on, not because they
were ever willing to take it, but
because they were defenseless and
could not help themselves from
their tormentors and the world
these world democracies?
Yes, when anywhere 4 traitor is
locked in, or If q man, II you please,
who has been melting against their
race from the pulpit is merely
taken into custody then there Is
excitement in England and indigna-
ton in America.
But when hundreds Of thousands
OF humans are driven out, when
tens Of thousands are delivered into
jails, when thousands are massa-
cred-then these fine democracies
are not moved in the lease.
We have learned in these years
thoroughly to despise them.
During all this time and even
today-this I must state-we find
but one state, one great power in
Europe and at its head, above all.
one man who has full understand
ing for this ardent need Of our
people.
1t Is, I think may say, this IS
my great friend, Benito Mussolini.
One Solid Bloc.
We shall never forget what he
did during this time and what at
titude the Italian people took.
II a similar hour Of need should
come for Italy will go before the
German people and urge it to take
q similar stand.
Then there will not be two states
defending themselves, but one solid
bloc.
I said in the Reichstag on Febru-
ary 20 February 2O that this
(meaning the Czechoslovak situa-
tion) must be changed. Only Mr..
Benes changed It differently. He
started a more radical system of
oppression, greater terror, a period
Of dissolutions, bans, confiscations,
etc.
This went on until May 81 and
you can not deny. my friends, that
it was truly endless German pa
tience that we practiced.
This May 81 was unbearable
enough. I have told the story of
this month already at the Reich's
party convention.
There at last were to be elections
In Czechoslovakia.
They could no longer be post
poned
So Mr.. Benes thinks out way to
ntimidate Germans there-military
occupation of those sections.
He still keeps up this military
occupation in the expectation that
so long as his hirelings are there
nobody will dare raise a hand
against him.
It was an impudent lie that Ger
many had mobilized. That had to
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when his military subjugation be.
gan anew and in sharper measure,
And now look ct the figures:
Ten thousand one day, the next
day 10000, the next day 81 900, two
days later $4,000. then Il, 900, then
1t = 10000. $4,000 and today
$4,000.
Whole stretches OF land are de-.
populated. Villages are burned to
the ground. An attempt ts made
to smoke Germans there out with
grenades and gas.
But Mr.. Benes sits In Prague
and II convinced nothing can hap
pen to me. Behind me stand Eng
land and France"
And now. my fellow countrymen,
believe the moment has come for
talking business.
When anybody suffers such dis
grace and such humiliation for
20 long years there certainly can
be no doubt about his being peace
loving.
If any one develops patience such
as We developed 1t certainly can
not be claimed that We lust for
war.
And finally: Mr.. Benes has
100000 behind him while here
stands . people Of 75,000. 900.
Final German Propossl,
now have addressed 4 mem
osandum to the British government
with . last and final German pro-
posal.
This proposal Is nothing else but
the realization Of what Mr.. Benes
already has promised.
The content Of the proposal Is
very simple: Territory that IL
nationally German and wants to
join Germany Is to go to Germany.
Not when Mr.. Benes has sue
ceeded in driving out one or two
million Germans, but right now,
instantly.
I have selected . frontier that IL
1Ar TO CzechoslOvakiA on the basis
Of material compiled some decades
past on ethnographic and language
divisions.
I am . more Just man than Mr..
Benes and I do not want to use tho
power I possess.
have therefore adopted this
rule: This and this territory comes
under German sovereignty because
1t Is essentially inhabited by Ger
mans.
Leave 10 Vote Of People.
The final boundaries, however, I
leave to = vote Of the people there,
meaning . local vote will be taken.
And 50 that no one can say
that this would not be fair enough,
I have decided to adopt the Saar
Evening star., 1938-09-27

What hasn't this man promised
during his lifetime? He has kept
nothing. And now for the first
time he should stick to . promise.
Mr.. Benes says: "Yes, We cannot
withdraw from this territory"
Then Mr.. 3enes understood In ced-
ing these regions that 4 region
would be credited to th@ German
Reich Is . legal title which will
be raped by the Czechs.
October l Deadlins.
That Is past history. have now
demanded that Mr.. Benes be forced
to stick to the truth. He will have
to hand the territory to Us ON
October l.
Mr.. Benes now pins his hopes to
the world. Neither he nor his
diplomats conceal this.
They declare: It Is our hope that
Chamberlain Will fall, that Daladier
will be removed. that revolutions
happen everywhere. And our hope
Is Soviet Russia.
He still believes he can escape
fulfllment Of his duty. And there
I can now say one thing: Two
men are on the scene against each
other. There i Mr.. Benes and
here am I.
We are two such different persons
that when Mr.. Benes sneaked
through the world during the great
wrestling Of nations, I then fulfilled
my duty - an honest soldier.
Today. however, face this man
again as . soldier Of my people.
have little to say: I am thankful
to Mr.. Chamberlain for all his
trouble and I assured him that the
German people wants nothing but
peace, but I also declared that I
cannot go beyond the limits Of our
patience.
No Further Territorial ProbIems,
further assured him, and re-
peat here. that If this problem Il
solved there will be no further
territorial problems In Europe for
Germany.
And I further assured him that
at the moment that Csechoslovakia
has solved her other problems, that
Is, when the Csechs have recon-
ciled themselves with their other
Evening star., 1938-09-27

our struggles, the time when I went
out as . lone unknown soldier 70
conquer . Reich.
Never did I doubt SUCCESS and
nnal victory. A body Of brave men
and brave women gathered around
me ana they went with me.
And 80 I ask my German people:
Fall In behind me man for man.
woman for woman.
In these hours we will take ons
holy common resolve. It shall b
stronger than any pressure, any
peril.
And when this will is stronger
than pressure and peril, 1t viii
break the pressure and peril.
We are resolved!
Let Mr.. Benes choosel
Evening star., 1938-09-27
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and cracks between toes.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Georgia Hays Shoots
ToFront in Davis
Bowling Stakes
Rolls First-Set Score
Of $50; Lorraine GuIIi,
Champion, in Ruck

Georgia Hays, defending cham
pion in the womens division of The
Star Yuletide bowling tournament
served notice last night she's in no
mood to relinquish the title by TAX
ing the lead in the Meyer Davis
Sweepstakes at the Lucky Strike
with five-game set of $50.
Mabelle Herring, national singles
champion and teammate of Mrs.
Hays on the Chevy Chase quint OF
the Ladies' District League, shot
into second place with $50, trailed
by Ruth Rothgeb, leading performer
of the Silver Spring Ladies League,
with 575.
Twenty-Three in field.
TWenty-three of Washington S
froemost fair pinspillers went to
post in the tournament, which will
be finished with a five-game skir-
mish tonight at Lucky Strike, start
ing at 7:30.
Lorraine GULL, winner for the last
six years and victor in of the 10
Meyer Davis tournaments. was 18th
when the contestants finished last
night. With a score of SIS she
moves into the last set IS pins be-
hind the leader, but still a threat.
Leader Strong Finisher.
Mrs. Hays put on strong finish
to snatch the lead, which was held
by Mrs. Rothgeb at the end of the
fourth string with 476. A 131 game
put The Star tournament champion
on top and Miss Herring, with 139
best single of the night, moved into
the runner-up spot. Scores:
Evening star., 1938-12-18
1outhdowners 10 Hear
Stadium Reports

A meeting of the Touchdown
Clubs Stadium Committee will be
held at 8 pm. Tuesday at the Will
lard Hotel to hear reports of prog
ress from subcommittee chairmen.
Representatives of all civic organi-
cations in Washington are invited
to attend.
Already the clubs drive has re-
ceived Endorsements from many
local organizations, among them the
Washington Automotive Trade As
sociation, Optimist Club, Reciproc-
ity Club, Government Employees
Benefit Association, American Le-
gion, Board of Trade, Junior Board
of Commerce, Real Estate Board,
Big Ten Alumni Association, George
Washington University, Georgetown
University, American University,
Lions Club. Federation of Citizens
Associations, Federation of Busi-
ness Mems Association, Northeast
Business Association, Restaurant
Owners Association and the Hotel
Mems Association.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Bulge Hopes 10 Show
Professional Tennis
ISM n'tHippodromed
Will Beut Vines IS or
20 Straight Times if
He Can, He Says
BY BILL BONI,

New York, Dec. III. Donald
Bulge wiped a towel over a fore
head that was little more than moist
after fast half hour workout, ad-
mitted he had slapped the $25, 900
down payment on his $75, 900 pro-
fessional tennis contract right into
the bank, and added that he'd very
much like to win "15 or 20 straight
matches-if I can on his tour with
Ellsworth Vines just to help prove
the pro game Is on the level.
The tour starts at Madison Square
Garden January 3, and already the
Garden cash registers have rung up
S7,874 In advance sale. At s7.7O
top, promoter Jack Harris is con-
fident a capacity crowd will attend
the play-for-pay debut of the Oak
land, Calf, redhead who this year
helped defend the Davis Cup and
made a clean sweep of the worlds
1our major amateur tennis titles
U. s., Wimbledon, French and AUS
tralian.
Keeps Strategy a Secret.
Don Is cagey on his plan Of at
tack against the other California
redhead who has been on the pro-
fesslonal circuit since 1893. But he
does have a plan-"it would be silly
10 tell you in advance what it is
and in his planning he will have
the help of Walter L. Pate, non
playing captain of the Davis Cup
team with whom Don became fast
friends IN this three years on the
squad.
Cap" was present at Budge's
Warm-up session this afternoon with
the veteran J. Gilbert Hall, a ses-
sion which proved that Don isn't
lar OH his game. Monday Bulge
Will shift to the canvas-covered
courts of the Heights Casino in
Brooklyn, and will practice daily
with former Davis cuppers Sidney
Wood and Frank Shields.
The shift from the turf of VIM
bledon and Forest Hills to the
canvas, board and clay indoor
courts he'll play on during tour
that already is booked for so cities
and probably will hit II isn't bother
ing Bulge. Nor is he worried over
playing practically every night from
January 3 until well into April.
Says He Needs Licking.
After all, Perry, Tilden and Vines
stood up under it well enough, so
there's no reason why I shouldn't"
ne said. I'll start turning in early
next week and keeping strict train
ing, SO that I should be in really
good shape when the tour starts"
Bulge enjoys the prospects of
meeting a player who has built up
such an awesome reputation. With
Won Cramm out of competition this
year, everybody kept saying I
should walk through every tourna-
ment I played in. Naturally, that
sort Of talk affected my game. I
didn't bother to go all out on every
point, or to work on shots that
might be getting rusty.
What I need now is a licking in
match in which I'm really trying.
haven't lost one like that since
Perry beat me at Forest Hills in
1896. Still, If hit a streak and
should be able to beat Ellie in Is
or 20 matches, Ill do ito prove
to lot of folks that pro tennis
players don't toss matches back and
forth just to keep up interest in
their SERIES"
Evening star., 1938-12-18
FIaherty Made Coach
OF Pro An-Stars
To FACE Giants
Team for Coost Charity
Clash Includes Boueh,
Pinekert, McChesney

Ray Flaherty, coach of the Wash
ington Redskins, has been selected
by popular vote to coach the Ma
tional League All-Stars for their
charity game in Los Angeles on
January Is against the World
champion New York Giants.
Flaherty now is on his way to
his home in Spokane, Wash, after
stop at Duluth, Mimi, to inspect a
possible training site for the Red
skins. He will take up his coaching
duties with the All-Stars on January
3 when they gather at Los Angeles.
Henderson Is CO-COach.
Co-coach with Flaherty is Gus
Henderson OF the Los Angeles Bull
dogs. Henderson formerly coached
the University of Tulsa eleven which
played several games here against
George Washington. They both
were selected in vote conducted
by West Coast newspapers which
also picked the players who will
make up the All-Stars.
Three players from the Redskins
were chosen for the team, Sammy
Baugh, Erny Pinckert and Bob Nc
Chesney. That Is the limit allowed
to compete in post-season games
from any one team under the new
National League rules. Baugh re-
ceived more votes than the COM
bined total Of other backfield play
ers selected and for a while was
leading the combined total for all
positions.
Game Starts Series.
The Los Angeles charity game
next month is intended as the first
Of an annual series and will be the
only post-season game involving
players of other than the New York
team.
League rules, approved last Feb
ruary, prohibit any other than the
world champions to play post-sea-
son contests and they may be in
only one game. The tilt with the
college all-stars is considered pre-
season game.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Change Sponsorship
OF Basket Tourney
For Boys Clubs

The annual city-wide basket ball
elimination tournament sponsored
for the last few years by the Police
Boys Club will be conducted this
season by the Washington Boys
Clubs. Several changes in the weight
specifications have been made, with
the 145-pound and unlimited divi-
sions eliminated.
Entries will be received in the 90
pound. 105-pound, 120-pound and
135-pound classes, with no allowance
for overweight. Games will be
played at the Washington Boys
Clubs gymnasiums during the Christ
mas holidays. Entries must be in
by December % at the Southeast
branch, Seventeenth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue Sc, or the Gen.
tral branch, 230 c street NV.
Teams will be weighed in before
each game, at which time District
A. A. U. cards must be shown. The
winning team in each class will re-
ceive 10 individual gold basket balls
and a team trophy.
The entrance fee is ST for each
team, and blanks may be obtained
from Charles Reynolds at the South
east branch or Oliver Dryer at the
Central branch.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Basket Ball Scores

George WASHINGTON. 46: the Citadel. 35.
Clemson. 80: Catholic u, 80.
G.. w. Frosh. 80; G. W. High, 20.
Temple. 36: Penn A. c.. %.
LehiEh. so: Wittenbers 40.
C. c. N. Y. 3s: OREGON. SO.
Pittsburgh. 81: Duke 81.
N. C. State. SO: Florida. 80.
Purdue. AZ: Depaul. 36.
Toledo 35: Albion %.
Michigan State, 5s: Oberlin %.
Drake. 80; Iowa State. 80.
Michigan. A.; Rochester. 45.
Davis-Elkins. A.: YOUNGSTOWN. Is.
Grinnell. 81: Iowa State Teachers. 36.
Illinois 81: North Dakota 33.
Washington ,ColleSe. Al; West Chester
Teachers. SO.
Penn College, 81: Western Union. %.
Marquette 46: Wisconsin. ~.
Detroit, 4S: Assumption, 81.
Lawrence Tech. 61 Ferris. 23.
Kansas State. 81: Colorado State. 20.
Missouri AZ: St Louis. 80
Indiana. II; Connecticut State 2s.
Minnesota. Al: Creighton. 80.
Western Reserve. SO: Ohio u. 54.
John Carroll. So: ST Mary's. 80.
Heidelberg A Fem. 3S.
Mafysano town a7 Teachers' aH Elizabeth
Villanova, Az Baltimore, 33.
South Dakota State, 81: Carleton, 90.
Washington College, A.: West Ches-
Butler. 81 81: Iowa. 90.
Minnesota, A.; Creighton, 32
Toronto 36; Buffalo State Teach
Glarkson Tech. %; Union College, "a.
Kentucky, A; Cincinnati 81.
Marquette, 46; Wisconsin, 27
Augustana, 55 Grand Rapids, A.
Kansas. 40; Texas, 30.
Marshall, So; Loyola of Baltimore, 81.
c. c. N. Y, 3s; Oregon, 36.
St. Johns, 40 Northwestern, Al.
Bradley Tech 80: Nebraska "a
East Texas State, 46: Kearney Teach
ers, 20.
Emporia 80: Sterling %.
Arkansas State Teachers, 49, Gen.
Carroll 2S; Depauw. %.
Seton Hall. 45; Brooklyn. 49,
Harvard, 80: Boston u 81
Colorado College, AS; New Mexico. %.
Denver, 81 Greeley AZ
Montana. SO: Billings Poly 81.
RpSon 40; Milton. 36.
National y, of Mexico. 40; Phoenix
Junior, 81
Omaha. 80: Wayne Teachers. %.
Augsburg. A: Mankato Teachers, 20.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Top J. c. c. Court Fives
See Action Today

Four teams tied for first place
in the Jewish Community Centers
Unlimited Basketball League will see
action today, when five games are
scheduled, starting at pm.
The top teams, each with two VIC
tories and no defeats, are Astor,
Phalanx, Phi Sigma and Olympians.
Al Scheinerman of Phi Sigma leads
the scoring with q points. followed
by his teammate, Sam Lasky, with
"a.
Today's schedule:
A. T. A. VS.. Jewish Lions, 2 pm;
Astor VS.. Anxious, 3:15; B'nai Birth
VS.. Phi Sigma, 4:30; Olympians VS..
Sigma Alpha Kappa, 5:45; Phalanx
VS.. Metro, 7; Brandeis VS.. A. z. A.
Alumni. S.15.