Evening star., 1939-03-14

detenland, March IA P.-De-
y tachmentS of German artillery
and cavalry and searchlight bat
teries with full field equipment
left Leitmaritz at pm. (noon,
E S. T) today, moving in the
\ direction of Liboch, on the Czech
herman border.
By the Associated Press.
PRAGUE, March 14.-The Czecho-
Sloyak federal state was formally
dissolved by its government today
five and half months after its
first dismemberment at Munich
with one foreign army already in
vading its soil and another threat
ening to march in.
1t collapsed after Slovakia,
guided by Adolf Hitler, declared its
independence. Thus ended the re-
public envisioned during the World
War by President Woodrow Wilson
and created at the Versailles peace
conference.
Hungarian troops marched
through the Carpathian valleys of
the country's easternmost region
and the Hungarian government gave
Prague until 3 pm. tomorrow g
am, E. S. T) to get Czech troops
out of Carpatho-U Ukraine.
Germany's overwhelming army
was declared to be waiting outside
the frontiers drawn by the Munich
accord for an order to enter If
need be.
Fears were expressed in official
circles that the republic might yet
become a battle-ground If Hitler
chooses to challenge Hungarys ef-
fort to annex Carpatho- Ukraine
Hacha Goes to Berlin.
President Emil Hacha, accom-
Ipanied by Foreign Minister Fran
hisek Chvalkovsky, left by train for
Berlin to confer with the German
Chancellor-more than ever master
Of Central Europe.
It was stated that the Czech lead
erS had sent request to Berlin
thai they be received by Hitler.
R4fore their departure informants
close to the Czecho government said
Hitler had made four requests of
Prague:
/. That it offer no obstruction to
Sloval: independence; 2. That Bo-
hemia- Moravia form customs and
monetary union with Germany; 3.
Complete disarmament of Czecho-
Slovak military forces; 4. Introduc-
ton of Germany's Nuremberg racial
(anti-JeWish) laws.
It was in a 90-minute conference
with DR.. Joseph Tiso. now Premier
of Slovakia. that Hitler last night
engineered the Slovak secession and
creation of Europe's newest nation.
Can Associated Press dispatch
from Berlin said Slovakia's proc
lamation of independence and
forthcoming conference between
Hitler and the Czech President
had brought halt in Germany's
measures for solving" the
Czecho-Slovak problem-by arms
or otherwise.
(Observers In the Sudeten bor-
derland where Germanys troops
are concentrated near the Czech
frontier noted perceptlble
lessening of military activity late
In the afternoon.
Motorized Equipment Called Back.
cat Leitmeritz army trucks and
other equipment rushed from
Berlin army headquarters toward
main frontier roads disappeared.
Heavy artillery and anti-aircraft
equipment taken toward the
border in the last two nights
apparently had been Withdrawn.
(However, big army parade
scheduled for Vienna tomorrow
in celebration of the first ami
yersary of union of Austria and
Germany remained uncanceled.
EARLIER the German govern
ment was said by Wilhelmstrasse
spokesman to regard the sltua-
tion as so "unbearable' that
Hitler had determined to bring
about a clarifcation within "a
hours) ;o
Collapse Of the federal union
through the Slovak declaration OF
;ndenendence at Batislava was hrst
to this Czech capltal at
pm. uod for tho
= magnitude of the shock, but tney
rece;ved the news calmly and with
resignation.
ANXIETY quickly spread among
Jewish inhabitants and German
emieres whose first thoughts were
to flee If possible. (There are ABOUT
21,OoO Jews in Bohemia -Moravlao
Hundreds of persons rushed to
foreign consulates seeking visas.
The official announcement OF the
federal dissolution called on CzechS
to observe discipline ana Try 10
understand the situation.
Reorganizing Not Clear.
How the Czechs would reorgan-
lie Bohemia and Moravia was not
clear.
1--WE worked together 20 years with
the Slovaks and certainly not to
the detriment of the Slovaks," the
government announcement said.
"That is attested to by flourish
ing cities and towns in Slovakia.
1.-THE state federation is dissolved.
"This act leaves every Czech
without enmity or hate. We wish
them the Slovaks) happy future.
THE new situation also changes
matters in Prague. The govern
ment will take the necessary steps
called for by the new situation"
The announcement ended with a
(See PRAGUE, Page A-3J