Evening star., 1938-08-28
BRITISH WARNING
FOUND PEACE AID
Czechs Heartened, but Feel
Threat Is Not Past in
Central Europe.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PRAHA, Aug. 27.-Csechoslovaks
breathed easier tonight in the belief
that long strides toward peace had
been taken by Czech concessions here
and Great Britains implied warning
to Germany against making war.
Not even the most optimistic in this
imperturbable capital, however. be-
lieved the threat to Central Elrope's
precarious peace was past.
But there was q general feeling that
Great Britain, by her new manifesto
tion Of interest in the fate of Csecho-
slovakia, had put . powerful force on
the side Of peaceful adjustment Of
this governments issue with It's Su-
deten German minority.
The word which was missing m
the critical days Of 1914 has been
spoken" said one newspaper. "Twen-
ty-four years ago the attitude Of
Great Britain toward continental con-
fiict was unknown. Now there is
clarity on that point"
Prepared for September.
An ofncial government statement
said the government and the people
were we'll prepared for . critical
September
The statement declared that be-
cause Of the good will the govern
ment had shown in negotiations with
Sudeten Germans it "enters the fate
full week before the Nuremberg Nazi
party congress (Which begins Sep
tember 81 with \ good conscience"
|. Sudeten German party circles crit
icized in their ofhcial party organ the
address Of Sir John Simon at LAnark,
Scotland. today. As. having failed to
blame the Csechoslovak government
for delay in negotia tions" for settle
ment Of the minority dispute.
Czechoslovaks, however, professed to
see little indication Of good will on
0ermany's part.
New Proposals Next Week.
Government quarters expressed be-
lief they had made their gesture Of
concessions in new proposals to be
submitted to Sudeten German leaders
next week.
VHcount Runciman, unofhcial Brit
ish mediator between the government
and the 3.500,00 Sudeten Germans
who have the Nazi's self-styled pro
lection" apparently was preparing
more energetic mediation In the bitter
issue.
P.T. A. Ashton g watkin, one Of his
aides. returning from talks in London
with BRITISH cabinet ministers, stepped
from his airplane and hastened to
Lord Runciman's headquarters in the
Alcron Hotel.
Speech Pieases France.
PARIS, Aug n OP).-The foreign
ministry tonight termed Sir John
Simons speech calling for peaceful
settlement Of the German Czechoslo-
wax quarrel very satisfactory" to
France
The ministry's spokesman disclosed
eral stafi had been consulted by the
foreign ministry concerning rlmors
Germany would attempt = coup in
Czechoslovakia this week end
General stan sources said such re-
ports were absurd" and that reports
from French agents indicated mo
such eventuality'
Urges Public Remain Calm.
In a conference with French news
papermen the foreign ministry spokes-
man urged the press to call for the
public to remain calm.
A quieting influence in Frances do
mestic situation came with . pledge
to Premier Edouard Daladier of sup
port from the Peoples Front and
through the settlement of the long.
bothersome Marseille dock workers
strike.
The Leftist party's deputies issued
. statement saying in effect they
would tolerate M. Daladier's proposal
for q 44-hour week In defense indus
tries provided the 40-hour law was
left on the statute books.
The Marseille stevedores accepted .
government decree which put to An
end the strikes which had kept the
docks there idle the past several week
ends.
Simon Speech Praised.
The foreign ministry spokesman
pointed out that Simons speech at
LAnark today. the main points Of
which had been communicated in ad-
vance to the French Embassy In Lon
don. presented Britain's position
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The spokesman expressed concern
over press reports Germany had told
Moscow, Belgrade and Bucharest that
any German pressure in forcing set
tlement Of the German Czech issue
should not be interpreted as agrees
| sion
Reports Of such representations were
completely without confirmation.