Evening star., 1938-10-07

front to work for reconstruction.
Remember, disturbances might
bring on intervention more cruel than
the present situation"
Slovak Chief Arrives.
DR.. Joseph Tiso, new prime minister
Of Slovakia, and eight representatives
of the most powerful Slovak political
parties, came here to discuss the
Slovaks' role as an autonomous unit
in the Czechoslovak federal state.
They came from zilana, where the
cheering Slovak populace celebrated its
new autonomy within the republic.
The government announced 1T was
uncertain when Parliament would be
summoned to elect successor to re-
signed President Eduard Benes.
1t explained the republics shrunk-
en- frontiers still were not definitely
fixed, and it was impossible as yet
to tell who remain in Parliament and
what Deputies would be entitled to
vote.
Officials said they were making all
efforts to hasten calling the Parlia-
ment but considered it unlikely that
it could be convened within the two
weeks prescribed by the constitution.
To Confer With Syrovy.
DR.. Tiso and the party leaders were
expected to confer shortly with Gen.
Syrovy on the appointment OF four
ministers to aid Dr. Tiso in the ad-
ministration of the Slovak govern
ment's affairs from Bratislava.
DR.. Tiso, DR.. Martin Sokol and Dep
uty Karl Slider will represent the Slo-
yak Peoples Party; j. F. Vance, Jan
Ursiny, Paul Teplensky, Jan Petrovich
and Jan Lichner the Agrarian party
and DR.. Jan Pauliny 10th the Slovak
Nationalist party.
The Slovak officials Travelled in a
train jamn1ed with hundreds OF
Czechoslovak soldiers returning to
their homes after demobilization yes
terday.
1t was expected DR.. Tiso and his
aides would 60 directly to Bratislava,
Slovak seat on the Danube at the
juncture of the Czechoslovak, Hun
garian and German frontiers, after the
conference ano selection of ministers.
Fourth Zone Occupied.
The government announced that
German occupation of the fourth Su-
detenland zone eeded@ under the Mu-
mich agreement was completed today.
This area, in Northern Moravia, was
the last that Czechoslovakia agreed to
give Internationally under the four
power agreement.
This ancient and beautiful capital
became increasingly like besieged
city.
The number Of fugitives is increas-
ing. A week ago 800 daily got tenn
porary care at the Prague Deutsches
Haus. The figure has jumped to 300.
All afternoon papers have dwindled
to a single sheet to conserve paper.
The municipality decided to keep open
trenches dug in parks and about pub
lie buildings.
An army post Office was established
despite partial demobilizstion. The
provincial Bohemian government met
without its Sudeten German delegates.
Mail from abroad virtually has been
suspended.
Jews Flee Sudeten Areas.
There were panicky scenes as the
circle of German occupation ap-
preached Prague. Jews, seeking to
flee, feared being caught in Sudeten
zones.
The Jews were afraid that violent
anti semitism might develop. Jewish
leaders here said most of the compara-
lively few Jews in Sudetenland-said
to number 29,000-had fled before
the German troops. Instances of
mistreatment were reported to have
occurred in the interval between the
withdrawal of Czechoslovak troops
and the arrival of the Germans
Leaders feared results of concen-
trating too many Jews in shrunken
Czechoslovakia, although Franz Fried
mann, Jewish party representative on
the Prague City Council, said there
are $4,000 Jews in population of
over 100000 Gin Prague), but there
is reason to fear that (Jewish prob
lens} may result If this number is
considerably increased"
Criticism, resentment and anger
followed receipt of news that an
international commission in Berlin had
added a fifth zone to the four districts
the four-power conference in Munich
had granted Germany.
Appeal to World For Aid.
eve were sold out once" Czechoslo-
vaws cried. I'VE are now being sold
out again. Our hands are being tied.
We appeal to the world to aid us
against trickery at Berlin"
A propaganda ministry spokesman
said the people were certain plebiscites
arranged in the Munich agreement for
areas Of mixed population would be
forgotten in the rapid surrounding OF
Bohemia.
Some officials charged if such voting
was conducted it would be a mere
gesture to strengthen German influ-
e~ce throughout the world.
AhlOlAuCu QudAt tCAS CApICSScQ tlTC
opinion that the projected plebiscites
would be virtually unnecessary If the
fifth zone Of occupation was as extern
sive as the international commission
ordered
The Czechs said that many mixed
and questionable districts were in
cluded by the commission without
asking the population what it wished
to do.
The prospect was that Bohemia. in
the west, would be pinched almost
completely from the rest of the re-
public.
Prospects for Bohemia.
Bohemia, the Czech part of the re-
public, faced these prospects as a
result of the occupation of the fifth
zone:
The Germans were given a major
part Of the famed Moravian Gate
way Notifications, which a French
military commission once called
stronger than the Magnet line"
Virtual isolation because Ger