Evening star., 1938-10-12
S[OVAKS SEEKING
HITLER MEDIATION
WITH HUNGAR|ANS
Only Hope Is to Convince
Budapest Demand Is Too
High, They Say.
ENVOY FLIES TO BERLIN
FROM FRONTIER PARLEY
Delegations Meet Again Today at
Komarom-Armies Massed
Along Border.

BACKGROUND
Hungary attempting to recoUer
from Csechs territory INHABITED by
its minority in Csechosloudkid, but
details on cession haze proved
more difficult than in cases of
Germany and Poland. German
troops hare completed occupation
OF all areas assigned to them by the
International Commission in Berlin.
BY the Associated Press.
KOMAROM, on the Czechoslovak-
Hungarian Border, Oct. 12.-Persons
close to the Slovak delegation in the
Komarom conference on the territorial
dispute between Hungary and Czecho-
slovakia said today that the Slovaks
had asked Adolf Hitler to mediate "in
this serious hour"
SloVakS said after meeting today of
the two delegations that they were so
widely apart that it did not appear
their differences could be bridged by
ordinary negotiation.
The only hope, they said, was that
some foreign. statesman could con-
vince the Hungarian government that
its demands were "sky high" and a
danger to European peace.
They believed that the Fuehrer of
Germany, already master of the Su-
detenland taken from Czechoslovakia,
was the only man who might so i'm
press the Hungarians.
For Airport or Territory.
Previously it had been reliably in
dicated that the Hungarians were ask
ing for some 5000 square miles of
Southern Slovakia and that the Slo-
vaks-to whom the Prague government
has delegated the Komarom negotia-
tions-were willing to cede only about
1000 square miles.
1t was reported that the Slovak
Minister Durtschansky, who is assist
ing the Slovak prime minister, DR..
Joseph Tiso, in the conference, flew
to Berlin this morning to seek Hitlers
mediation.
Slovak delegates argued that dis
astrous results might follow If the
Komarom conference broke down and
no way OF settlement could be found.
The two delegations met for nearly
three hours today, but it was under
stood little was accomplished because
the Slovaks were awaiting Durtschan-
sky's return with Hitlers answer. He
is expected tomorrow morning.
Armies Being Massed.
Meanwhile, armies of Czechoslo-
vakia and Hungary were massing
tens of thousands of impatient troops
along the frontier
The Hungarian Army moved an en-
tire corps of approximately 10000 men
into this frontier district.
Reinforced CZechoslovak troops kept
close watch on their side of the line.
Troops in Fighting Positions.
BUDAPEST, Oct. IL (R).-Czecho-
slovak and Hungarian troops estab-
lished fighting positions $50 feet apart
today, awaiting the outcome of dead
locked diplomatic negotiations on
Hungarian demands for Czechoslovak
territory.
The lines were established follow
ing yesterdays occupation of two
Czechoslovak frontier towns, Ipolysag
and Satoralja Ujhely, by the Hun
garian forces.
symbolic Overture"
The occupation was a symbolic
overture" Hungarians said, to recovery
of thousands of square miles from
Czechoslovakia.
CZechoslovak troops at Ipolysag
withdrew three-fourths of mile to
the north of the town and started at
once to dig trenches in potato fields
and surrounding forests.
Hungarian infantry followed suit,
establishing positions at close range.
Hungarian heavy artillery was in firing
position.
There was concern here that Czecho-
slovak soldiers, angered by territorial
tSee HUNGARY, Page A-5.)