Evening star., 1945-09-06
Letters to The Star
Disagrees With DR.. Kein's Views
About Czechoslovakia
To the Editor Of The Star:

IcSEOIlucIlt, OuGluicu III series OF
articles the situation in Czechoslovakia
in very objective and even critical way
I think that Mr.. Henry should be con-
graduated for his effort to bring to us
clear picture Of what is happening in
Europe today. OF course, not every one
will subscribe to his views-for the SIM
Pile reason that not every one grasped
the meaning of the great political and
social changes brought about by the
World War II.
DR.. Franz Klein of New Rochelle, N. Y,
whose letter was published in your news
paper on August 27, seems to At In the
category of people to whom I refer. He
was very indignant about the fact re-
ported by Mr.. Henry that the ill-advised
Sudeten-G Germans will be returned to
their "Vaterland" for which they always
had a strong inclination. Dr. Klein, as
many other persons, want to forget all
German crimes. They would forget all
about the murder of Lidice, where de-
tachment Of IS men recruited among
the native Germans Of Bohemia and
Moravia" as he calls them, committed
a crime which will stand forever as a
monument to Nad bestiality. He also
would forget that after the death of
Reinhardt Heydrich, the Hangman, it
was the leader of these Sudeten-Ger-
mans Karl Hermann Frank, who ordered
mass executions of entire Czech families.
He also forgets that 1t was the same
Karl Hermann Frank who as early as
November, 1899, ordered the murder or
removal to concentration camps of
thousands Of Czech students, and closed
all institutions OF higher education for
the sole purpose to provide living space"
for his Sudeten-and other Germans.
But DR.. Klein's assertions are ridicu-
lous, as for instance his claim that
Sudeten Germans and Hungarians "en-
joyed the status accorded to Negroes" IN
the United States. According to him,
President Benes was renominated by a
few dozen refugees. We know, however
that the abdication in October, 1898,
was forced upon him by the Germans
and that every Czechoslovak patriot
considered him as the only legally elected
President Of Czechoslovakia. This con-
viction was confirmed by the Czecho-
slovak population when DR.. Benes re-
turned to his country in May last and
was welcomed enthusiastically by great
crowds of people wherever he stopped
during his long journey from Eastern
Slovakia to Prague. Furthermore, DR..
Benes was recognized by all the Allied
governments, including that of the
United States
DR.. Klein's facts" about the depend
ency of Czechoslovakia are plain un-
truths. Carpatho- Ukraine was not taken
by the Soviets. 1t was ceded voluntarily
by Czechoslovakia, because by language
and culture 1t belonged to the Ukraine.
The soviets did not let the Poles occupy
the Teschen district. That part of the dis
trict which belonged to Czechoslovakia
before 1888 has been placed under the
Czechoslovak administration. The Rus
slams did not give autonomy to Slovakia.
The Czechs and the Slovaks freely de-
c1ded this issue and a freely elected
Parliament will work out the final form
OF administration. FRANCIS MAY,
President of the Czech-American Ma.
tional Alliance, Washington Branch.
Asks About After September 8?
To the Editor Of The Star:
Is 1t out of line to ask that the De-
partment Of Health, or whoever is in
charge of the campaign against rabies
to tell us what they intend to do after
September 8, when all dogs are supposed
to have been innoculated against rabies?
I hear that rabies is almost obliter-
ated. Is it also the purpose to obliterate
our dogs, and if so, by what authority?
Keeping dogs continuously on leash will
mean the obliteration of most high
spirited dogs.
II some one has the idea that he is
going to eliminate all dogs or restrict
the liberties of people who own them
under pretty thin excuse of health.
let's get the fact out in the open and
have our representatives see what they
can do for mans best friend" who
happens also to be the best friend of
many little boy or girl FAIR PLAY.
Pump Primins Again Deplored
To the Editor Of The Star:
All the radical New Dealers are united
behind a spending program which, If
enacted, surely will bring an end to
our free enterprise system. The Wagner
Murray employment bill will be
used as lever to force the Government
to take over and operate the idle war
plants in competition with free industry.
Industry will be taxed to support the
program. The minimum wage bill ad-
vocated, requiring a minimum wage of
IS cents an hour, would be effective in
preventing small businesses from ever
starting. And the proposal to pay $25
week in unemployment benefits for
26 weeks surely would encourage work.
ers to take frequent six-month vacations
rather than to earn honest ivings.
All these bills, apparently, are based
on the old pump-priming idea that II
the Government spends enough money,
this will raise the national income to
the point where the budget can be bal
anced by the increased tax revenue
produced. But the recent war exploded
that theory. If the war figures are
analyzed they will show that the Gov
ernment spent roughly 90 billions year;
the national income rose about 80 bill
lions and the tax revenues increased 80
billions. The Government has to spend
roughly three dollars to obtain one
dollar in additional tax revenue. What
answer do the pump primers have to
this? HENRY G. PARKER.