Evening star., 1938-10-01
Prague Eliminates
Invasion Threat
by Yielding.

DUFF COOPER RESIGNS Cham
berlain cabinet over foreign
policy. Page Al
REICH TAKING OVER Sudeten-
land as Czechoslovak forces
retreat. Page Al
CZECHS ACCEPT Poles demand
for cession of Teschen area,
Page Al
10000 REICH TROOPS pour
across frontier into Czecho-
Slovakla. Page Al
BRITAIN TAKES STEPS for de-
mobilization OF Europe's armies
to permit general settlement to
be reached. Page Al
HUNGARIANS EXPRESS HOPES
for common border with Po-
land as result of desired
territorial cession by Czecho-
slovakia. Page Az
FRANCE, JUBILANT, RETURNS
to normal peacetime life, but
statesmen keep wary eyes to
the future. Page Al
By the Associated Press.
WARSAW. Oct. 1-Czechoslovakia
accepted Poland's territorial demands
in full today, thereby averting q
threatened invasion.
Under terms of the demands the
part of the city of Teschen on the
Czechoslovak side of the border will
be transferred to Poland before pm.
tomorrow e am. E. S. T).
Within 10 days Czechoslovakia will
transfer to Poland the remainder Q
the Teschen district and the entire
district of Freistadt.
Matters of other territories and
plebiscites will be settled in direct
negotiations between Poland and
Czechoslovakia.
POLES to Be Freed From Army.
Czechoslovakia also agreed to release
Immediately all persons of Polish ma
tionality from the Czechosloyak army
and to free all Poles imprisoned for
political reasons.
government communique an
nouncing the settlement stated that
the Polish government meets with
great JOY the news of the conclusion
OF T. painful quarrel between the two
nations and settlement correspond
ing to the peaceful intentions Of
! Poland"
Czechoslovakia. after asking and re-
ceiving one-hour extension on the
time limit set by Poland, sent her ac-
ceptance in reply to Warsaw'sr final"
note.
News Of the Czechoslovak acceptance
caused spontaneous celebration in
| Warsaw.
Polish flags blossomed on nearly all
buildings few minutes after the news
was broadcast at 2 pm. e am, E. S.
ID and newspaper extras were soon
on the streets.
Poles Express Satisfaction.
Poles expressed particular satisfac-
ton because, they said, Poland not
only had gained her demands, but had
done so without the aid of an interna-
tlonal conference. Previously they had
stressed that Poland was acting in
dependently Of the Munich Confer
ence, which agreed on the dismember-
ment of Czechoslovakia at Germany's
behest.
People on the streets hugsed one
another for JOY. A huge mass meeting
was arranged to be held in the Pill
sudskl Square in the heart of the city.
where an enormous map of the area to
be acquired already was on exhibition.
At Teschen the news of acceptance
by Czechoslovakia of Polands demands
also caused wide rejoicing.
Huge crowds gathered on each side
OF the Olsa River which divides the
town between Poland and Czechoslo-
Vakla and cheered loudly. Polish rail.
way men crossed to the Czechoslovak
side and began repairing the track that
mad been torn up. When they re-
turned they brought with them the
stone that had marked the frontier.
The stone was set up in the middle
OF the market place.
The note, delivered in Prague t,st
before midnight, was understood to
nave set noon today C. am. E. s.Tl
as the deadline for fulfilling lust" de-
manos Tor Teschen Silesia, an area Of
772 square miles inhabited by most
OF C7echoslovakia's 100000 Poles.
Poland's Three Points.
The official government orpan 70.
zeta Polska, made public three points
which it said determined Poland,s ac-
ton IN forwarding the cateeoric de.
mand to Prague:
l. Poland cannot tolerate any
longer the shedding of Polish blood
in the area"
z Poland does not recognize the
separation Of Europe into countries Of
second and third classes, and especially
viii never permit Poland to be treated
as q second-class country"
3. Since Poland was not invited
70 tne Munich conference (at which
french, Italian and British statesmen
agreed to accede to Adolf Hitler's
demands that four districts of Czecho-
sloVakia's Sudeten German territory
be granted Germany, Poland cannot
be bound by decisions Of that con-
ference"
new series Of incidents was re.
ported today on the Polish Czecho-
slovak frontier by the semi-ofncial
Polish telegraph agency.
The agency also issued q COM
munique saying the Polish govern
ment was Obliged to draw the con-
sequences and place responsibility on
the Czechoslovak side"
| Posters appeared in streets Of the
Polish part of Teschen. . city which
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