The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-24

Sudeten minority area to Germany.
Without awaiting the approval Of
his own cabinet, Chamberlain sub
mltted the proposals direct to
Prague, I learned-or sent them
there. The fact was that Prague
was cut off from nearly all Europ-
can capitals by telephone.
As Chamberlain left asked Sir
Horace Wilson, chief industrial adj
wiser to the British overnment and
Chamberlain's chief aide here,
whether the memorandum had al
ready reached Prague.
Memorandum For Praue
"You know. It's difficult to COM
municate with Prague" he said,
but the memorandum Is on its
way"
Submission Of this memorandum
to CzechoSlovakia was O concession
to Hitler. But there seemed no
doubt that Hitler had made def
mite and important concessions OF
his own this time, and at least had
agreed to take no military action
against Czechoslovakia for the mo-
ment.
Hope was held that peace might
be preserved. But there was omin-
Gus anxiety lest 1t prove O brief re-
prieve, and that even O few days OF
peace might be unsasy ones.
Some British newspaper CORES.
pondents, representing opposition
newspapers, called Chamberlain
'Hitler's messenger boy" They pre-
dicted violent reaction In Great
Britain.
Chamberlain held his tongue 10
address the cabinet In London and
the British Parliament next week.
All he said as he left was one SEN
tence into German radio micro
phone:
Grateful For Welcome
II am exceedingly grateful to you
for the welcome which you gave
me In your country"
He looked somewhat fresher than
he had early this morning but he
showed clearly the strain he had
been under here.
The great hope for peace was Il,
the long talk which Chamberlain
and Hitler had during the night
They had at least given each other
q frank exposition Of views-or Eur.
ope might even ct this hour have
been lunged into q war whose as.
pect was almost too hideous to WIS.,
ualize.
Chamberlain and Hitler ended
their conference at 1880 q. m. to-
day, Chamberlain, who Is go, was al
most exhausted. Since he arrived
here Thursday he had been under
@ constant, terrific strain. He saw
himself standing alone between Eur
ope and war. That he did not know
even today which Il was to be was
shown by O brief exchange between
him and newspaper correspond
II am submitting certain propo-
sails to the Czech government,
Chamberlain said.
IFS the situation hopeless?" @
man In the crowd asked.
Situation Not Hopeless
I'VE can't say II is hopeless,
Chamberlain replied. ut depends on
them - the Czechoslovak govern.
ment."
It was believed that what Cham.
berlain's statement meant was thai
Hitler had demanded that Czecho.
slovak troops evacute the Sudetei
region promptly under method oi
procedure to DO agreed on In I'D.
vance.
German ofiicial quarters made II
plain that the proposals which
Chamberlain agreed TO submit K
Csechoslovakia represented the a.
nal "peace offer" - as Qermanl
called II - by Hitler.
Just before he began his Ana
talk with Chamberlain, Hitler hac
learned Of Czechoslovak mobiliza-
ton. This, Of course, was o compli-
cation. He told Chamberlain. Ger
mans said that Chamberlain him
self was greatly disturbed.
1t seemed a fair assumption that
the fact that Chamberlain and Hitler
had q long and apparently friendly
talk after this news was an augury
for good, however dangerous the sit-
uation might be = and undoubtedly
was-today.
German Force Not Yet
II seemed To me personally that
the result Of the talk was that
Germany would not use force TO oc.
cipy the sudeten area for the time
being at least, and that peace had
been saved for the moment.
British delegates declined 10 in.
terpret the uninformative public
pronouncements. But It was the
general belief here, as Chamberlain
prepared to face his cabinet coll
leagues in London, the British Par
lament and the British nation, that
the final result was something or q
climb down BY Hitler from his
previous position. IN other words.
though Chamberlain might have
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