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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938 Price: 10 Cts.
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CAN GERMANY RECEDE FROM STAND? People Enthusiastic JAPAN WILL Over Dramatic
TAKE REPRISALS IN CHINA IF
Change Of Outlook SANCTIONS
BERLIN, TO-DAY.
THE DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE EUROPEAN SITUATION ARISING FROM MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN'S INITIATIVE HAS AROUS- ED AS GREAT ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE GERMAN PEOPLE AS IN BRITAIN.
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Tokyo, To-day.
The threat that reprisals will be taken if Sanctions are actually ap-
Hopes that were at zero rose like a rocket with an- unanimous exclama- plied against Japan, is contained in
tion of "Thank God.”
Political quarters were electrified at the news of the Munich conference
and there is a feeling of immense relief and satisfaction. Nevertheless, it is realised that the agreement to go into conference does not provide a solution and that there are serious obstacles still to be overcome. In German circles, there is insistence that the German Government cannot recede from the stand it has adopted and that oc- cupation of the purely Sudeten areas must take place immediately. It is noteworthy last night that the German radio] The opinion is held that preoc- stations as a counterblast to British and cupation with the European crisis French broadcasts in German harangued the will preclude members of the German people for long spells on the state of Sanctions immediately, terrorisation in the Sudeten areas, alleging that the Sudetens are being machine-gunned day and night.
The press gives considerable prominence to the British precautionary measures, including the constant air patrols of the East and South- East coasts, and nightly searchlight activity, and the preparation of an enormous air raid shelter by isolating a section of the London tube.
Berlin, To-day.
the A statement in regard to Munich conference published by a
says:
CHANGE OF FRONT German news agency nya
IN SPAIN TOO?
"It is learned in well-informed circles that new proposals for solu- tion of the Czecho-Slovak crisis were submitted yesterday by the British as well as the French Gov ernment.
London To-day. Optimism prevailing here is further strengthened by the re-
"The British Prime Minister port that the withdrawal of Ita- llan volunteers from Spain is to offered to meet the Fuehrer` again be arranged in the near future, for a personal talk, and simultane-| ously Signor Mussolini offered his According to a Rome messages help in the search for an imme- Mussolini is determined, follow-
ing the finitely
ficial
General Fra
Conference, to de- this problem.^. ouncement will
diate solution.
NO DELAY "The Czech crisis does not bear any delay in view of German pre- uzitached zith baration, but the situation demands
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League of Nations from applying
Reuter.
an inspired statement issued › last night.
The statement - says thoat
this
would mean abandonment of the legal view that no formal state of war exists, which Britain and other
protect their interests in China.-
countries had adopted in order to
"In such a case, Japan would be obliged to reconsider her fundamental policy respecting foreign interests and condes- sions, in China, and would have to take free action in her mill- fary operations in China.”
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