The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-19

burnette Mary Grabhorn, above,
l7-year-old Blue Ridge college,
Md. freshman. is Americas
Ideal College Girl" They Sc
lcctcd her in contest sponsor
ed by New York department
store and a group of women'S
colleges.
into semi groups, like
the Swiss Federationl for other
Sudetcn areas to be decided by
plebiScite.
3. A British guarantee. in COM
mon with other powers. Of the new
CzechOSlovakian frontiers.
The main obstacle to the accord
was a division of opinion among
members of the British cabinet,
particularly on the part Of Sir
Samuel Hoare, the home secretary
and Chancellor of the EXcheQuer
Sir John Simon, as to whether
Britain should agree to any COM
mitment which might involve the
empire i'm hoStilitieS through cir
cumstances that could now be
foreSeen.
1t was understood from diplo-
matte sources here that CZechoslo-
vakia would resist these proposals
to the utmost, preferring to fight
rather than submit to separation.
A message from President Ed
nard ReneS. delivered while the
conferees were meeting around
the polished oak table in the cab
met room at No. 10 Downing
street. said the Prague covers
ment woul dnot. recognize any de-
cisions made without consulting
the Czech government.
Thegcneralizef phraSing, of the
communiQue was interpreted by
observers as victory" for Hit
Ter. since the communicate goes
even beyond the Czech question
and speaks of the possibility OF
general European appeasement.
1t was reported in French cir.
clcs that 4 note will be dispatched
immedia C2ly to the Prague govern
ment, requesting acceptance OF
the proposals made by the British
and French governments.
The provision calling iLr ce,-
sion of Sudeten territory to Ger
many one of Hitler'S most GraS-
tic dcmands-would 90 far BE-
yond the original concessions en-
visioned by London and PARIS be-
fore Chamberlain mad his trip TO
Berchtesgaden.
The fact that Viscount RuncI-
man: Britaiu's special envoy 10
CZechosiovakia. was called INTO
the conference shortly before 1t
broke up, indicated how desprr-
atelv the .conferees were struS-
Cling 20 reach Il hundred per
cent" agreement.
As the two premicrS and their
advisors rOOped out of the meet
ing rom a few minutes after MD
night, they showed signs of acute
strain. Chamberlain seemed less
wearied than any OF them, al
thouph his laborS the mast week to
keep Europe from war had been
monumental.
Daladier, his foreign minister,
Georges Bonnet, and TIE BRUSH
foreign secretary, Lord HahlaN,
seemed tired and worried as they
emerged from the last two-honr
session.
A scattering of peoUie outside
cheered mildly and ther dispers-
ed. The French delegation prepar-
ed to leave for Paris today. Iala-
der will lay the results Of his cen,
ference before the cabinet at
once. The. British cabinet Will
meet with Chamberlain today. ,
Both delegations were reported
to be agreed that at least three
steps must be taken to make e.
fective any of the PROPOSALS:
/, CzechoSlOvakia BE- saved up
into parts, the predominantly Ger
man areas of Sudetenland beng
ceded outright, and the others
having an opportunity to vote on
the question of their autonomy
3. The two dominant men,
bers of the Allied powers who ere
ated CzechoSlovakia in the post
war treaties-Britain ana France
guarantee the integrity OF what
is left of the little central Euro
pean nation. =,
The possibility that CzechoSlo-
vakia would not agree to any plan
was strongly indicated when Pre-
mier Milan Hodza, in a RADIO
speech SUNDAY. declared that MS
government would make no com
promise that involved separation
of territory fro mthe country.
This was reinforced bv a message
from President Eduard Renes. de-
liverpd last night to the confferees
on DOWNING. street. declaring
Prague would not recognize any
agreement made without her con-
sent e., ~ t..
Possibility of sudden German
action was voiced in vivid terms
bv Hitler at Berchtespaden in an
interview with Ward Price of the
London Daily Mail. The German
Fuehrer told the correspondent:
"The CzechOslovakia trouble
has got to be ended. once and for
oil and ended now. 1t is a tumor,
noisoning the whole European or
panization." Hitler added that
while the Czech crisis was lat a
fever heat" he had to be READY
for whatever may come"