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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1939

Czechs Reply To Tiso Accepting The Inevitable

RUTHENIA TO MAKE APPOACH TO HUNGARY

Hust, To-day.

Carpatho-

The Foreign Minister of the new independent

Mr. Ukrainian Government, Revay, will communicate with the Hungarian Government, it was officially stated here, in order to ascertain whether the Hungarian offer of January 29 is still valid:

This offer, it is recalled, refer- red to Hungarian proposals for greater autonomy for Carpatho- Ukrainia under Hungarian rule than it enjoyed as part of the Czech Federal State.

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This inquiry marks the first overture, it is declared, for voluntary anschluss of the Car- patho-Ukrainia to Hungary. Trans-Ocean.

TROOPS REACH SVALAVA

NO CHALLENGE

TO

PROCLAMATION

NEW CABINET AT HUST

Prague, To-day.

:

It is officially announced in Czech official acknowledgment of the fact that no-Chust that the Carpatho-Ukraine

thing remained to be done after Dr. Tiso had proclaimed Slovakian independence was made Government has been reconstructed, just before President Hacha's fateful visit to and Julian Revay, who was

comes Foreign Minister. Berlin, which ended the existence of Bohemia missed from office by Prague, be- as an independent Czech State.

An

official broadcast stated: "We desire from the bottom of our hearts that the Slovak nation will reap success in its future independent exist- ence."

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Father Volesin remains Premier, dis-

An official communique 'states that M. Revay is at present in Ger-

[his country." - many "defending the interests of

The Czech officer, General Prech- aca, Minister for Interior, has been relieved of office.

The new Government is describ ed as provisional, and it is gener- ally thought here that Carpatho- Ukraine will place itself under German protection.--Reuter.

when we The day has arrived TISO'S PROCLAMATION

must take the destiny of our people. Bratislava, To-day.

Tiso, into our own hands if we wish to The Slovak Premier, Dr.

from political issued

pro-rescue the nation the following has

the with death. If we desire to secure in clamation

conjunction

future of our people we must ter- the declaration of independence:

mominate the mutual political life ernment:——— "At this extremely grave ment we, the authorized representa- with the Czech nation, and we have

relations between the Czech

com-

and

Slovak people. As duly authorized representatives of the Slovak peo-

tives of the Slovak people, address therefore resolved to claim Budapest, To-day. The Hungarian troops advancing ourselves to you and to all peoples plete independence for our Slovak into Carpatho- of the world who are free and thus people. We are convinced that this of national step is in the interest of peaceful from Muncacs

the out-appreciate the value Ukrainia, have reached

liberty. skirts of Svalava, according to an

The events that have transpired official Hungarian news bulletin.

Slavala is situated on the rail- during the past days on the soil of Muncacs Lemberg our homeland, under the way line (Lwov) about 20 kilometres north- of armed Czech power, violate the

Dr. Tiso urged the people to east of Muncacs and is the most most natural laws of humanity of dence of Slovákia.

in nations. The object in all this was important railway junction Ukrainia, since here the Lemberg-to deprive our people of that which maintain discipline and order. Muncaes railway crosses the new they had gained at a great sacri-Trans-Ocean.

The intention was to place Trans-fice. west-east motor Ocean.

road.

CLASH NEAR MUNKACS

Budapest, To-day. Czech troops blew up the railway line between Salank and patak southeast of

order to check the advance of the Hungarian troops.

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pressure

one we

ple we herewith exercise our-sover- eign right and declare the indepen-

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Czech Official

Acceptance.

“Slovakia has adopted a new course and, following due deli- independence. The Czechs and beration, has decided in favour of Slovaks have co-operated for 20 years and, during this period, the collaboration was certainly not to To-day the federation be- the disadvantage of the Slovaks. Bohemia and Slovakia ceases to exist and each of tween them pursue its individual exist-

ence.

On this occasion, when two brotherly nations take leave of each other, we can truthfully as- sert that the Czech people have never entertained feelings of hatred or enmity for the Slovaks. GOOD WISHES

ac-

us again under the yoke that would not be lighter than the formerly bore. We did everything

Pregue, To-day.

announced the Special editions in our power to achieve a solution us and Fekete-which was acceptable to

proclamation of the independence

We desire from the bottom of Munkacs in also to the Czech people.

"We were willing to deprive our-of Slovakia to the Prague popula- our hearts that the Slovak ̧ na- selves of many things to which we tion yesterday afternoon. The news tion will reap success in its fu-

account of that the Slovak people will The Hungarian border troops had a legitimate right in order to caused the greatest surprise among ture independent existence and

with come to an understanding with the the masses which on

the strict censorship were almost quire economic conditions con- 7 were attacked by the Czechs

All of our endeavours and machine guns

handgrenades Czechs.

unaware of the actual developments forming with the requirements of were in vain.

in Slovakia. No official announce the nation. and returned the fire.

· FORCE CHALLENGED

The Czech State is now faced Czech troops attempting to cross

of ment has been made yet The political representatives

Cabinet meeting yesterday.

with a number of problems which other the demarcation line near Barkazo

It is reported that the Cabinet differ considerably from are repulsed by the Hungarians the Czech people believed that they

decided to resign but the decision tasks. who had two wounded. The Czechs could force us to capitulate.

The President of the Republic

will be made known only after We are beginning a new epoch arrested two prominent leaders of

an unconstitutional Slovakia, dismissed in the Hungarian Party in

we take up the from Berlin. It is also rumoured necessary that Count Michael Csaky, and his bro manner, the Slovak National Goy the return of President Hacha in our national life and it is ther, Count August Csaky-Trans- érnment on the night of March 9.

Autonomy of Slovakia which was that the leader of the Czech legion work of leadership with a spirit with Ocean.

In our co-operation consulted regarding the formation It is learned that the Hungarian promised to us long ago and finally aries General. Gajda has been of unity, discipline and prudence. Slovakia, the now independent of a new Government. Minister in Rome visited Count granted by law fast autumn

the abolished.

State, we shall retain friendly re- Ciano yesterday to discuss Hungarian-Ruthenia anchsluse.

collections realizing as we do that

RUMANIA INACTIVE

Through this act, however, relations between the Slovak

was

the

J

on

the

NO RESISTANCE - and Other rumours say that the

thus

is до

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RUMOURED MARCH dictatorship and an attempt to com- Hungarian, troops in the Carpatho-

pel us to submit.

A message from Bucharest says Czech peoples lost a constitutional Cabinet before resigning decided to the political frontiers cannot sep The Prague Government withdraw all troops from Slovakia arate the hearts of people who reports have been together for so many while according to other that the Rumanian Government has basis.

Trans-Ocean. the General-Staff-declared that no years.' taken no measures on the frontier, turned to armed force and

Police Fire On though the situation is being close-created a situation which

longer compatible with relations be-orders had yet been given for ly watched.

Germans tween peoples of equal rights but withdrawal of the troops;

Regarding the advance of the hand Czech

Berlin, To-day. Ukraine, ⠀⠀⠀ military quarters in

One German was killed and six Prague declare that Czech troops Germans wounded at Stangern in “HISTORY WILL` PROVE”'

the Iglau district of Moravia when History will prove that our con- are retreating without resistance. solence is clear and God is our wit- The Carpatho-Ukrainian Minis- the Czech police fired at German Vienna, To-day.

the Prague Government, is reported demonstrators protesting against Strong Czech detachments withness that we wished only for the ter, Revay, recently deposed by the

The mob stormed-numerous homes tanks and heavy artillery were room best Responsible leaders of yesterday afternoon

Czech people replied to our good to have left Vienna by plane for the arrest of local German leaders. will with force. Again the Czech Chust, the capital of the Carpatho- of Germans in Pilsen, demolished road across the Tatra moun- tains from

Sulein to Vrutky people we have no grievance but Ukraine. Trans-Ocean.

Slovn- this nation is governed by men who eastwards оп advancing

have learnt nothing from the past.

kia.

ON SLOVAKIA

the

A skirmish occurred at about

o'clock between Czech In- Skala by the Czechs. An engineers fantry and Blovak soldiers belong-detachment composed of Slovaks ing to Czech regiments who wanted is reported to have blown up the

prevent the occupation of the im- bridge near Dubna Sala. portant railway junction of Dubna Ocean,

to

Trans-

Czech People Sturtled

To-day.

The Slovak dependence. Was. followingy statemen the instance of the

the furniture and maltreated the lodgers.

Four including a woman and

12 year old girl were seriously i“.

Jured. The Czech police did

Inn of in. intervenc

in the

kichat at aro: repo Coach (Gov.]

not

anti-German incidents rted from Iglau and Bud-