1938-05-30 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1938

SURFACE EASING OF EUROPEAN TENSION Elections In Czecho-Slovakia Pass Quietly

German Political -KWEITEH-

Foes Clash: Several Injured

London, To-day.

WITHDRAWAL

Shanghai, To-day, Chinese reports here admit that their troops have given up Kwei- teh and retired to new defence lines. Our Own Correspondent.

of two regiments from Vienna to Bavaria must be regarded as a re- concilatory gesture.

con-

INTERESTING ELECTION FIGURES

Prague, To-day. Besides the figures already given, the results from 71 small munici- pal districts of Sudeten German region are now to hand. In these districts the Sudeten German Party polled altogether 54,545 votes, the Social Democrats 4,224 votes, the Communists 3,239 votes; the Czechs [8,910 votes.

The Sudeten German Party thus

man votes.

The quietness with which the second phase of the Czecho-Slovakian elections passed off, has been received with relief in London as further proof of the easing of the surface tension. It is believed that the quietness of the elections

should facilitate the negotiations between the DANGER OF COMPLICATIONS obtained 82,5 % of the total Ger-

The Conservative “Jour” Czech Premier, Dr. Hodza, and the Sudeten

tends that the danger of compli- leader, Herr Henlein.

According to an official state- cations occurring lies not so much ment, elections were held yester- A Vienna message, meanwhile, says that Czech in the attitude adopted by Ger- day in 1365 municipal districts, of troops are reported to be withdrawing from the many as in the sinister machina- which 921 were Czech or Slovakian,

tions of certain cliques.

367 German, 22 Polish, 47 Carpatho- frontier in the Pressburg region. It is official- France and Britain are trying Ruthenian, 8 Hungarian. In 1052 ly denied in Prague, however, that there have their best to bring about a recon-districts, 699 with Czech or Slova- been movements of Czech troops, either ad-ciliation, particularly with respect kian majorities, 347 with German to Czechoslovakia. But it should and six with Carpatho-Ruthenian vance or withdrawal, in any part of the frontier.not be forgotten that if the majorities, voting was .not: пет Czechs display unusual recalcitr-cessary since merely a single list Calm was noticeable in Berlin tives of the Sudeten German party. Jance, this will be solely due to the

was submitted or because the political circles yesterday in con- Regarding this interview, the intrigues of the pro-Soviet French | various parties had agreed on pro- trast to last Sunday, and the press paper "Bohemia" observes that it cliques, and to their action inportional representation of their was pre-occupied with other marked the "close of the preliminary promising Prague, French military respective parties on basis of their matters than the Czech elections. discussions and opened the way to aid.

numerical strength.-Trans-Ocean. positive negotiations."

GERMANS CLASH

The paper says that in the event of these negotiations making satis- The Czech elections were held factory headway, informed quarters in 2,700 districts in cold and wet believe that it will be possible to weather. There were no inci-lay the Government measures be dents between Germans and fore Parliament immediately after Czechs, but a number of the Hen-its reopening on June 15. lein Party were seriously injured | The paper adds, however that and three German Socialists this will, of course, depend on the slightly injured in a disturbance

progress of negotiations. yesterday morning between Sude- ten Germans and German Social- ists.

SLIGHT PROGRESS

The "Prager ⠀ Tagblatt" writes The disturbance took place in the village of. Eichenberg, in that after the first week of discus- north-west Czecho-Slovakia.

sions between Premier Hodza and The authorities restored order representatives of the Sudeten Ger- and 75 persons were detained. man Party, it is permissible to say The German prefect of the dis- that the negotiations are proving trict is enquiring into the affair. very difficult but that slight pro- gress had been achieved on Saturday. HENLEIN MAJORITY

Political circles mere expect that Preliminary returns in the the "concrete problems" will short- municipal elections, according to ly be arrived at in the course of nego- a Prague despatch, indicate that tiations. Reason why the Sudeten a large majority of German German Party is alternately repre- votes, estimated at over 80 per sented by different delegates at the cent.; have gone to Herr Hen-negotiations is said in Party cir- lein.

cles to be that on the one hand de- The German Social-Democrats puties of the party are obliged fre- suffered heavily and they share quently to absent themselves from the remainder of the votes cast Prague, owing to the municipal elec- with the Communists.

tions, and on the other hand, it is The Czech United Party has advantageous if the various pro- come out everywhere successfully.blems, political, economic and legal, are discussed with Premier Hodza by the Party's experts in these respective domains. Trans-Ocean.

-Reuter.

GERMANY'S GESTURE

TENSION DECREASED

Prague, To-day. Czech papers friendly to the Government, the editors of which had been received by the Foreign Minister, Dr. Krofta on Saturday afternoon, unanimously, evidently as

Paris, Yesterday. a result of the conversation, en- That Germany has made an deavour on Saturday to create the effective contribution towards impression that tension be generally abating the tension in Central decreased, and in this connection Europe is freely admitted by express the hope that the Statute French newspaper commentators of Nationalities,, which has been in their lengthy reviews pub in preparation for months past, lished this morning on the will be laid before Parliament on situation in Czecho-Slovakia. June 15.

Considerable e notice has been The papers base this optimism on taken here of a despatch in which the interview which Premier Hodza the Berlin correspondent of "Ld. had on Saturday with representa-Journal” says that the withdrawal

a.m.

CLIQUES' VIEW These cliques are convinced that France would come out on top if it came to war at the pre- sent moment, and are angered by due at Shanghai to-day and leaver The R.M.S. "Empress of Asia” is the prospect of seeing the pre-Shanghai to-morrow. at 4.30 sent conflict reach settlement.

for Hong Kong and Manila. For the moment, concludes "Le Jour," it is necessary to be on Edward Iohan, a Russian, was guard against two perils, one in fined $50 by Mr. R. Edwards this the heart of Europe and the morning for entering the Colony other in the heart of France. without a passport. Leo Igor, 23, Trans-Oceani.

was fined $30 for a similar offence.

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