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The Washington times., 1938-09-26
CHURCHILL ASKS
HITLER WARNING

LONDON, Sept. 26 I.N.SO.
Headed by winston Churchill,
Britain'S World War defense min
lister, leaders on both sides of Par
Lament today beSieged the gov
eminent with demands for united
action with France and Russia
against Germany.
Churchill, one of the most i'm
portant figures in the conserva-
tive party, issued a statement urg-
ing Britain, France and Russia to
send a note to Adolf Hitler sol
emnly warning him that invasion
of Czechoslovakia would be inter.
preted as an act of war against
the democratic powers.
THAT is our only good chance
Of preserving peace" said
Churchill.
Major Clement P. Attlee, chief
and spokesman for the laborite
opposition, made a similar request
in a letter to Prime Minister
Chamberlain.
Terms of the final" Hitler ulti
|matum to Czechoslovakia "rr0
foundly shocked" British public
opinion, Attlee wrote, saying the
Czechs had no choice but to re
ject it. 5,
He called upon the government
now to take a firm stand anc
unite with the Soviet and Czech
governments to resist any attack
ION the CZechs.
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ROYAL BR|TONS
GET GAS MASKS

LONDON, Sept. 26 0.N.S).
The king and queen Of England
were fitted for gas masks today.
So were Princess Elizabeth, Prin-
cess Margaret Rose and all other
members Of the royal family who
live in Buckingham Palace. ..
Trenches were. dug in Hyde
Park, st. James Park and Green
Park. >- ....-.
Orders were issued for imme-
diate distribution Of gas masks to
the civilian population Of nearly
all London, Liverpool, Leeds and
Newcastle.
SPEAKS ELOQUENTLY
These laconic statements Of fact
appearing in British newspapers
carried home to the people Of Eng
land stronger than any diplomatic
ultimatums or political fulmina-
tions, the horror that seemingly
lies just across the horizon today.
In anticipation for the worst,
England prepared for war.
Nothing could have brought
the truth home to England more
emphaticaIly than the spectacle
of pretty little Princess EliEa-
beth, heir-apparent to the throne
of England, sticking her fresh
young face behind an ugly gas
mask of rubberized khaki and
metal fittings.
There was not single English
man or woman who could not
visualize their idolized Grown
princess" going with mock serious
ness through her grim war re.
hearsal. It served to spur Britain
to q determination that il war
comes, Britain will be ready.
HYDE PARK SPADED
AS the day passed, no encorag-
ing signs came from either Berlin
or Pague and hour by hour the
crews Of workmen hurriedly as
signed to the city'S parks to build
breaStworkS were increased.
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arms alike, might break out at any
instant.
Takes No Sides
In it. he swung the full weight
Of American public opinion for
peace, taking no side in the Euro
pean controversy he seeks to see
settled without war.
But he included a reminder that
no nation, the United States or
any other, can escape the effects
Of a general war.
He called upon Germany and
CzechoSlovakia to remember they
signed a solemn compact, with
most all other nations, in 1925
the Kellogg-Briand antiwar pact.
In effect, he invoked this pact
and asked that the two countries
settle their differences by arbi-
tration as provided under the
pact, should the efforts Of Prime
Minister Chamberlain not avail,
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EnulUnd Makes Final Plea

(COnGlnUeQ IFOm rage ~
a big banner headline in the
Evening News proclaimed.
"The voice of the United
States has Awakened" the Eve
ming Star rejoined, reminding
its readers:
1T was the United States
which cast the die against Ger
many in the last war. Mr..
Roosevelt is q worthy sue
cessor of President Wilson"
The two personal moves by the
leading statesmen of Europe and
America brought some hope to
anxious Britain today, yet every
where preparations for war were
visible.
All over the country there we're
long lines in front of city halls,
churches, and schools where the
public was fitting on gas masks.
Announcement of the Chamber
lain message came after another
meeting with Premier Edouard
Daladier and Foreign Minister
Georges Bonnet Of France. The
British and French reached full
accord on all points"
Ready to Mediate
Chamberlain. it was learned,
told the French delegation that
if Hitler shows any disposition to
cut down his demands, Britain Is
prepared to mediate between the
Germans and Czechs Immediately
Otherwise, said Chamberlain,
Britain will bring no pressure
whatever on Prague, but on the
other hand would prepare to meet
any eventualitieS."
Hitler'S military leaders, If NJ
one else, may be able to persuade
him to avoid q conflict in which
Germany would face overwhelm
ing odds.
Revelations Of the full scope 0!
what Hitler wants this week IL
CZechoSlovakia staggered the Brit
ish and French publicS today.
Besides asking immediate sur
render of all areas where the popu
lation Is so per cent or NOR
German, the Fuehrer called TO
pebiscites in such industrial cen
ters. as Bruenn, where the Ger
mans form only IS per cent o
the population, and half of thos
Germans are Jews.
The vast Skoda arms works q
Pilsen, under Hitler'S plan, woult
be cut off from coal mines ant
steel mills. Hitler also insisted
that people migrating from Su
detenland leave behind all raw
materials and hvestock-So
l farmer who did not wnat to b
included in the new German from
tiers, for instance, could not TAX
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Troops MOUe Up:
LINES SET
FORASCH
BATTLE

ASCH, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 26
QN.SJ.-A major battle between
Sudeten Germans and Czech
forces was feared near tbs border
city today as Sudeten volunteers
holding Asch advanced one mile
toward the Czech positions.
The two forces are now Sepa-
rated by mo mans land" of only
half a mile. There the Czechs
have increased their patrols to
keep Sudetens. due to be drafted
into the army, from escaping into
ASch.
This town, home Of Sudeten
Leader Konrad Henlein. is COM
pletely under control Of the
German minority.
"The German army will not
march into Asch," a Sudeten
spokesman said today.
I'VE Sudetens have Asch in
our hands. It is up to us to de-
fend it and keep it for
Germany"
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
.FUEHRER DEAF TO ALL PLEAS:
HIS TERMS TO CZECHS FINAL
By PIERRE J. HUSS
Copyright 1880

BERLIN Sept 26 Ns)-In the face Of President Roose-
ves dramatic eevenhour appeal for peace and personal
message from Prime Minister Chamberlain proposing new
compromise Rehsuehrer Hitler stood by his guns today in
demanding immediate and total dsmembermen of Czechoso
vakia
The fuerer surrounded by members of his
council made plans either Mr. Roosevelt Pre-
mier Chamberlain directly.
German translation of President Rooseves message was
laid on Fuehre desk early this morning 1t granted
nrecedence all other state awaiting his study
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NAME BUILDING
Local Jewish Group
Is HOnOred

In appreciation OF the work of
the Washington Auxiliary Of the
Jewish Consumptives Relief So
ciety, one Of the buildings at the
sanatorium in Denver, Colo,
supported by the society has
been named in honor of the
local branch.
The dairy barn where 76 Hol-
stein cows are housed has had a
tablet placed on it naming it
for the Washington Auxiliary.
Announcement of this recog-
milton Of the work done by the
Washington unit was made at a
recent meeting by Mrs. Nathan
N. Wallack, first vice president
who visited the Denver inStitu-
ton last June.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
King, Queen Lead
PRAYERS for Peace

LONDON, Sept. 26 Ns.).-Praying, hoping, watch
ing King George and Queen Elizabeth today led this
warscarred nation in appeals for divine ntercession
against
They ne side by side in the private chapel of Buck
ingham Palace Later Viscount Halifax the foreign Sec
retary called to give the King the latest information
the Central European situation.
Churches Sunday throughout the country were
packed.
Particularly noticeable in the Times of London today
were the memorial advertisements for loved
ones killed in the horrible battle of Loos % years ago.
Many women have changed their style Of hair
dress so that gas masks can be donned more easily.
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is COW or horse eastward when

his COW or horse eastward when
he moves.
Before the joint Anglo French
appeal to Hitler was dispatched
today, the democracies' statesmen
we're known to have considered a
final offer" to the Fuehrer-that
Hitler occupy only the more i'm
portant Sudeten towns this week.
after which a British, German, and
Czech commission could speed up
the remainder of the occupation.
They still insist, however, that
Hitler join with Britain, France,
and Italy to guarantee the security
of the new Czech state.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

position of Germany's immovabl
attitude:
"The memorandum (Hitler'S
final terms demanding German
occupation of all the Sudeten
areas by October u stands. 1t
covers everything.
Its principles were agreed
upon by England, France and
Germany, and consented to by
Prague.
Allegations that the fuehrer
altered his territorial demands
in his last meeting with Mr..
Chamberlain at GOdesberg are
untrue.
"The chief agreement was that
the Sudeten territory be re-
turned to the Reich. The whole
of the arrangement was based
solely on President Wilson's II
points, which embrace seIf-de-
termination and plebisciteS for
those districts in doubt"
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Entente
Will Aid
CzeChS

BUDAPEST, Sept. 26
(I.N.S.).-Rep0rtS from Bu-
charest and Belgrade today
asserted that the Rumanian
and YugOslav representatives
in Prague have treasured
CzechOSlovakia that their
governments still consider
themselves bound by the Lit
tie Entente treaties.
This means, it was said,
that Rumania and YugO-
SIavia remain obligated to
support CzechoslOvakia with
arms In case Of unprOv0ked
aggression by Hungary.
Rumanian diplomatic cir.
cles in Budapest confirmed
the Bucharest report.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

the spirit Of equity may pre-
vail and that the world may
thereby escape the madness Of
q new resort to war.
II earnestly repeat that so
long as negotiations continue,
differences may be reconciled.
Once they are broken off reason
is banished' and force asserts
itself.
"And force produces no solu-
ton for the future good Of hui
manity."
The President placed his flour
ishing signature on the peace mes
sage at 1915 a. m. in the presence
of Secretary Of State Hull and Un
dersecretary Of State WelleS.
Sped to Paris, London
It was instantly cabled direct
to Chancellor Hitler and and PreSt
dent Benes. All wires were cleared
between the White House anc
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Continued from Page ~
steadfastly, determinedly main
tanned throughout the European
crisis to ask these two heads OF
state not to go to war, but to re-
solve their differences through
negotiations.
The President sliced through
diplomatic formality and red
tape and, man-to-man, sent this
urgent appeal to Hitler ana
Benes:
"On behalf Of the 100 millions
of people Of the United States
of America and for the sake
of humanity everywhere. most
earnestly appeal to you not to
break off negotiations looking
to a peaceful, fair and con-
structive settlement Of the queS-
tionS at issue.
80 long as these negotiations
continue so long will there re-
main the hope that reason ana
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Rhodes Scholars
Sai|inqs DELAYED

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 I.N.S0 .
Postponement of the sailing date
Of 80 Rhodes scholars for England,
"due to the delicate situation in
Europe" was likely today.
DR.. Frank Aydelotte, Of Swarth-
more College, American secretary
for the Rhodes trustees, said the
trustees had suggested postpone
ment until peace becomS more
certain,
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Chicago Czeehs Give
$4,000 For Defense

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 U.N.S).
The fund for the defense Of Czech.
oslovakia was reported today to
have been swelled by almost $780,
600 subscribed at an immense
rally In the Chicago Stadium yes
terday. approximately $4,000 pec
pie crowded inside the arena with
an estimated $4,000 outside, who
heard half q dozen speakers over
q public address system.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
GERMANY SPEAKS HITLER
Warns WAR-FEAR|NG WORLD
Continued from Page u

ing elimination Of heavy artillery fleets of aerial bombes
other steps, He left the impression that the world powers had
missed their chance bring about German disarmament
said:
Il have spent billions the last five years and German
people must know what the purpose of that have
ated army with the most modern weapons in existence
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

United States Ambassador
Hugh Wilson conferred with
Undersecretary of State Ernst
Woermann at the foreign Of
flee. Acting under instructions
from Washington, he asked for
the opportunity to discuss the
entire European situation.
Rushing to the Wilhelmstrasse
to make an appointment for Sir
Horace Wilson, of the British for
eign office, who flew here from
London with Chamberlain's mes
sage, British Ambassador Sir New
lie Henderson found the stage
carefully set for his arrival. He
arranged the conference amid a
martial atmosphere at the chan
celery. Sir Horace conferred with
the fuehrer for SIS minutes. He
will return to London with the
1uehrer's reply tomorrow.
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and frontier guards from the
area to be evacuated as desig-
mated on the attached map.
This area to be handed over to
Germany on October I.
'TWo-The evacuated territory
is to be handed over in it,
present condition. The Ger.
man government agrees that
pie nipotentiary representa-
tives Of the Czech government
and Of the Czech army should
be attached to headquarters Of
the German military forces to
deal with details of modalities
(methods) for evacuation.
Release OF Prisoners
"THREE-The Czech govern.
ment to discharge ct once all
Sudeten Germans serving In
military forces or the police
anywhere in the Czech state
or territory and permit them
to return home.
'FOUR-The Czech government
to Hberate all political prison
ers Of the German race.
"FIVE-The German govern
ment agrees to permit the pleb-
iScite to take place in those
areas to be more definitely de-
fined before, at the latest,
November Is. Alterations in
the new frontier arising out
Of the plebiscite viii be settled
by q German-C Czech or an in
ternational commission.
Conditions of PLebiscite
"The plebiScite itself will be
carried out under control Of an
international commission. All
persons who were residing in the
areas In question on October 28,
1918, or who were born in those
parts prior to this date will be
eligible to vote.
"a simple majority Of all eligi-
BILE male and female voters will
determine the desire Of the pop
ulation 70 belong either to the
German Reich or the Czech
State.
During the plebiscite both
parties will withdraw their mill
tary forces out of the areas to
be defined more precisely. The
date and duration will be settled
mutually by the German and
Czech governments.
"SIX-The German government
proposes that an authorize
tive Czech commits
sion should be set up to set
tie all further details"
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Attached to the memorandum
was a map marked with q red
and black crayon, and o sum-
mary Of the British-F French pro-
posals for solution Of the Czech
crisis.
Text Of Men1Orandun.
The memorandum text fol.
lows:
Reports, increasing In num-
Der from hour to hour, regard
ing incidents In the Sudeten-
land, show the situation has be-
come completely intolerable for
the Sudeten German people and
as q consequence q danger to
the peace Of Europe.
"It is therefore essential that
separation Of the Su0etenland
be agreed to by CzechoSlovakia
and that 1t should be effected
without any further delay.
German Occupation
"On the. attached map the
Sudeten German area which Is
to be ceded is shaded In red.
Areas in which the plebiScite is
also to be held over and above
areas to be occupied are drawn
in shaded green. The final
deineation Of the frontier must
correspond to the wishes Of
those concerned.
"In order to determine these
wishes a certain period is neces-
Sary for preparation for .
plebiScite during which disturb
anceS must in all circumstances
be prevented. A situation Of
parity must be created.
Preliminary Occupation
The area designated on the
attached map as German area
is to be occupied by German
troops without taking into &C
count whether In the plebiSc1te
they may prove to be in this or
that part Of an area with Q
Czech majority.
ION the other hand, Czech ter
ritory is to be occupied by Czech
troops without taking into &C
count whether within this area
there lie large German language
islands In which in the plebiscite
the majority will without doubt
give expression to its German
national, feeling. D..
Proposals Submitted
with q view to bringing
about an immediate and final
solution Of the Sudeten German
problem the following proposals
are submitted by the German
government:
"ONE-Withdrawal Of the whole
Czech armed forces, police.
gendarmeS, customs officials
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Il told my people that
would create an air force cap
able of defending Germany
against any army in the world
/ have built up defensive forces
throughout the country, which
the world must respect. / have
the best tanks, the best anti-air-
craft equipment in the world.
SPEAKS AS SOLDIER
1--WE have worked DAY and
night for five years TO achieve
this end. Nevertheless, have
constantly made every effort to
carry out the peace policies Of
my former years. I am an eX-
soldier and I know what war is"
In the early part of his speech,
In stressing that Germany has no
desire to suppress other nations,
he said:
Nor are we interested in hav-
ing other people among u.s."
Hitler recalled the statesmen
who opposed his unconditional de
mands regarding the annexation
of Austria were removed from of
flee. He cited this as proof" that
his demands in Czechoslovakis
also will stand the test of time.
The fuehrer boaSted of his pact
with Poland, guaranteeing the Po
lish corridor, as a signal German
contribution to peace. He said:
"One of the graveSt problems
/ found concerned Germany and
Poland. Something had to be
done to give Poland access to
the sea. A nation of $4,000, 900
people had to have that.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler arrived a
the Sportspalast at $40 p. m. tC
night (2:10 p. m, Eastern Stand
ard Time).
Tremendous OOatiOn
The gigantic crowd whicl
jammed the Swastika-filled hal
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
HITLER DEMANDS BARE PLAN
TOGIRDLE CZECHS WITH NAz|S
Wants Plebiscites With Nazi Troops
Holding Land in Meantime

LONDON Sept 26-The text Of the memorandum that
Chancellor Hitler delivered to Prime Minister Chamberlain
GOdeberg Friday night dscose that Hitler described
his proposals regarding Czechoovaka intended to bring
about IAN immediate and fna solution Of Sudeen problem
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HOPEFUL TO END

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The Washington times., 1938-09-26
PEACE MUST Be COMPATIBLE
W|THD|GN|TY, DALAD|ER REPLY
Making Supreme
Effort, Paris
Tells u. S.

PARIS, Sept. 26 N.N.S.).
Premier Daladier, shortly after
his return from London today,
went into conference with PreSi-
dent Iebrun.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

LONDON, Sept. 26' Q.N.SJ.
Premier Daladier dispatched per
sonal reply to President Roosevelt's
peace message just before leaving
London for Paris today with For
eign Minister Georges Bonnet.
Daladier's reply was handed to
United States Ambassador Joseph
P. Kennedy and transmitted to
Washington Immediately. The
text follows:
"Your moving appeal
reached me in London at the
very moment when I was in
close cooperation with the
British government.
SUPREME ATTEMPT
France is making a supreme
attempt with a view to safe
guarding all possibility Of an
amicable settlement of the con-
flict Threatening peace.
"It is of special value to me
that under your high moral au-
thority and>the devotion OF the
entire American nation. the
principles which have been rec
ognized and publicly acknoWl-
edged by all parties to the Kel-
logg pact have now been SOL
emnly reaffirmSd.
HOPEFUL TO END
Remaining faithful to both
the spirit and letter Of these
pledges, we continue with unfail-
ing tenacity to look for any pro
cedure for formal agreements
which may be compatible with
the dignity and vital interests
of the nations involved.
1--WE trust thus to serve to the
last the ideal of justice and
peace which has always been a
link between our two nations"
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

ovation as he walked briskly
through the main entrance.
The band blared forth the Horst
Vessel song and Deutschland Uber
Allies while the crowd stood up
and, after giving the Nazi salute
in unison. burst forth in a pande.
monium of shouts and cheers.
The wild demonstration con-
tinued as Hitler advanced through
the hall to the main roStrum,
flanked by black-uniformed mem.
berS of his elite guard. Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering had
arrived before him and also was
accorded a noisy reception.
AS the Fuehrer took his place
on the rostrum preparatory Ia
making a speech, eagerly awaited
by the entire world, a delegation
Of Sudeten Germans marched in
and was installed in a place OF
honor. The crowd gave the Sude
tens a wild ovation.
Propaganda MinIStr Dr. Paul
Joseph Goebbels called the session
to order at BIT p. m. and launched
into formal introduction of the
Fuehrer as speaker of the day."
THE German people," Goeb
bells shouted over the constant dir
of sieg heilS and he'll Hitler, "are
100 per cent behind our Feuhrel
in this hour.
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Highest Aides Attend

Already at the chancellery on
arriving in his wake were Hitler'S
highest military aides-the men
who will issue the orders to Ger
many's armies in the field If hos.
tilities occur.
They included Gen. Wilhelm
Keitel, army chief of staff; Ad-
mira l-G neral Eric Raeder,
commander-in-chief Of the battle
fleet; Field Marshal Hermann Will
helm Goering and all the other
bemedalled officers destined to
fill the shoes of Hindenburg and
Ludendorff if Germany once again
Is pitted against the world in what
President Roosevelt described as
the madness" Of war.
Sir Horac, is bringing with him
not only Chamberlain's message
but what Berlin termed a demon
Strative counter-argument" from
Prague.
NEGOTIATION PLEA
This correspondent pointed out,
however, that Mr. RooSevelt's mes
sage centered on a plea that
negotiations be permitted to con-
tinue as the only guarantee
against outbreak of hostilities. A
source close to the chancellory
then authorized International
News Service to present the fol-
lowing as an authoritative ex-
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Nation United

THE whole nation stands be-
hind him like a single man.
Neither threats nor pressure,
no mater from where they
come. can ever halt us.
I'm this conviction the whole
nation is united.
I'VE repeat the vow we have
often made: 'Fuehrer, you lead
and we follow"
The crowd interrupted with
cheers after each sen
tence spoken by GoehbelS.
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Tremendous OOatiOn

The gigantic crowd which
TANNED the Swastika-filled hall
gave the Fuehrer q tremendous
The Washington times., 1938-04-01
.OckjGW Kills
9th Victim

ORLANDO, Fla, April I.N.S.l
Death toll from a strangl
epidemic, believed to be lockjaV
resulting from injection Of 8
serum used in the treatment o.
advanced cases Of cancer, was in
creased to nine today.
Mrs. Lydia Morrison, 40. died il
an Orlando Hospital early today
and a short time later, C. s. Pore
g., succumbed.
Pore was the first man to sue
cumb to the strange disease, buI
another man, Edward Bolte. l
retired executive of the Interna
tional Harvester Corporation, wal
in a critical condition.
Doctors also were fighting y
save the lives Of two other women
Anti-tetanuS serum has been giveI
the surviving victims Of TIL
strange malady and every remed
known to science is being use
to combat the disease.