Evening star., 1938-09-27
PEACE OR WAR UP
TO CzECHS, HITLER
TELLS ROOSEVELT.
DiscIaims Blame Should
Conflict Come, He Says
in Reply to Note.
DECLARES GERMANY
BETRAYED At PARIS
Cites Woodrow Wilson's Ideals
at Versailles-Put Down
Arms In Good Faith.
~ the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler carefully mar
shaled Germany's whole case
today in an unusually long COM
munication replying to President
Roosevelt's appeal for European
peace.
He ended with these words:
1T is now solely in the hands
Of the Czechoslovak government
and not in the hands of the
German government to decide
whether 1t desires peace or war"
Hitler appealed to the Presi-
dents understanding.
Il have the conviction" he wrote,
that If YOU visualize the entire de-
velopment Of the sudeten German
problem from its beginnings until the
present day you will realize that the
German government certainly was not
wanting In patience or . sincere Will
to peaceful understanding"
Shares Same Views.
He told the President Il completely
and In every way share your views
concerning the immeAsurable con-
sequences Of . European war"
Reviewing the history Of the Sude-
ten Germans and their relation to
the Csechoslovak state, Hitler re-
minded Roosevelt that Woodrow VIII
son himself had proclaimed the prin-
ciple Of self-determination for nations
in the famous Wilson fourteen
points"
Other nations involved in the World
War, Hitler said, have accepted the
principle Is binding on them.
But Germany's faith in accepting
this principle was "shamefully be-
trayed," Hitler observed.
He charged that the victor nations
created . political regime in Europe
that reduced the vanquished nations
to pariahs stripped Of all rights"
The creation Of the Czechoslovak
state, the Fuehrer contended, was the
clearest proof Of how the victor ma
tions violated the principle Of SELF
determination.
He declared the Sudeten Germans,
particularly, were adversely affected.
The Czechoslovak government, he
charged, not only failed to accord the
sudeten Germans their guaranteed
rights, but also proceeded to "Csechi-
fy" sudetenland.
Cites Fruitless Parleys.
Hitler then restated at length the
course Of fruitless negotiations between
the Sudeten Germans and Prague.
From day to day." he declared, ut
became more clearly evident that the
government in Prague was not willing
really to grant the most elementary
rights to the Sudeten Germans"
The Fuehrer said Germany and the
Sudeten Germans showed deep pa
tience. Despite provocation and SUI
fering, he said. both continued to ne
gotiate.
Now, he said, Il can and must de-
cline every responsibility Of the Ger
man people and its leadership II, con-
trary to all my efforts to date, further
developments should actually lead to
an outbreak Of hosttlities."
Thus Hitler summed up his argu-
ment.
Text Of Fuehrer's Reply.
Following Is the text Of the Fuehrer's s
reply:
Your Excellency:
In your telegram sent me Septem-
Der 26 you directed an appeal to me
in the name Of the American people
not to break of negotiations over
existing controversial questions in Eu-
rope, in the interests Of the main
tenance Of peace and to aim At peace
full, honorable and constructive regu-
lation Of this question.
BE assured that thoroughly ap-
preciate the high-minded intentions
underlying your argument and that
I completely and In every way share
your views concerning the immeas-
urable consequences Of European
war.
"For that very reason, can and
1aoe YYTTTER peoe A.ll