OZECHS REJECT IDEA OF PLEBISCITE CATEGORICALLY Not Only Peace, But Honourable Future At Stake
DR. HODZA'S CLEAR SPOKEN
BROADCAST
Prague, To-day.
Public opinion in Czecho-Slovakia is stiffening against a plebiscite, and there is almost com- plete unanimity in the newspapers against the proposal.
The idea of a plebiscite as solution of the Czech pro
-HENLEIN- INCIDENTS
INCITEMENT
Berlin, To-day.
Herr Konrad Henlein, the Su- deten lender, is reported by a Ger- man news agency to have issued a proclamation saying "The hour of liberation is nearing. Offer resis tance upon resistance." -Reuter.
SUDETEN PARTY
blem was categorically rejected by the Premier, FRICTION
Dr. Milan Hodza, in a broadcast to the nation yesterday.
Dr. Hodža emphasised the strong desire of the Gov-DENIED
ernment to achieve a peaceful solution, but said that not only the question of peace but the question of an honourable future and the inte- grity of Czecho-Slovakia was involved. He warmly defended the Gov-~ ernment's strong measures to suppress revolt, and denied that these could be described as per- secution.
84,000 GERMAN SUDETENS
CROSS BORDER
Berlin; To-day.
Prague, To-day.
ON CZECH BORDER
**UE, TO-DAY.
OF MINOR
IN
FRONTIER INCIDENTS,
WHICH CZECH FRONTIER
GUARDS WERE FIRED
UPON FROM GERMAN TER-
RITORY, ARE REPORTED.
Most serious incident occurred. at Asch, according to the official Czech news agency.
Reports published abroad that the Sudeten German Senator The report states that between Frank and the Sudeten German 150 and 200 persons attacked the Deputy Otto Ritter, have declar-customs house with rifles, hand- ed their opposition to Herr Hen- grenades and machine-guns, and lein's policy, are authoritatively that two customs officials were stated to be absolutely false. seriously wounded are now in
In the first place, it is pointed. out that no such person as "Sude- ten German Deputy Otto Ritter" exists.
hospital:
"The aggressors after- wards withdrew across the frontier," the report adds, Sudetens are also reported to
Notwithstanding Herr Hen- lein's refusal to come to an agreement with the Government, and notwithstanding attempts at insurrection, the Government was prepared to continue a policy of
In the second place, it is stress-have killed a customs official at
Breitenbach. understanding with the various Over 84,000 Sudeten German ed that Senator Frank has never
The agency adds that apart nationalities, especially the Sude- refugees have crossed the frontier manifested either publicly or pri-
vately any non-agreement with from these border incidents, tens, but they would defend the complete integrity of the state into the Reich, it was officially Herr Henlein's policy, which is un-comparative peace prevails. in while pursuing negotiations on announced here yesterday evening, animously approved by the entire Czecho-Slovakia, and the Govern German Party- ans- ment remain complete masters of the basis of its most recent pro-and every hour sees the total Sudeten
Reuter. the situation. posals.
MAINTENANCE OF ORDER increasing by thousands.
Dr. Hodza said that exception- The strict frontier patrol set up al measures to maintain order by the Czechs has not succeeded in and security had been completed. halting the exodus since the border He justified the measures and said country is principally forest and a they had been extended and would mountainous district and it is easy be maintained as long as neces-to slip across the frontier sary. Reuter.
"WE CAN DEFEND OURSELVES”
Had a plebiscite been regarded as possible means of solving this problem, it would have been de cided upon by the peace conference at. Versailles, Dr. Hodza declared.
that
the
observed,
un-
It is reported from Klingenthal in Saxony a young Sudeten Ger- man worker arrived exhausted having been fired upon by Czech gendarmes and wounded in the right leg.
A municipal official from Warns- Konrad Henlein, he went on to
dorf arrived in a shirt and under- state, is not necessary for any future regulation of the difficulty. wear at the Saxon town of Seifhen- nersdorf. He had seen gendarmes Refuting.accusations
approaching his house as he was Czech Government had acted too dressing. Jumping out of the win- abruptly and ruthlessly, Dr. Hodza urged the Czechs to stand together dow, he escaped through the forest
to Germany.--Trans-Ocean. in a common front.
He concluded with the words: "We enter upon the next few days with the confidence that defend ourselves."-Trans-Ocean.
we can
CZECH MESSENGER
TO BRITISH LABOUR
London, To-day-
It is reliably stated that the
POLES DEMAND PLEBISCITE
Slovaki
tee of the last night
The Government organ, “Gazetta
Czecho-Slovak Minister of Social Polska," endorses the demand de
Welfare, M. Javomir Necas, who arrived here on Saturday, is charge ed with the task of exposing the Czech viewpoint in the Sudeten Stating that, the iden of question to leaders of the British cite has
claring, There is no nationality that wishes to Hye with the Czechs in one State."
Labour Party, and that
entrusted with any official by the Czecho-Slovak Gover
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