Evening star., 1938-08-29
ENCLAND'SENVOY
REPORTS ON REICH
Cabinet Action Tomorrow
Hinges Upon Nature of
Henderson's Data.
~ the Associated Press.

Berlin's present attitude and inten-
tions in the increasingly dangerous
Czechoslovak minorities dispute.
The Ambassadors sudden return to
London and summons to cabinet
ministers to meet here Tuesday were
among the foremost in the creScendo
of events over the week end.
Chief of these events was the British
governments warning, voiced by Sir
John Simon, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, Saturday. that Britain might
not be able to hold aloof from, war in
Central Europe
Mr.. Chamberlain returned to Lon
don from the country to confer with
his colleagues and diplomats on the
question which is disturbing all Eu-
rope-whether Germany is preparing
to make war on Czechoslovakia.
The Prime Minister smiled conf
IDENTITY at crowds which cheered him
on. his way to Downing street, but the
activity in government Offices showed
the anxiety with which the govern
ment viewed the Central European
situation
The foreign secretary, Viscount
Halifax, called Jan Masaryk, Czecho-
slovak Minister to London to the for
eign office after Henderson had ar
rived there to report.
Makes Report Today.
The tone Of Sir Nevilles reports TO-
day to the Prime Minister, to VScount
Halifax, the foreign secretary, and to
~ yNhy at, ,f
exehequer, may determine whether the
cabinet ministers tomorrow shall de-
eide some action is necessary.
officials in Berlin privately already
have shown dislike for Sir Johns
speech on Saturday. warning that
conflict might be limited at the start
but could spread like fire in high
wind.
Berlin disliked equally foreign
Office statement, appealing to all
quarters" to avoid anything which
might ''heighten the tension Ger
man political circles saw this as a
spur to Czechoslovakia to resist her
Sudeten German minority's demands
for autonomy.
Should Sir Neville report that he be-
lieses Chancellor Hitler is preparing
for a quick war to aid the 3,5O0000
Sudeten Germans in his self-assumed
role of protector of Germans every
where, political commentators Eere
thought the cabinet likely would
authorize a new. sharp warning.
The cabinet might make plain in
that event, some predicted, that
Britain would fight
But if Sir Neville thinks that War is
not in prospect, said the commentators,
Premier Chamberlain might send only
a personal message to the German
Fuehrer asking him to preserve peace.
Mediation Pursued.
The British government, mean
while, pursued its mediation efforts
IN Czechoslovakia itself through Wis
count Runciman, who talked for two
hours on Sunday with the Sudeten
leader, Konrad Henlein.
Jscount Runciman first saw Frank
Astlton-Gwatkin, economics expert on
the British Mediation Mission who
was fresh from consultations here last
week.
Whether Henlein and Runciman
approached any understanding was
not known publicly, but the Czecho-
elovak government which already has
served notice it will fight if necessary
to defend itself Indicated its newest
concessions were on a take-it-or-
leave-it basis.
Full details were not announced,
but apparently the offer to the ST.
deten Germans was for system of
dividing the republic into cantons for
the respective minorities
The Sudeten German party leaders
etudied this proposed set-up to de-
tefmine whether it promised suf-
ficient degree of self-rule, but ex-
tremists among them were adamant
In a demand for outright union with
Germany
They had from what they regard as
their fatherland message of cheer
delivered in speech at Stuttgart Sum-
day by Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy
In Nazi party affairs, who said:
THE German people look on Ger
man comrades in CZechoslovakia with
deepest sympathy because of their
sufferings. You know in Sudetenland
that We are standing by you with
warm hearts
Added Shows of Strength.
TO the words of the diplomats in
Britain, Germany and France the
latter bound by treaty to aid Czecho-
elovakia against aggression. there were
added shows Of real military strength
Germany will have 100000 men
under arms next week in gigantic
autumn maneuvers for which cur
rent army war games have been a
prelude. For the first time since the
World War reserve units will Join in
the maneuvers.
Most of Britans home army was
ordered into war games in half dozen
sectors, to test new techniques with
mechanized equipment Officials
however, emphasized they were sched-
uled long before the present grave Sit
uation arose
The British fleet on September
Is scheduled to turn to maneuvers in
the North Sea, where the fleet took
II,
These maneuvers too, we're announced
as, regularly scheduled.
France on Tuesday sends 10000
troops to Besancon, near the German
and Swiss borders. for four days of
war games. The French cabinet met
today and on TUESDAY was to continue
planning for an end to the 4O-hour
work week, to permit longer hours
to speed production in war industries.
Meanwhile. there may be two weeks
OF waiting before Germany's intentions
will be known publicly.
Diplomatic circles here expected
Chancellor Hitler to answer British
warnings in speech on foreign policy
during the Nazl party's annual rally
in Nuremberg, which opens September
6-the same day the British fleet is
70 steam to North Sea bases.