Evening star., 1938-05-23
London and Paris
Stated Common
Attitude.
SUDETENS STORING
ARMS, 1T is SAID
Crisis Is Feared Far
From Oyer-TwO
Elections Left.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfeSS.
PARIS, May 23.-Informed quarters
ported today that France and Brit
ain had joined in warning Germany
that Czechoslovakia could not be made
the theater of war like that in
Spain.
Both French and Czechoslovak
quarters said the Praha government
had evidence that Sudeten German
Nazis were storing up arms. These
quarters were alarmed by persistent
reports that the war supplies were
coming from Germany.
Informed persons said the British
French warning was delivered by Sir
Neville Henderson, British Ambassa-
dor to Berlin. in one of his visits to
the Wilhelmstrasse during the cur
rent German -Czechoslovak crisis.
France had left no doubt that she
would fight any unprovoked aggression
against Czechoslovakia.
Relief Seen Temporary.
Although the first of three con-
secutive Sunday elections OF COM
munal officials in Czechosiovakia had
passed without a major incident,
French officials viewed the situation
as only temporarily relieved They
insisted the crisis was far from ended.
If German arms were used to start
revolt Of the Sudeten Germans, the
French said, there would be million
incidents" which might afford an ex-
cuse for Adolf Hitler to march into
Czechoslovakia. That, the French
said, would mean war.
Informed quarters said that France
through diplomatic quarters had
warned Berlin there could be no in
tervention in Czechoslovakia like the
intervention-of Germany and Italy
in Spain. They said Frances repre-
sentations were backed by Britain's.
Stefan Osusky, Czecnoslovak Min
lister to Paris, reassured Premier
Edouard Daladier that the Praha gov
ernment was capable Of crushing any
revolt inside the republic and would
seek French aid only if and when
German troops crossed the frontier.
The French cabinet weighed the
crisis and at the same time drafted a
program to put Frances industries
into high gear.
A brief communique after the 2l2-
hour meeting said simply that DEGREES
to stimulate domestic production would
be signed at another session tomorrow
and that the ministers had "delib-
Grated gravely" on the Central Euro
pean situation.
The calmness Of Sundays municipal
elections in Czechoslovokia and the
firm stand taken by France and
Britain against possible German in
reference were considered in Paris
to have eased the tension slightly.
Reports of hurriedly called Nazi
council of Hitler. his diplomatic and
military advisors with the Czech Nazi
leader, Konrad Henlein, led to the
belief, however, that danger was not
yet over.
Fear Hitler May Risk War.
Fears here were based on the pos
sibility Hitler might decide to risk
everything on the chance of quick
war, rather than see what the Fench
consider his plans for domination Of
Central Europe blocked by Czecho-
slovakias refusal to become another
Austria.
In that case, the French spokesman
explained, France was determined to
fight. inevitably drawing Britain into
the conflict with her.
Even French isolationists, who until
the Czech situation became extremely
grave on Saturday had insisted France
had no interest in Czechoslovakia's
fate, agreed France would be bound
to aid her Central European ally in
case of attack.