Evening star., 1938-09-15
Prague
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reached the highest point OF Czech
oppression.
Thereby the Czech people have
demonstrated before the whole world
that it is definitely impossible for
Sudeten Germans and Czechs to live in
the same state. The experience of 20
years of oppression and above all the
party sacrifices Of the past few days
make it my duty to declare:
Il. In the year 1919 we were denied
the promised right of self -determina-
ton and against our wills were forced
into the Czech state.
q. Without at any time renouncing
our right for elf-determination, We
have attempted. by giving frequent
sacrifices. to find proper place in
the Czech state
"3. All our efforts to persuade the
Czech people and its responsible lead
ers to make honorable and just COM
promises have failed because of their
irreconcilability
In this hour of Sudeten German
extremity direct to you. the German
people and the entire civilized world
I'VE wish to live as free German
men! We want to work at peace in
our homes! We want to return to our
home in the Reich! God bless us in
our just fght!'
can Exchange Telegraph dispatch
to London said statement issued
by Sudeten headquarters at Asch,
Czechoslovakia. declared every Su-
deten must now defend his life
and that of his family against the
murderous plundering of the Czech
hordes."
(The statement said events In
Czechoslovakia can only be COM
pared to Bolshevist atrocities in
Spain and charged the Czechs
with murder and slander of the
most extreme kind.w
The cabinet Immediately began to
study the proclamation at Prague
and indicated an answer would be
given, possibly this afternoon.
More Troops Sent.
Meanwhile, the government dis
patched more troops ani tanks to
suppress disorders in the Sudeten
regions. the death toll of which was
not yet fully known.
The figure of % was fixed by the
government, which is publishing it's
tabulations only after careful in
vestigation. 1t appeared certain that
many lives were lost and many more
wounded in the fighting along the
125-mile Sudeten border.
Stop this rebellion before it be-
comes an European conflict" were in
structions to the army, the police and
the gendarmerie.
Court Action Likely Today.
Bent on swift action, it appeared
that probably before the end of the
day the government would convene one
OF the special courts provided by mar
tial law at Eyer, Sudeten stronghold,
where officers encountered machine
gun fire as they tried to capture a
sniper in Victoria Hotel.
The courts are empowered to impose
death sentences, to be executed with
in two hours. Both Eyer and Schwad-
erbach, where bitter fighting took place
yesterday, were quiet save for military
patrols early this morning.
Appraising the critical situation.
Czechoslovakia found many reasons
for forebodings
The temper Of the Sudeten dis
trict next to Germany was high, as.
extremists among the 3,500,000 Sude-
ten population kept up their clamor for
union with Germany.
There was no war, out casualty lists
were appearing in newspapers.
Runciman Frustrated.
Sudeten- -Czechoslovak negotiations
for peaceful settlement had broken
down. The attitude of Germany
seemed, in the government view, more
menacing. The mission Of Viscount
Runciman, British negotiator, seemed
for the moment to have been frus-
trated in its efforts to bring the
disputants back to the council table.
Nor was the government sure what
to expect of the meeting between Adolf
Hitler and British Premier Chamber
lain at Berchtesgaden.
The meeting, it was felt here, might
hold out an llth-hour hope for
peace. But officials of Prague Won
dered whether the peace of Europe