Evening star., 1938-09-27

of the threatening war without losing
prestige.
No Triple Front Expected.
Responsible political quarters today
discredited the British French Russia
stand supporting Czechoslovakia.
These circles, declared a London
statement, that Britain and Soviet
Russia would Join France to help
Czechoslovakia in case Of German In
vasion did not come from authorita-
tive, ofncial circles"
IT France feels obliged to come to
the aid OF Czechoslovakia on the oc-
casion Of German attempt to force
Czechoslovakia to live up to its prom
ise, then this obligation is dissolved
through the Czech break Of word"
they said, referring to Czechoslovakia's S
earlier promise to cede certain Sudeten
areas to Germany.
Czechoslovakia stood under the
threat, expressed yesterday in Chan
cellof Hitlers address to the world,
that If the neighboring republic does
not give Germany the territory Hitler
has marked IS Sudetenland before
October l. he would act.
Resembling in makeup the days Of
1914 before the World War. German
newspapers today uniformly charged to
President Benes Of Czechoslovakia the
blame for whatever may be Europe's
fate.
Chancellor Hitler's own mouthpiece,
the Voelkischer Beobachter. in heavy
red type hammered I'VE Are Resolved!'
An editorial titled THE Last Word"
drew the conclusion, The Fuehrer's
speech actually was the last word
spoken by Germany in this conflict"
"Heute schluss machen! Heute
schluss machen!'-"Settle it todayl
Settle 1t today!"-25,00O loyal Nazis
cried out as Hitler expressed his de-
termination to settle the Sudeten issue
once and for all, branded President
Eduard Benes . liar, and shouted: Il
have made an offer to Mr.. Benes. It
is nothing else than realization Of what
he himself has already conceded. He
now holds in his hand peace or war"
Action Not Stated, However.
The Fuehrer, however, did not state
how he would act should the Czecho-
slovaks not submit to partition in ac-
cordance with his final" proposals.
But extended praise of Germany's
armed might, as one which the world
will respect whenever it makes its ap-
pearance," could have only one pur-
pose-to strike fear Of the German
Army into the Czechs.
Hitler boasted of "the best anti-air-
craft equipment and best anti-tank
equipment" in the whole world and
of an air force that will protect the
German people against all attack"
Nov we confront the last problem
which must and will be solved" he
continued, as millions listened at
tentively for . clue to his intentions
in the wearing crisis.
About Czechoslovakia he asserted:
This Is the last territorial demand I
have to make in Europe, but it is a
demand on which I will not yield"
The statement occasloned much dis
cussion in political quarters, in which
it was recalled that Germany long
has felt "drang mach osten''-urge
to the east. They wondered about
other Germans outside the Reich
whom Hitler has said he would protect
the Free City of Danzig, for example,
or Memel.
Czechoslovakia, Hitler said, owed its
existence to some foolish or crazy
statesmen under the slogan Of SELF
determination He expressed SYM
pathy for "the fate Of Hungarians,
Slovaks, Poles and Ukrainians," but
added, II am the speaker only for the
fate Of my Germans"
The Reichsfuehrer did not make the
slightest reference to dramatic peace