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Leaves from the
Sudeten Family Tree
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WHO, where and why they are the Sudetens?
Let us take a look at them and see how they
live and what sort of people they are.
Think of the western plece of Czechoslovakia as a basin. It
is plumb in the middle of Europe-the same distance from each of the four seas.
Round three sides of this basin are clustered the Sudetens.
On the steep and rugged hills
they have built up their towns
and villages.
It is a land of castles, of well- made coffee and whipped cream, of sloping pine forests. There are tall cascading water- fall and here and there a group of blue lukes,
Eecause it is all so beautiful, young Sudetens who claim to
Hitler and hate the Czechs hay that they could kiss the frontler guards when Czech they come back (rom abroad. They are so pleased to be home.
The climate is very much like that in England. The tempera- ture not too warın. In the higher valleys there is a great deal of rain. Sudetens who go to Prague usually complain of the hent.
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Among the valleys are the fac torica and mines. The
are
Sudetens
werkers. industrial chiefly
in the The Czecho, Ilving out middle of the basin, do most of the
farming.
That is ono source of trouble. What we call the town v. country quarrel becomes in Czecho-Slovakla Just another side of the German v. Czech quarrel.
Mining and textiles and other many industries employ heavy Budetens. These industries were hit hard in the slump--making Sudetenland a distressed area. An- uther source of trouble.
How did the Budetens get nero? Have they always been there?
times there In pro-Christian were certainly Germans there. But
From later they moved away.
about 500 A.D. the Czechs were masters of the country, which be- gan to be known as Bohemia. One of their greatest rulers was Good mur- King Wenceslas, who was dered in 935.
It was round about 1200 that the Germans really started coming back. They settled in very much the same places where they are to- day and came because of the de- mand for minera.
From 1200 right up to the present time Lio boundary between Bohemia and Germany has been the same. The Bohemlun Oer- mara werd never part of Germany. Many English people know about the old Bohemian kingdom be- cause blind King John of Bohemia fought at
of, Crecy. the battle When he was killed, the Black Princo. to show him requiet, tooli King John's motto "Ich Dien." It has been the motto of Princes of Wales over slitco.
of the Germans Llost
were driven out of Bohemia during the wars that followed the martyrdom In 1415 of John Hus, the Czech rell- Czech glous reformer, stil national hero.
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But the Germans came back. The minerals being developed in the mountains needed workers, So and surrounding from Austria places Germans began returning.
In those days the Czechs were frightened not of Germany but of Austria. In 1820 the Czechs were
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A Sudeten leader ad- Henlein dressing meeting. The symbol hanging from his ros- 'trum is that of the Sudeten - German Party.
the present mian basin, that Gerinani-Czech problem started.
The Sudeten Nazi movement first grew in the extreme western Round end of Czech territory.
Eger and Asch the people are #reat strapping creatures, differ- ent from the smaller, darker. Aner-featured Sudetens farther north.
They have always been very pan- German, anti-Czech, anti-Jewish. It was from them that the move- olher Sudeten ment spread to
areas.
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It is not true to think that the solidly Sudeten arças pro-Hiller. They include about 4,000,000 people. Half a million of these are Czechs and three and a half million are Sudeten Germans. Half a million of the Germans are opponents of Henlelu.
So roughly one million people in the Sudeten arcus are anti- Henle and about three million are pro,
Naturally the two. populations There are are very mixed up. many Czech pockets in German areas and many Oerman pockets There are also in Czech areas. many towns and villages where there are plenty of Czechs and Germans living side by side.
With all this mixing of the races, there has been a great deal of In many districts Intermarriage.
the race problem has become such a Jumble that it would be Im- possible to try to say who are Czechs and who are Germans.
For instance, Henlein's mother His Czech.
propaganda has Herr omeer.
Sebolowsky, orders to keep this dark.
Incidentally, Sebolowsky is Czech name.
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defeated at the Battle of the White CANTON ·
Mountain. They remained under the Austrian heel till the end of the Great War.
The Austria: Empire arranged for large-scale immigration of Germans Into the Budeten dis- tricts. As a bait, Gorman was oficial language in mado
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Czechoslovakia.
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were the minority. The Budetens, WM. FARMER & Co.
who were really Austrians, had the support of the Vienna Govern- ment behind them.
It was only after the war, when the Austrian connection was done `away'with and the Sudetens found thomapivea -left inside the Doha-
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HUMOUR IN YOUTH HOSTELS
DURING a three weeks' tour of the
Scottish youth hostels I heard some amusing tales.
soon
after Early one morning. leaving a hostel, a hiker saw a tramp sitting beside a little stream, rub- bing the soles of his socks with a tallow candle. "Why are you doing that?" he asked. "Because it makes 'me light-footed," rejoined the tramp. Απ excellent pun and a tip well worth knowing.
One English hosteller ut Auch- terawe, near Fort Augustus, bought some milk at a nearby collage late In the evening, just after milking time, and he was served with the Next morning. fresh, worm milk. when he called for a fresh supply, he said. "Please don't heat the milk this time."
The fishing is very good in the sen-water lochs of Ross-shire; and hire # boat for an many hikers evening's fishing. In Upper Locli one fisher hooked and Torridon,
Ash landed
almost three feet land length, but the boatman told him it So holding was not good for eating. his huge Ash, he had his photo taken, and then went to the hostel store and bought a tin of sardines for supper.
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In one hostel in Ross-shire, the warden has collected a lot of money for the Hostels Association by sing ing songs and taking a collection. A young English Indy asked him to sing The Bonnie Banks of Lock Lo- mond," but he declined. "No," he said, "It's been inurdered so often been written by that it must have Crippen."
An English cyclist told an amusing tale of the Lake District. An Ameri- can visitor to the lakes was telling
about farmer
the Cumberland wonderful crops grown in America. replied the farmer, "That's nowt," "1 mind a crop of turnips that were grown on the other side of the lake.
It's
guld grund there, an' w' heavy muckin' (manuring), and wide thin- nin' ont, the crop was astonishing, 225 Folks cam frae for an' near tae see bull a young em. Aboot Martinmas
wan on 'em, an ate his way intull wan
They thowt the beeast stayed there. were lost a while efter Christ-
L'other
de, mas when he cam' oot a gey bit fatter nor when he went . in. The farmer then took the shell of the turnip, put lang sticks in it for perches, un made a grand hen and broke hoose. But it softened after a hard frost."
During a visit to Fernichirst Castle hostel last year I bought a tin of "Jethart snails" In Jedburgh, and I used the tin this year to hold sugar. had to stand much good-natured chaff about being a Frenchy, and was often asked if frogs and stalls were good to eat. I had to explain many times to English and Continental visitors that "Jethart snails" were kind of toffee pulled out Into a snail-like shape, and that they were probably first made as a compliment the Auld io the French during
Ant Scotland Alliance between France.
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At Carn Dearg hostel, on Gairloch, in Ross-shire, meals can be bought, and the weary biker need not cook his own menis. After dinner one evening, un English tourist suggested to his pal that they take a boat out on the loch,
"What!" oxamined his friend, eye- ing the dancing waves, "after a din ner that's cost me one and six."
A. Bepilo
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER
THE TOY WIFE
GERTRUDE GELBIN=
RESUME
Gilberte Brigard, called Frou- frow because of her irresponsible palety, marries Georges Bartoris, Loukte, serious young lawyer, her sister, has loved Georges Hinco chudhood. After five years of marriage, Georges bega Louise la live with them because Frui frou's whtine and caprices are ruining his career and the up- bringing of their child,
Frou-
frou even realizes that her rialer: has usurped her place in the affection and esteem of her hus-' band and little zan, Andre Val laire, New Orleans blade, who has always loved Froufrou, rei -turns to Louisiana. Proufrou ni- tempts to recapture Georges love. Discouraged, she runa diseny eith Andre, In New York tha develops a wracking cough. year later, lack of money forces them back to New Orleans, do apite Froufrou's despairing foar that dearges will challenge An- dre to a duct as soon as they return.
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FIELD OF HONOR Froufrou's cough grow throughout their trip to New Or leans, but once there, the warmth and comfort of Andre's town house ronowed her hopes of getting well, As soon as he was convinced that she was sufficiently recovered to be left to the care of Pick and Brutus, Andre set out on horseback for his mother's plantation.
Georges. Not you."
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"No," he cried, "No, Froufrou!"" "Froufrou!" he repeated short- ly. "That's all I am; that's all I'vo ever been. A pretty sound. Liko foolish song. And that, two men who have been friends all their rach to Uves are setting out kill the other if he can this morning.". She seized his hand in both of her. "Why must you do it when I'm not worth it? K.. He pressed his cheek to hers. "Don't say that. I love you and I wronged my friend because I loved you: and he's called me to account |--thal's all."
Brutus entered, wearing his over- coat and carrying the pistol-box under is arms. Without a word ho opened the box and showed Freu frou the pistols with a kind of mei. ancholy pride.
"Pistols!" she cried, ainetrified at "You didn't the sight of them, choose words, then?"
He shook his head. "No - why should good swordsman condes cond to draw against a poor ons?" That's not the reason," she said quickly.
He motioned Brutus outside, then draw her. tenderly into his arms. "Lay your head on my shoulder a moment," he said softly, Ho hold her close. "No," he mid niter a moment, "I've given him a fair chance because you love him.”
She began to cry.
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"But," he continued in voice, "I'll kill him if I can -- be- cause you need me." Ha kissed her forehead. "Are you crying? Silly little Froufrou?" Then, very ten derly, he placed her cloak about her and his arm supporting her, helped her out of the house and into her carriage.
Dawn was just rising through News of his intended visit had
Enroute the grey mlats as they reached the evidently preceded him. he met Judge Itondell and his two historic field where duals were Bons who greeted him coldly and fought for n lady'n honor. The door Informed him that Georgen awaited of Froufrou'n carriage opened and him in a cartingo down the road.abe alighted, coughing as her feet
"Remember to stay quietly in your carriage -no matter what bap pens," Andre said.
Andre made at once for Georges. "I understand you're looking for me?"
Yes," Georges answered shortly. "You will be at any disposal?“
"Naturally," smiled Andre. "To morrow, at dawn-at the Oaks?"
Georges nodded. "And the wea pons. Monsieur?"
touched the dew-drenched grass.
Pick followed her protestingly. "Walking in dis hyer grass is lak walking in watab, Allesy. You oughts stay inside"
Hush," whispered Froufrou- sharply.
Almost olmultaneously two shots rang out. The horses reared vio Andre looked from Georges to his lentiy. Froufrou her eyes cloned, three friends as if lost in thought. her hand stilling her pounding "I' your privilege to name the heart, waited for" Andro's seconds weapons, Monster, Judga Itandell to bring her the news. Who led fallen? Georges? Or Andre Her reminded him sharply.
"Pistol The word burat from lips moved in alient prayer.
Back at Madamo Vallaire's plan- Andre.
Everyone looked at the other in tation, the household of slaves Kurpise, bat. Ander, with a short knelt on the porch as Madame in. nod, turned his horse about and toned the aoraing prayer, or faco rada back to New Orleans.
Rondell watched him gallop down
was gray and lined; who tried not to let her own anxioly ad to the
the road. "Pistole," he whispered. outcome of the morning's duel be Andre Vailaire, the beat man with tray her to the servants, Carefully asword in Louisiana and ho she read the prayers and slowly
they Intoned the answern, chona pistola!"
A carriage careened madly down Next morning, just before dawn, Andre ant with Froufrou as Brutus, the road, and curved into the drive- way. The instant it stopped, the Brought them coffee.
"What tirae la It now?" she asked, door opened and Froufrou ran out, She dashed up the stairs and faced trying to keep her volco carun).
Twenty-two minutes to five," bo Madame Vallalro. answered Bghtly. "The sun rises at five-thirty-seven today. We'll start ed-" in tea minuter."
glass. Pick burried in with a "Drink dis, bileny," she begged. "What's that?" asked Andre. "Honey and lemon fo' her cough," Pick replied.
Froufrou waved it aside. "I don't need it."
Andre curled it to her as he would to a child. "Try It," he smiled. She shrugged and druined the ginen. Ite ras and lay his hand on her ahoulder, "Remember to stay quiet
"Andro in here, Madame--wound- sho dropped on her knees with a sob and tried to kiss tho other's hand, but Madama drew her hand away as though unconsciously to shake off a By, her glance going past Froufrou as though she were hot there, to the concl. When phe spoke at last, there was something forbidding and majestic in her, strange caim.
"Your master bas come home." she announced slowly to the slaves. "Bring hip In,"
The house negroes rushed down
ly fa your carriage, no matter what the steps as she stood, immobile, happens, Froufrou. If he falls, or I, staring ahend, watching them fift drive away at once. It's only in Andre from the carriage. Froufrou case I'm wounded that you're to Dattoned herself against a porch The servants, carrying column. tako me to my mother.
she answered Andro carefully, marched up the "I understand."
stairs between her and Madarno Val- quially.
He sipped his coffee silently. "I've laire, bringing their precious-bur told Pick to take your jewels along: den onto the porch and then over At the end of the sad procession you shouldn't leave them behind, the threshold in absolute silence,
he smiled vaguely. Bhe managed to smile back. "I've camo Brutus who had been Andre's not jewels enoug to worry about, personal slave sinco carllest child- hood. For a moment his eyes met "All the same," he said lightly, those of Madame Vallaire', fie fell "take any trinkets you value, Thi to his knees. "God have mercy!" house would go to my creditors, if he cried in anguish.
If
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He coverod his face with his ha shrugged. "But my mother
hands and sobbed out his grief. will take care of you,"
Very gently, Madame Vallaire put *If she countered. "Brutus has a letter to give her, out her arma and drew the faithful if he looked at his watch.
old negro within their protection. She rat thore, her handa folded Then, with one arm about his shoul- helplessly in her lap. "How strango" dor, she walked erectly, into the house. They paused just within the she murmured. "What, deareat?" He came over lighted threshold. to her and stood beside her chair Froufrou moved suddenly from sgain, bis arm circling the back. the pillar into the brighter zone of his hand resting on her shoulder, light to follow, but Madame Val Ble looked up at him with and laire, staring at her with hard, for- yon. That I, who never thought of bidding oyes, closed the door shut myself as wicked, havs done so in her face, much barm.”
"It's not your fault if a fool loves you."
Everyone has always loved me athco I can remember. Too much. I should be the one to die, Noti
Who will now help Froufrom? Will Andre live or diet How will Broufrou be able to com finue her life? Bo aure to read tomorrow'e ́stirring abapter.
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