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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
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ALL-NIGHT VIGIL
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Henlein's Grave Decision Brings Whole Of
Europe To Brink Of War
Peace Or Disaster May Be Decided In Next Few Hours: Eyes On Germany
LONDON, TO-DAY.
GERMANY CAN ONE QUESTION, ONE ANSWER
Berlin, To-day.
Sudeten Germans cannot and will not continue the bartering with Prague, inaugurated by President
day's issue of the “National
EUROPE IS ON THE BRINK OF WAR, WITH THE FATEFUL DECI-Benes and Dr. Hodza, declares to-
SION DEPENDENT LARGELY UPON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE Zeitung." NEXT FEW HOURS.
London, which had little sleep last night, is watching Germany anxiously for signs of the line which will be taken in the face of what is very near to a state of civil war in the Sudeten German districts in Czecho- slovakia.
British anxiety was reflected in the fact that an all-night vigil was kept up by groups of people in Downing Street, and standing on the pave- ments in Whitehall outside Government offices.
In the early hours of this morning, following long answer in the next few
talks between Ministers, they saw the lights in The fate of their nations will the window sof No. 10 go out one by one, but pend on their reply — Reuter. still they stood waiting and watching and spe- culating.
F
The early editions of the morning › papers were eagerly bought while the crisis in Czecho- Slovakia was the sole topic of conversation in the all-night restaurants.
are.
M. Jean Masaryk, the Czech neglect no precaution and Minister in London, in an inter- bound to make preparations for view with Reuter, said that the every eventuality. news of Henlein's decision to break off negotiations with the Prague Government, was tele- phoned to him by the Prime Min- ister, Dr. Hodza, himself.
BREACH COMPLETE 7. Dr. Hodza expressed the view that the British public should be informed of the latest develop-
ment as rapidly as possible.
-
Nothing is more difficult to foresee than in what manner. and at what hour, vital deci slons may be forced on the Government or when it may be end, the couIIi«
M. Masaryk said that they the present could not say whether it meant cision that may breaking off all negotiations, but to conciliation he certainly got the Impression, other hands. that Dr. Hodza regarded the whole negotiations as having been to broken off.
CAN BE
NO PRECAUTIC
the the balance
Is In
Were there an endeavour to resort
precau
days.
The paper adds that they (the Sudetens) den the right of Iself-determi
and this de mand, which alone can be the subject of a new meeting be
the responsible men Czecho-Slovakia and the Sude- tween ten Germans, permits no evasion.
There can only be one clear an swer, which is "yes" or "no."
Does someone want to take up
the sword to-day in order to re- fuse their rights to three and a half million people?
It is this question alone which de-statesmen in Europe will have to
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