INTENSE PARIS MOBILISATION ACTIVITY
Paris, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPT
Germany Indignant CZECH DECISION
At Prague Radio Appeal
Berlin, To-day.
FOR PEACE OR WAR
Berlin, To-day.
The National Socialist organ "Voelkischer Beobachter" describes the Not only the Gare de l'Est Authoritative quarters indicated extreme indigna-
Sunday edition in its ention yesterday afternoon at the appeal issued Czech conflict with the follow- ing words: "The decision now to the world by the Czech Government over
rests with the Czech people with Prague's broadcasting service yesterday mid-Godesberg to peace or with
Moscow into war.' day.
were
but also all other Paris railway
stations
extraordinarily crowded, particularly in the after- noon and evening.
Numerous special trains left the
Editorials appearing in other similar
Gare de l'Est taking reservists The assertion of Prague that Hitler made new.de- German papers express
mands after the acceptance of the Franco-sentiments. British plan is rejected with an extraordinary the declaration made by Mussolini
over the main lines to places on the French north-east frontier, in- cluding Strassburg, Metz and Nancy:
Many reservists with no other luggage than a small handbag had direct from work to the station, while others had arrived from the provinces.
come
All public conveyances, includ- ing the underground railway and the autobuses, were crowded while streets in the centre of the elty were blocked by endless lines of motorcars. The reservists are in general calm and quiet.
In front of and on the Gare de by order is maintained l'Est, strong detachments of military and police.
Reservists were conducted rapid- ly to their trains. Those that had to wait some hours for their trains celebrated their departure in neighbouring restaurants.Trans- Ocean.
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sharpness.
WARSAW TAKES GRAVE VIEW
Warsaw, Yesterday.
"In this way," it is pointed out. "the Czechs want to throw the re- sponsibility for the outcome of the present situation on to others."
London and
The papers prominently feature in his Padua speech that Prague must now reach its decision before October 1. In clear words which can not be misunderstood, the Duce has once more characterised situation says the European
Pre "Voelkischer Beobachter." It is now exclusively a matter for liminary condition for peaceable the Prague Government to avoid liquidation of the Czech problem Informed quarters here regard difficulties arising from the word has been created and now it is for Prague and the western powers to given by Prague to the situation as extremely grave. Paris," continued a well informed find a way to understanding. If it The papers stress that Poland German personality "by answering is still believed that the moment de- has now come to settle things with is determined to press her claim the German memorandum and
authoritarian governments, for a cession of the Teschen re-claring she is prepared to accept the gion, and is prepared to back her the proposals made by. Germany Mussolini has left no doubt as to
for carrying out the separation of the reply that will be given. claim by force if necessary.
The Soviet Union's threat to the territory concerned."
Trafs-Ocean. cancel the non-aggression pact in the event of a Polish invasion of the Teschen region. is regarded not doing that is self-evident. That is seen in all clearness from the here as bluff.
of the contradiction in the manifesto itself The grave view taken present situation is partially, due inasmuch as the Czechs on one hand to information received from admit that they had consented to Godesberg.-Trans-Ocean.
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The bad faith of the Czechs
in
the cession of Sudeten German ter- ritory but that on the other hand they declared just as distinctly that they had occupied the frontiers.
"Why occupy the frontier in face of the fact that this territory ac-1 cording to the Czech declaration is going to belong to Germany?" ask ed the informant.
"The Czechs only want to confuse the issue and postpone a decision" he continued.
· BLOODSTAINED WITNESSES
M. MASARYK'S CALL
London, To-day. The Czecho-Slovak Minister, M. Masaryk, visited No. 10 Downing Street late yesterday afternoon and remained an hour.
Callers at the Foreign Office in- cluded the Portuguese Ambassador and the German Charge d'Affaires.
-British Wireless.
trary are the numerous. Sudeten Ger- man victims of the last few days!
Finnally the informant dealt with the Czech assertion that the Czech mobilisation had taken place with "That is shown unequivocally by knowledge, advice and approval of the fact that on one hand they de-the great powers "and declared that clare through their wireless that up in it is hardly possible to conceive till yesterday midday they were not that London and Paris after having yet in the possession of the Ger-180 unambiguously declared in favour the of the session of the Sudeten Ger- man memorandum while on other the manifesto admits that the man territory, should secretly have Czech
Government had knowledge agreed that the Czech Government should mobilise in order to prevent of the contents of the memorandum. But the truth is struck squarely in this session.
Such an attitude on part of Lon- face by the assertion that Czech
don would in the view of Berlin not troops had been instructed not to
be in any way reconcilable with the fire a single shot.
result of the Godesberg Bloodstained witnesses to the con- tions." Trans-Ocean.
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