Evening star., 1938-09-07
Hitler
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convey to Hitler that Britain would
regard as serious any Sudeten refusal
TO negotiate. Foreign Secretary Wis.,
count Halifax now is studying an alb
stract OF the offers. the nature OF
which was not disclosed here.
The spokesman said 1T is hoped
here that both sides will get together
and examine them in a spirit of good
will"
He denied there was any official in
splratlon for. or agreement with. a
suggestion advanced in q Times edi-
torial that Czechoslovakia might find
that the best way to preserve the state
would be to permit the Sudeten regions
TO secede and join the Reich.
The German foreign minister, Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop. is believed not
10 nave told Hitler of the full gravity
OF the message Sir Neville brought
from conferences with the cabinet in
London last week.
Vop Ribbentrop, informants here
said, did not at once tell Hitler of his
conversations with Sir Neville because
he professed to believe Britain was
bluf1lng.
Disclosure Not Being Made.
A spokesman in close touch with
the situation added that I'VE are not
disclosing what Won Ribbentrop told
Sir Neville before the German foreign
minister went to Berchtesgaden for
Hltler's talk with Konrad Henlein.
tne Suoeten German party leader.
One usually informed diplomatic
quarter said he had basis for beliey-
ing the German foreign minister was
using chiefly pro-German and anti
Czech reactions Of isolated sections of
British opinion in interpreting the
English attitude to his superior.
TheHfore, diplomatic sources here
reasoned, unless Sir Neville gets a
chance personally to speak to Hitler
OF the situation the German chan
cellor may make his final and DOS
sibly most important speech of the
Nurnberg rally, September -, in the
belief Britain would not interfere with
force to block his aims toward Czecho-
slovakia and the 3,5O0,OO0 Sudeten
German minority there
Conjecture on Advice.
While there naturally was no Of
hclal confirmation or denial, either
mere or in Berlin, diplomatic sources
IN London say Won Ribbentrop is be-
lleved to have advised Hitler some.
thing along this line:
That the Sudeten Germans should
invite Germans to occupy their ter
rltory to preserve order, and that this
action could be effected within two
or three days before the French or
Russians Czech allies) could give ef-
fective aid to Praha.
Hitler then could call a halt an
nounce he had fulfilled the wishes of
the Sudeten people and had no in
tention of attacking the Czechs or
OF breaking world peace.
BY this procedure, reliable people
mere reason, he would be able to
stigmatize foreign aid for the Czechs
as aggression
britaln's natural anxiety in this
SITUATION was said to have been az
sravated by insistent reports officially
unconf1rmed-that Won Ribbentrop
actually told Sir Neville that German
troops would cross Czech frontiers
should Britain give an impression
Germany was being encircled.
French Pressing Halifax.
There were definite indications the
French were pressing Viscount Hall
TAX, foreig gn secretary, to risk having
the Ambassador see Hitler. and
strengthen his representations. No
Official confirmation was available
however,
Both the British and French were