Evening star., 1939-03-10

state last fall after September
settlement at Munich Which dis
membered the Czecho- Slopak re-
public. SloDdkia, 1Dl,ile possessing
her O1Dn internal administration,
has been under Prague's rule in
foreign relations and defense.
BY the Associated Press.
PRAGUE, Czecho- -Slovakia, March
10.-President Hacha dismissed the
Premier and two other ministers
of Slovakia today and sent Czech
troops into the autonomous terri
tory to check radical elements
demanding full independence from
the Prague government.
The family feud between the
provincial and central governments
had smouldered since the Slovaks
won autonomy after the Munich
partition last September. It famed
into the open last night in anti
Czech demonstrations at Bratislava,
Slovak capital.
There had been reports during the
last week that Slovak extremists
were advocating secession, including
one report that they had tried and
failed to win German backing.
Deny Tiso Appeals to Hitler.
Authorities here denied a report
broadcast by a Vienna radio sta
ton that Slovak Premier Joseph
Tiso, ousted suddenly this morning
by President Hacha. had protested
to Reichsfuehrer Hitler that his dis
missal was unconstitutional.
Tiso has been placed under police
supervision, and informed quarters
said it was impossible for him to
have communicated with the Ger
man Chancellor.
The two Slovak cabinet members
ousted with him. Economics Min
lister Jan Pruzsinski and Labor Min
lister Ferdinand Durchansky, also
were under police supervision, al
though none yet had been arrested
formally.
Andor Henke, German charge
d'affaires here, was reported to have
informed DR.. Frantisek Chvalkov-
sky, foreign minister of the fed
Grated government. that Germany
regarded the Slovak issue as purely
Czecho-S -Slovakia's domestic concern.
Martin Sokol. chairman of the
Slovak Parliament, reached Prague
from Bratislava and consulted i'm
mediately with Czecho-Slovak Pre-
mier Rudolf Beran and Karl Sidor,
Slovak representative in the central
government.
Josef Sivak New Premier.
Slovak affairs were carried on by
Minister Josef Terlansky pending
return OF the newly appointed
Premier, Josef Sivak, who was called
back from journey to Rome, where
he was going for the coronation of
Pope Plus XII.
Prague authorities said radicals
appeared to be gaining headway
with their demands for independ-
ence and that it was necessary to
dispatch troops and police into
Slovakia. The Prague government
spokesmen said they were bringing
the situation we'll under control.
Prof. Alois Tuka. leader of the
Slovak independence movement,
and Sano Mach, chief of the Slovak
propaganda service, were arrested.
Premier designate Sivak was ap-
pointed by the central government
in the belief he would promote the
objective of a central government
living at peace with the Slovaks.
Freedom Movement Charged.
An official statement early this
morning declared that during the
last few days the chief of the Slovak
propaganda Office, with the aid OF
unruly elements, took advantage OF
weakness of the Tiso government to
start a propaganda campaign d.
rected against unity of the Czecho-
Slovak republic, with the idea of an
independent Slovakia.
DR.. Hacha decided upon direct
action toward ending difficulties -
tween the two governments last
hight, after extended negotiations
failed to clarity the situation.
A presidential decree explained
there were no changes in the
Prague government, and that even
the Slovak representative in the
central government remained in
| Office.
Anti-Czech and anti-Jewish dem
onstrations were reported in Slovakia
last night. At Malacka the demon
strations were said to have developed
into attacks on Jewish shops. In
other Slovak cities they were con-
| fined to street displays.
Sidor had conferred during the
night with Czech leaders on the de-
tails Of demands for closer CO.
! (See SLOVAKIA, Page AID