WARD PRICE
WITH HENLEIN
Sudeten Leader Denies Statement Was Authorised
"Three Ways Of Progress"
Evoke Discussion
Paris, To-day.
GOODRICH CONFLICTING
STRIKE
AGREEMENT
Akron. (Ohio), To-day. Employces in the Goodrich fac tory yesterday voted to accept the strike settlement agreement.
The agreement, however, must be approved by the Goodrich di- rectors to become effective.-Reu- ter.
An interview given by the Sudeten German leader, Herr Henlein, to the "Daily Mail" correspon- dent, Mr. G. Ward-Price, in which Herr Hen- lein pointed out three possible solutions of the with Mr. Ward Czecho-Slovak problem, is regarded in French Ocean. political circles as an "attempt to balk British and French efforts to reach a settlement of the question."
Price.
CZECHS CALM
CLAIMS IN
SPANISH WAR
Salamanca, To-day. Insurgent headquarters in a war bulletin issued last night state that
the enemy made several attacks on the Tremp, Baronia and Balaguer sector, but Trans- was repulsed everywhere!
In the course of reconnoitring action, the insurgents found 375 Prague, To-day. dead on the battlefield. Eight of- Quarters closely associated with ficers; 85 non-commissioned officers the Czecho-Slovak Government de-and 758 soldiers and militiamen Konrad Henlein's utterances in the In the Tremp sector, the insur- "calm gents occupied the villages of Los and reserved."
Lomones and Val de Cebro as well It is added that before taking up as other positions including La a position in the matter, the Gov-Capellania and the hills of Mone- ernment desires to be in possession gro and Hormillo. Two heavy en- of a complete and exact version of Jemy bombers were destroyed dur- the interview.-Trans-Ocean.
ing an attack on the aerodrome of Cebra.
It is stressed here that the advice tendered inscribe the latter's attitude towards were taken prisoners.
Prague by the French and British Govern-course of his interview as ments had been deliberately kept secret, so as not to disturb negotiations in progress. The suggestion of a plebiscite put forward by Herr Henlein is absolutely rejected in French politi- cal circles which characterise it as "propagan- distic means of pressure.'
จ
These circles
consider that In view of these circumstances,
BRITAIN AND
Herr Henlein's allusion to the pos- discussion of the two other possi- REICH JEWISH
sibility of "direct action by the bilities hinted at by Herr Henlein
German Reich," although it was is carefully avoided. Trans-Ocean. PROPERTY DECREE
only made hypothetically, clearly shows the seriousness of the situation..
NO COMPROMISE
London, To-day.
In Barcelona, the War Ministry reports that the Government troops occupied the hermitage of Estelgan and parts of Mount Conques in the Tremp sector.
On the Mosqueruela front, the Governn troops recaptured the village of Vee alto de Gorriz. Mr. R. A. Butler, who was asked Insurgent attacks on other sectors In the opinion of French poli-
Berlin, To-day, in the Commons whether he tical circles
was of the
Levant were repulsed.- the object of the The interview granted by Herr aware that the United States Gov-Trans-Océan, negotiations will be to ascertain Konrad Henlein to Mr. Ward Price ernment had presented, the extent to which the demands at Eger after the funeral of
through, the their Ambassador in Berlin, a form-tizens, replied, Yes, to the first part of the Sudeten Germans for local two Sudeten Germans, is naturally al protest against the application of the question. As regards the se- and regional autonomy can be the chief topic of discussion in to American citizens of the decree cond part he was awaiting a reply satisfied.
political quarters here.
requiring all Jews to register all from the The declaration made by Herr their property in the German Reich enquiries which His Majesty's Am- Henlein which described three pos- exceeding 5,000 marks in value.bassador in Berlin had already ad- sible solutions of the Czechoslova-and whether he would make a sim dressed to them on this subject., In this connection-it-is-believed kian question showed, so it is de-ilar protest on behalf of British ci-British Wireless. that questions of cultural and econo-clared here, the firm determination mic autonomy will present less dif- [not to accept a compromise solution ficulty than that of political auto-but to insist on a definite settle- nomy".
ment before autumn.
AUTONOMY QUESTION
It is pointed out that owing to the nature of the military regula- tions in the frontier districts, there
FIRST SOLUTION
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is always a risk that a number of Official quarters point out that the political concessions will be render-diplomatic negotiations now going ed ineffective in practice.
on are restricted to discussion of Hence, it is added, any solution the first solution mentioned by can at best be a compromise, and (Herr Henlein, that is a settlement it is expected that negotiations will by granting local autonomy to the he long and arduous.-Trans-Ocean. Sudeten Germans.
LONDON ATTITUDE
London, To-day.
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The initiative, so it is declared, now rests with the Czecho- Slovakian Government and its at- titude will be therefore a decisive Political quarters here attach factor in the situation. The Czech great importance to the program-Government, so it is added, there- matic statement made by the Sude fore bears an extremely grave res- ten German leader, Konrad Henlein, ponsibility since on that attitude during the interview granted to will depend whether the problem the Daily Mail's special correspon- will be settled in such a way that dent, Mr. Ward Price..
European peace is not endangered.
-Trans-Ocean.'
Herr Henlein's declaration that the Sudeten German problem must be settled in one way or the other before autumn, is regarded as par- ticularly significant.
WARD PRICE INTERVIEW
Prague, To-day. For the time being the comment of the Daily Mail's correspondent, With reference to the Interview here is restricted to the first of the Mr. Ward Price, who was sent to three possible solutions enumerated Prague, the Sudeten German Party by Herr Henlein, that is, a settle declares yesterday evening ment by the granting of local au- "Konrad Henlein had a talk with tonomy to the Sudeten Germans. the correspondent of the "Daily The British Government regards Mail," Mr. Ward Price, yesterday. the realisation of this proposal in The reproduction of the talk in the essence not only desirable but also "Daily Mail does not represent quite possible, to an extent compati- the interview but a free and un- ble with the sovereignty of Czechos- authorised reproduction of the dis- lovakia.
cussion which Herr Henlein had
German Government to
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