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BRITAIN'S EFFORT TO FIND SOLUTION FOR CZECHO-SLOVAK PROBLEM
LONDON, TO-DAY.
IN THE PASSAGES OF HIS FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPEECH DEVOTED TO THE SUDETEN QUESTION, MR. CHAMBER- LAIN SAID IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE IN BRI- TAIN TO ARRIVE AT A JUST CONCLUSION IN THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT IN PRAGUE AND HERR HEN- LEIN'S PARTY AND THEY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO LEAVE THE SETTLEMENT TO THE TWO SIDES THEMSELVES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAD TO`· RECOGNISE THE LATEST FOX MOVIETONE NEWS PRESENCE OF THE FACTORS WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO A
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Therefore, in accordance with their general policy and in close association with the French Gov- ernment, they had done everything they could to facilitate a peaceful solution. The problem in one form or the other, had existed for cen- turies and it would perhaps be un- reasonable to expect it to be solved in a few short weeks.
GERMAN VIEW
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Berlin, To-day.
It was untrue they had been hustl- ing the Czechoslovak Government. On
First German press comments on the contrary, their anxiety had been the announcement that Lord Runci- rather lest the Prague Government should be too hastly in dealing with man will be sent to Prague as a situation of such delicacy, where it "investigator and mediator" appear so vital that the two sides in this morning's editions of the should avoid reaching a posi-
Berlin papers. tion where no further give and take was possible.
was
The papers unanimously. wel- come the British Government's THE BEST SOLUTION: For example, the British Govern-initiative, while warning readers ment had urged to Czechoslovakian not to expect too much. Charac- Government to submit its proposals teristic of the attitude adopted by to Herr Henlein before presenting the German press is the heading of them to the Parliament at the an editorial in the “Berliner Tage- Prague, because an agreed- settle-blatt" which bears the title "Pro- |blematic Mission. “We must warn ment between the Czechoslovakian Government and the Leader of the our readers against sudden exag- Sudeten-German Party would be gerated optimism. The relaxation the best solution.
of tension thus far merely consists to in the fact that England, not un- impressed by Germany's attitude, He is unwilling to allow the negotia-
tions to be brought to a deadlock.
-"Before one can speak of actual relaxation of tension one must wait to see
whether this avoidance of open conflict is followed by real progress in the negotiations," says the "Berliner Lokalanzeiger."
Mr. Chamberlain - then came developments of recent days. said: "Hitherto the British Gov- ernment, while urging an agreed settlement, had abstained from any. suggestion as to the method, but as time passed, it begun to appear doubtful whether, without assis- tance from outside, an agreement would be reached.
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The Deutsche Allgemeine Zei- tung" regards Lord Runciman's In these circumstances His Ma- mission as hardly camouflaged jesty's Government had been consi-
direct British intervention in the
dering whether there was any way Czech question.".... they could help to bring the
tiations together and in response to "Now at last the British Govern- ment has the courage to send on its own initiative without appeal-
á request from the Government of Czechoslovakia, they had agreed to propose that a person with the ing to the League or a similar in- - a man to Prague who cessary experience and qualities stitution
is willing to assume responsibility should investigate this subject before the world for a reasonable upon the spot, and endeavour,
settlement. This is the first de- need be, to suggest the means for finite attempt since the war for bringing the negotiations to a suc- revision of one of the most im- portant parts of the Versailles* settlement.Trans-Ocean..
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SYLVIA SIDNEY DEAD END" WENDY BARRI Such investigator and mediator
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|would, of course, t be independent] of His Majesty's Government. In fact he would be independent of all they are fortunate in having se- Governments. He would act only cured from Lord Runciman the pro- In his personal capacity...?
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mise to undertake it," provided he On this proposal, the Premier.
is assured of the confidence of the said:" I cannot be certain that a Sudeten Germans, as I hope he will proposal of this kind will necessar-be, as well as the assistance of the ily to bring a solution, but I think Czechoslovakian Government. It might have two valuable results.
EXACTING TASK REDUCING OBSTINACY
inform public opinion
the real facts of the
condly, I hope it may
hich hitherto have
First of all, I think it will go far Mr. Chamberlain spoke highly of My Lord Runciman's qualifications for the task and replying to the Inter- jections from the Opposition bench- pear os, he made it clear that he would may ove und ro, in no sense, as-an arbitrator, but as an investigator and a media- tor who would try to acquaint him- self with all the facts and views of two sides. His positio would be
unlikö
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