Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-22

SnlngCOn POSC OnleQne Sudet-
skych NemcG". Dopis p. Ros-
nera byl otisknut We jmenova-
mem casopise IL. srpna a pro
zaj1mavost otiskujeme jej v o.
riginale.
SUDETEN GERMANS.
The letter from Johann Ru-
dolph Klinger published on Ju-
ly %, reminds one of the SUBJ
tie, whining Nazi propagan-
ola which began in the early
30s and became more abusive
and violent as the war drew
near.
How can any sane and in
telligent person defend the So
called "Sudeten' Germans,
mad ask that their present
plight be considered, when
practically the entire popula-
Ition of that border region be-
trayed the country which gave
them more freedom and better
livelihood than they could
have found anywhere else in
the world = including Germa-
ny. They wanted to be Ger
mans and not citizens of Cze-
choslovakia, so they were sent
to the country which they
longed for so much.
In spite of a greater proper
ton of schools, utilities, public
buildings and highways cou-
Istructed in the region occupied
Ethen by them, and the dispro-
portionate expenditures which
the Czechoslovak government
made for their benefit - far
beyond what was being done
for the population in the inte-
rior = they were not satisfied,
but exercised all means to
make their comparatively small
minority the masters of the
state. They had a large repre-
sentation in a democratic par
lament, and several ministers
with various portfolios in the
government.
In the United States. long be-
fore the war, Nazi propagan-
dists were endeavoring to prove
there were 80 million Germans
or people of German descent
and, therefore, that this coun-
try should be predominantly
German. Their "Sudeten' Ger
man and other groups were
scheming and conniving for
the overthrow of the Czecho-
slovak government, and paving
the way for the Nazi machine
to start rolling long before the
war began.
Ringers claim that Great
Britain and France consented
to the "Sudeten" region becom-
ling a part of Germany, after
Runciman's inquiry into the 81
tuation. is erroneous. The fact
is that a few misled statesmen
who were at the heads of the
respective governments at that
time, were overly anxious to
pacify Germany then, only be-
cause their nations were not
sufficiently prepared and were
willing to sacrifice less Ito the
detriment of Czechoslovakia)
rather than to suffer a great
loss. But none of them, | am
sure, expected the Nazis to go
as far as they did. Runciman,
of course, dealt only with the
tGerman politicians in that re-
oion, from whom he obtained
his report and OFFICIAL" view
point, rather than with the of
ficials of the government at
Prague.
The Germans from the Gee
choslovak border region - So
called "Sudeten" = have now
what they always wanted.
They were not happy in a de-
mocratic state, with freedom
and equality for all, so they
were sent to their homeland,
which they longed for, and
where they can cause no harm.
The situation they are con-
fronted with now is nothing by
far what they caused the Gee
choslovak people to go through
and to suffer during seven
dreadful long years of terror
and oppression when such
large numbers of men, women
and children were murdered
in cold blood.
FRANK j. ROSNER.
Former Secretary, American
Czechoslovak Chamber of
Commerce.
Greenbelt, Md.