THE CHINA-MAIL, MARCH 16, 1938.
Czecho-Slovakian
German Minority
Restive
Prague, To-day.
39.
"We most solemnly declare that we have decided to fight together for our political rights, cultur- al freedom and economic and social security,' declared M. Frank, speaking for the Sudetan German minority party in the Czecho- Slovakian Parliament yesterday.
M. Frank declared that "our movement has always felt itself a movement fighting against the fate which befell our people in 1918-1919. The Sudetan, Germans are now roused and have a desire for life.
"Instead of granting the Sude- tan: Germans their just rights, the Czech Government is practis- ing a policy of making national and political relations more “un- tenable and more strained.
DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST CHAMBERLAIN
"We declare with all solemnity that we will not accept the goal: of the Czecho-Slovakia state, nor will we content ourselves with the
London, To-day. declaration of February 18, Further Communist demonstra- 1937" (by which the Govern-tions took place, outside the Houses ment offered the Sudetan Ger- of Parliament after the conclusion mans certain privileges)-Ren-[of the House of Commons debate. ter.
Demonstrators took up posi- Herr Frank, in his Parliament tions on both side of the exit when speech, stated: "Instead of getting Members were leaving and in uni- excited about what is happening to son demanded that Chamberlain the German groups beyond its should resign.
frontiers, the Czecho-Slovakian Mounted police however, timme- Government should take the initia-diately dispersed the demonstrators. tive in creating conditions that -Trans-Ocean. will no longer give rise to justified
complaints and grievances."- Trans-Ocean.
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London, To-day. Sensational reports published in London regarding the situation in Barcelona, are denied by the delegate of the Catalan Government in London. He said he had just telephonec continue, as he had now reached Barcelona, and the Catalan Gov-high mountains and normal com emment stated it did not contem- munications between Catalonia and plate and had never considered the rest of Spain were in no w separate peace with the insur endangered.
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