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Munich agreement, they authorized
Germany to take immediate posses
sion of the socalled four zones Of
the Sudeten German regions of
Czechoslovakia, and were then pre-
pared to abandon a fifth zone to
Germany when an international COM
mission for the adjustment of borders
had stipulated how far the Germans
might 60. But Hitler was impatient.
He couldn't wait. He told the COM
mission that it needn't bother about
little detail like that; he would take
care of it, and having threatened
the commission into inactivity he
on Monday of this week occupied
also the fifth zone To date, Hitler
has taken about one fifth of Czecho-
slovakian territory. And-he isn't
through yet.
Stung to the quick by the humilia-
ton of superior foes and the abject
betrayal of friends and allies, Edouard
Benes resigned from the post of pres
ident of Czechoslovakia; he felt that
his continued incumbency would be
an obstacle to the development of the
friendly relations which now as a
matter of unavoidable necessity must
be established between his country
and Germany.
More Sacrifices.
The mutilation of Czechoslovakia
has not yet been completed. Ger
many will insist on more territory
as the result of plebiscites announced
for some time in November. In Ber-
lin it is limited that these plebiscites
may not take place, at all; should
Hitler come to the conclusion that
they are not necessary, he will find
way by which they can be called
off.
Poland already has occupied the
Teschen area of Czechoslovakia, and
Hungary is beginning to take its own
particular part of the spoils No one
helps the defenseless country, and
for the Prague government to attempt
resistance would be tantamount to
complete national suicide.
yielding TO DlctatOrS.
Great Britain and France are gen.
orally described as the two mightiest
democracies of Europe. They are
now playing second fiddle in the Euro
pean concert; Germany has manned
the first.
Not only did Germany humiliate
Great Britain and France by OBJ
tanning their consent to the dismem-
berment of Czechoslovakia, but the
Hitler government, in conjunction
with Mussolini's in Italy, made the
democracies yield still further.
1t may be recalled that in April
of this year a friendship treaty be-
tween Great Britain and Italy was
signed, with the understanding that
it was not to become effective until
Italy withdrew her troops from Cen
eral Francois armies in Spain. Mus
solini is now said to have begun that
withdrawal, and Great Britain and
France in return are preparing to take
the last step toward recognizing con-
quered Ethiopia as a rightfully &C
quired Italian colony.
Alliances Destroyed.
The withdrawal of Italian troops
from Spain-so far, only about 10000
of between $4,000 and 10000 are in
volved!-and the Anglo-French rec
ognition of Ethiopia, to be accom-
plished within a few days, constitute
new triumphS for the Hitler-Cham-
berlain combination. But other things
have been gained, too, for this team.
BY refusing to invite Soviet Russia
to the conference at Munich Hitler,
aided by his foreign henchmen, sue
ceeded in isolating Moscow from par
ticipation in general European affairs;
the alliance between Russia and
France has been practically severed
and that was one of Hitler's pet OBJ
jectives; the alliance between Russia