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We....carried over 70,000 passengers. Flew over
6,000,000 miles and carried over 7,000,000 ton miles of traffic
commissioned the biggest fleet of commercial flying-boats in the world
made ten crossings of the North Atlantic Ocean in accordance with a pre-arranged timetable
brought into operation the All-Air Empire Mail Programme which, when time brings it into true perspective, will be recognised as a landmark in the history of civilisation
made the first commercial flying boat flight between England and New Zealand, 13,000 miles away-the Empire air route of to-morrow
established the first British trans-oc air service between a British possession and the United States of America.
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leaves no doubt as between Nazis and which is also true of Bulgaria. Yugo-Stavia trying to run with the hare and hant with the hounds, might, perhaps, for a time withdraw into her shell, as 7, Garrick Street, London, WC2 the alliances of the Little En- Notice To Contributors. Itente were never intended to All communications intended for operate against a Great Power. publication should be addressed to This leaves Czecho Slovakia the Editor, and be accompanied by alone in Central Europe, and the the Writer's Name and Address, obstacle standing in the way of not necessarily for insertion but a giant German federated empire as a guarantee of good faith.
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GERMANY CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
which would stretch from the North to the Black Sea.
No fair-minded observer would deny that the German Bohemians have legitimate grievances, though some have been due to
kind of unfortunate inheritance derived from the Habsburg mon- archy, and not to the population overlapping from the Reich, to which they have never belonged. “ The Henlein party aimed at autonomy for the German tricts in Bohemia. This could Lord Halifax did the Govern-ead only to the dismemberment ment an excellent service by his of a State, which can be des- speech on foreign affairs in the troyed in other ways than by House of Lords. Many of the war. The Government at Pra- unpleasant implications in the gue may be Czech or it may be earlier speech of Mr. Neville German, but it cannot be both, Chamberlain were satisfactorily and the attempt to find a can- explained away. Certain gaps too tonal solution for a State which were filled, including a disclo-has been unitary from time im- sure that while Britain was still memorial would, if carried out, unprepared, at this moment, to work grave injustice not only to commit herself to definite guar-the important Czech minorities anters-to-Czecho-Slovakia, the in the German districts but Foreign Office had not been en-to many German Bohemians who tirely idle, but had reminded feel no sympathy with Nazi Germary, if reminder was principles. An extensive German needed, of solemn assurances propaganda has also attempted given regarding the integrity of to create the idea of a Bolshevis- Czecho Slovakia more than oncejed Czecho-Slovakia and to dis- repeated. Of the Austrian epis- cover a "Red" danger in a State lode, the Foreign Secretary took which has as little predilection the only sensible view, that while for the Soviet as any other cap- the application of power politics talist Government. It was solely can have no result but the crea- the fear of Reich aggression tion of apprehension and dis-which in the end compelled quiet, the fact that Austria is very reluctant Prague to sign a no longer an independent entity strictly defensive pact with Mos- but has been absorbed into Ger-cow. How far the intermittent many is a fact which no plebis-anti-Czech campaign will proceed cite can disturb, and which can depends on several circumstances never be an inducement for Brit-land notably on how we are able ish action in war to alter. to appraise the power of Czech
Austria is gone, but when that resistance and the value of their is recognised, thought turns rat-pacts of defence. Certainly, the urally to the question, What stronger these are the more sec- next? The more study given to jure will be the peace of Europe. Europe to-day, the more difficult
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it becomes to avoid preoccupation Radio by Telephone with the destiny of Czecho-Slova-
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kia For it stands out in bold] There are in existence in Lon relief that from the standpoint don several private undertak- of international cannibalism fewngs which relay radio reception morsels could be found moreover the telephone to a network. tempting than that little coun-of subscribers. Now the Post try in the heart of Europe. Al-Office is to experiment with such though Prague is situated on thela service. The first essay is to Moldau, it has inherited from the be made in Southampton, where Habsburgs, along with several telephone subscribers will be of their problemas, the dangerous able on payment of 1s. 6d. privilege, of holding the key to week to receive programmes the entire Danube valley. Nearly from the Post Office without seventy million people dwell in having to equip themselves with the six States whose territories any apparatus except a loud- are embraced in this valley. The speaker. The simplicity of this independent existence of these arrangement, carrying with it States had, until the Nazi re-emancipation from all the trou- gime, been founded on the Lea-bles of maintaining and mani- gue, and also on their maintain-pulating a receiving set, appeals ing a rough balance or a pos- to easygoing people, though the sible eventual union among them-cost of 78s. a year, contrasted selves, which did not presuppose with the modest 10s. Ficence, having a Great Power planted in looks a little forbidding. Many their midst and able to use their people will not be satisfied with m age-long divisions for its own the limited choice of pro development. Germany, in partimes which the Post Office will cular, occupies a special position be able to offer, but to others it toward these States. One has will appeal as another welcome only to realise that even before simplification of the arduous life the coup, a semi-neutralised Ger- of the wireless listener One man Austria could never pursue advantage of the plan an anti-German policy. The same with existing equipment the holds true of Hungary, which phone would be with little fondness for the Nazis, action for receiving calls for reasons of its own, prefers a wireless relay. It them to the countries Little Entente In Rm strong Germanophil
the culty which the Post
gineers hope to tradition the scher
before