BROADCAST APPEAL FOR SLOVAK CALM
The Slovak Prime Minister, Carl Sidor, newly appointed by Presi- dent Hacha, made a broadcast speech last night from the Bratis- lava wireless station, to calm the excitement by giving assurances that the Czech military and police will be withdrawn.
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Dr. Sidor said that Czech gen- darmes should leave Slovakia within the next 24 hours.
Sidor declared that he had no- thing to do with the arrests in Slovakia or with the reconstruc- tion of the Government. He had himself protested against this in Prague.
All power in Slovakia, asserted Dr. Sidor, was now in the hands of the civil authorities.
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Government to destroy the cultural autonomy aimed at by the Germans
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The headquarters of the German
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Party were surrounded yesterday STOP PRESS
by the Bratislava police, who also occupied neighbouring houses and a series of buildings behind.
The police took up positions in front of the headquarters, which were occupied by armed German volunteer police and Hlinka Guards, and fixed bayonets.
Yesterday afternoon, the Hlinka Guard demanded the surrender and evacuation of the Hurban barracks, in which a division command is quartered.
According to reports from pro- The new Prime Minister added vincial townships, the Czech sold- that miracles were not to be ex-fiery continues to occupy importantj pected.
In the further course of his speech, he said that the first Council of Ministers of the new Slovak Government would meet later and deliberate on another immediate course of action.
buildings.
TROOPS COMING IN
From Malacky, it is reported that military transports arrived at intervals. Intervals were set "ap- parently for the purpose of avoid- ing the impression
invasion."
of a military
The Prime Minister closed his speech with the words: "We are standing guard for Slovak inter- ests. We will build up an in- dependent national life in In Zips, yesterday afternoon Slovakia. There is now no going demonstrations were held.-Trans- back. Slovakia must go for-Ocean.
ward!!? Trans-Ocean.
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