Evening star., 1943-04-13
Hurban Suggests
Barring Germany
From Peace Talks
Women's Democratic
Club Hears Talk by
Czech Minister
Bv Gretchen Smith.

Elimination of Germany from the
peace table following a victory by
the United Nations was advocated
by vladimir Hurban, Minister from
Czechoslovakia, yesterday.
Speaking before members OF the
Woman's National Democratic Club
at a luncheon meeting, the Minister,
who has recently returned from
England, where he conferred with
President Benes, head of the Czecho-
slovakian government in exile, de-
clared that Germany should have no
voice in the plans for peace follow
ing the war.
Germany has to be treated after
Allied victory as a person who ran
amok," the Minister declared. ''Un-
til she is cured, she has to be kept
under severe observance"
Mr.. Hurban placed the blame Of
the world conflagration not only
upon Hitler and the military party
of Germany, but upon the German
people themselves.
All Nation Responsible.
Posing the question Are only Hit
ler and his henchmen responsible
for the atrocious deeds which the
Germans committed, or are they the
approved leaders of the overwhelm-
ing majority of the German peo-
ple," the speaker said, I'VE, the
Czechoslovaks and all the rest OF
the occupied nations, know the
answer The German generals were
and are killing our noncombatant
people by the thousands. The Ger
man professors, even those IN
Czechoslovakia who were paid by
us through 20 years of our indie
pendent life, were instrumental IN
annihilating our universities. The
German businessmen grabbed every
thing and the rank and file OF the
German common people executed
promptly and with great pleasure
the most inhuman orders Of their
commanders, military or civilian"
he continued.
"It is impossible for the sake OF
the future to leave all these deeds
unpunished," he asserted. TO what
extent punishment should be meted
out can be solved later, but for quite
a long period the German people
have to be made conscious OF their
criminality. During this period
Germany cannot be taken into con-
sideration in arranging the future
status of Central and Southeastern
Europe
Urges Co. operation With Poles.
Closer collaboration between Po-
land and Czechoslovakla will be
essential to European peace, follow
ing cessation of hostilities, the Min
lister added.
The two governments consider 1t
imperative to declare solemnly even
now that Poland and Czechoslo-
vakia are determined on the con-
clusion of this war to enter as in
dependent and sovereign states into
closer political and economic asso-
Citations which would become the
basis of a new order in Central Eu-
rope and a guaranty of its stability"
he declared.
The Czechoslovakian Minister
paid high tribute to the spirit OF
the British people in an anecdote
he recalled concerning his recent
visit to England. He told how dur
ing severe AFRAID in which sew
eral children were killed, he saw
queue of men and women patiently
waiting to buy something.
Were Seeking Pet Food.
"They did not go into the shell
ters," he said. land I was curious
to know what they we're buying
under such risks To my surprise
I saw big poster which read,
Foods for Cats and Dogs I can
not express better the spirit of the
British people and this spirit will
hold out until the final victory" he
concluded.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Wayne Chatfield- Taylor. Honor
guests included Nine. Hurban, Nine.
Constantin Fotich, wife of the Am
bassador of Yugoslavia; DR.. Vladi-
mir Palic, First Secretary of the
Czechoslovakian Legation, and Nine.
Palic; Sonora de Michels, wife
of the Ambassador of Chile; Sonora
Felipe Munilla, wife of the Military
and Air Attache of the Cuban En-
hassy; Mrs. Wiley Rutledge and
Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs Paul V.
McNutt, first vice president of the
club, presided in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Curtis Shears,