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TUESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1938 Chamberlain Pleads Peace; [WAR QUESTION | Duce’s Ships Quit Shanghat

Britain Declares Emergency; | UP T0 GZEGHS, FLolf. Matred School Children Leave London HITLER GABLES ~ ——""

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| Chamberlain's Text

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FRENCH CABINET IN SESSION WITH | 2m LEBRUN AT HEAD == ==

jsuch letters has made it seem almost overwhelming. How horrible, fanatic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas masks

jour countrymen. But there are jcountiess others besides from

France, from Belgium, from Italy,

here because of a quarrel in a far

U. S. Citizens Advised hy Embassy to Leave England.

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heavy before, to read such letters made it seem almost too heavy to bear.” Understand Czech Feeling He referred to the trying on of gas that it that

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well understand reasons Czech Government felt unable the terms put

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io accept " Mr. Chamberlain = “But I felt that there ought to be time” to transfer the Sudeteniand. “I have done all that one man can do. After my trip to Germany feel how Herr Hitler feels that he must champion other Germans. Mr. Chamberlain declared he considers Herr Hitler's demand for immediate return of Sudetenland “unreasonable” but tempered it bv ieclaring as his closing words: “You know I am going to work for peace until the last minute Mr. Chamberlain spoke with great emotion. At times he almost choked and paused to regain his composure. From the Cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, his words went out over the world and to all parts of the Empire.

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‘Surprised at Hitler

that Herr Hitler said nigh Germany would have no more claims in Eurcpe after settlement of the Sudeten question. He said he was “surprised” when he got back from Berchtesgaden and learned that Herr Hitler wanted the Sudetenland transferred to Germany once. ‘I must

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Parisian workers are busy hauling sand into apartments for use as cushions against bombs from enemy planes. {

been to see the German Chancellor,” Sir Horace said as he hurried from his plane at Heston Airdrome, “I am now going direct to report the Prinme Minister. I cannot say anything bevond ti I do not know if I shall to Germany.”

to 1at fact. return

possibility that Czechoslovakia might

Responsibility.

| i | (Continued from Page One) | Hitler might not even reply to Pres- | {ident Roosevelt since the latter's! message was not published here. | Herr Hitler expressed his appreci- | ation of Mr. Roosevelt's “generous intentions.” He lamented the fact | that Woodrow Wilson's princinles were never realized and that Ger-| many thus was “shamelessly be-! trayed” because she laid down her arms on the basis of them. | Germans saw some hope for a] peaceful solution of the Czech crisis today in Prime Minister Chamberlain's statement in London | last night. | Mr. Chamberlain offered a definite | |guarantee by Britain and France that Czechoslovakia would carry| [through to the letter the terms of! | the original British-French proposal | for ceding the Sudeten areas io | Germany. Diplomatic quarters believed Mr. Chamberlain's offer was prompted by the indications in Hitler's speech! that the Fuehrer doubted Praha would carry out the cession and his | determination to have the territory by ort: 1. | It was understood Sir Horace Wil- | son, Mr. Chamberlain's diplomatic | adviser, delivered Mr. Chamber-| lain’s promise to Herr Hitler this] morning before fiying back to Lon-| | don. The German press emphasized the Oct. 1 deadline for German occupa- | tion of Sudetenland. “Four days more for Mr. Benes,” | read a headline in the Nacht Aus-| gabe. { A Government spokesman said he knew nothing of any intention to] alter the deadline, i

vet vield. i In the note, whose publication the Government withheld pending Prime Minister Chamberlain's peace appeal and Fuehrer Hitler's speech of last night, Czechoslovakia rejected Herr Hitler's ultimatum for surrender of the Sudeten area by

Soviets Cause Static While Hitler Speaks; Geneva Is Interested.

mondo Montecuccoli sailed so quickly and unexpectedly today that she left half her crew stranded ashore. The Italian gunboat Lepanto sailed under similar circumstances at about the same time. Presumably, the cruiser and the gunboat acted on orders from Rome. Their destination was unknown. The cruiser left

| PARIS, Sept. 27 (U. Py In = France ready for war, in a Paris keyed tensely for the worst, the Council of Ministers met in emerthe harbor 30 minutes after [gency session today with President! announcing that she was leav- | Albert Lebrun presiding. ing. The ships leave waters | The Council of Ministers comi {prises the Premier, the Cabinet, members, and the President of ithe]

China fleet, and. in event of e | war. that fleet would attack republic, and, because of the addi- | any war vessel flying the flag tion of the President who has no| of a country at war with [political affiliations, it is a superior Britain. : body to the Cabinet. | The sailings left one Italian The Ministers were in session for war vessel in port—the gun- one hour and 50 minutes, adjournboat Carlotto. Italian naval ing without a decision on whether | authorities here refused to to convoke Parliament, particularly comment. in view of former Premier Picrre —— [Etienne Flandin's threat to bring] {200 minority deputies to the capital] to protest the Government's course. | Svmptomatic of Paris’ war fever,

WARSAW READY publishers in joint action voluntarily | reduced newspapers to six pages to H FRIDAY conene newsprint. | To conserve gasoline, automobile

{owners were restricted to two and {one-half gallons a day unless they!

‘could prove a pressing need for more,

Italians Expect Order for pe : P | France is concentrating her troop Mobilization Shortly; | mobilizations on the German in- |

|stead of the Italian borders, the |

Tokyo Uncertain. | war Ministry said today.

WARSAW, Sept. 27 (U. P)—A : Polish Foreign Office spokesman Russians Unable said today that the Polish Army 10 Listen to Hitler was ready to move into the Teschen | MOSCOW, Sept. 27 minority area Friday or Saturday, Static

(U. Pyo=!

interference, apparently

[if ordered, but that the Government planned, prevented Russians from

still hoped for a peaceful settlement hearing Chancellor Hitler's radio of its claim to the area. {address until a Brtitish rebroadcast

{was picked up after midni - Relations between Czechoslova-| 4 p p 5 ight io

¢ ay kia and the two countries besides

away country between people of whom we know nothing. | It is still more impossible that a quarrel which is already settled in principle can be the subject of war. We can well understand the reasons why the Czech Government has been unable to accept the terms which have been put before them in the German memorandum, but I believe, after my talks with Herr Hitler if only time would allow it ought to sas {be possible for the arrangements of | transferring the territory that the {Czech Government has agreed to {give to Germany, to be settled by

PR H RESISTS agreement under conditions which ‘VIVISECTION’ would insure fair treatment for the populations concerned. | You know already that I have

{done all that one man can do to {compose this quarrel. After my visits to Germany I realized vividly

Syrovy Government Pledges how Herr Hitler feels that he must

To Abide by Earlier Plan champion other Germans and his lindignation that grievances have not Of Partition.

even from Germany.

‘ANXIETY GROWING’

It has been hearbreaking to read of the growing anxiety they reveal and their intense relief when they thought too soon that the danger of war was past. If I felt my responsibility heavy before, to read

[been met before this, He told me privately and last night he repeated publicly that after the Sudeten German question is {settled, that is the end of Germany’s territorial claims in Europe. | After my first visit to Berchtesjgaden I did get the assent of the Czechs. | Czech Government to proposals “After that, he wanis us to hold | Which gave the substance of what

a plebiscite under the shadow of his ager mate I yas fakes guns in another territory inhabited |, z i py gob

: . he _|back to Germany and found he inby 1.100.000 persons of which only gsted that the territory should be 110,000 are Germans.

“Hi } ould destr {handed over to him immediately, 13 scheme wou estroy the ana immediately occupied by Gereconomic existence of the country. .

man troops, without previous arWe could not carry on because OUr' rangement to safeguard the people industries and trade and agriculture

{within the territory who were not would be so mutilated that we would Germans or who did not want to have nothing to live on. [join the German Reich. “President Benes cannot allow | the destruction of the possibility for our nation to live, “Czechoslovakia is nevertheless still ready to solve the entire prob- | lem by peaceful negotiation and to! fulfill the British-French proposals, however cruel they are. We demand that Germany too should prove her professed love for peace by using

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Chancellor wants us to deliver immediately territory inhabited by 3.750,000 persons, including 800,000

“I OFFERED GUARANTEE”

I must say I find that attitude unreasonable. If it arose out of any doubt that Herr Hitler feels about the intentions of the Czech Government to carry out their promises to

Geneva Diplomats See |

I sav at I feel this atti-| next Saturday as:

In reference to the possibility that

Government officials considered peaceful instruments and trying to

hand over that territory, I have of-

tude unreasonable,” he said.

: 3 “Absolutely and Mr. Chamberlain emphasized that

unacceptable.” “Against these new, cruel demands my Government feels hound to make the utmost resistance, and we shall do so, God helping,” said the note. “We rely on the two great Western democraties, whose wishes we have followed much against our own judgment, to stand bv us in our hour of trial.”

the Herr Hitler demand for immedi- unconditionally

13 at ction an 3 slovakia's fir the British Government was willing 2'€ action and Czechoslovakia's firm stand might be reconciled by using

. } rancier f nae - 0 LNG TranSrel of Tam [a British Legion in the Sudetenland, ‘1 will not give up my hopes. 1 1t Was learned that the president of would not hesitate even to pay a the British Legion, Maj. Gen. Sir third visit to Germany. But at this Frederick Maurice, had gone to Berlin by airpiane on Sunday night with the consent of Mr. Chamber{lain He was understood to are certain proposais to Herr Hitler things to be done home. der which, if an agreement I know all vou men and women reached, the British Legion

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Germany which have large minoriHitler as Concerned |ties within her borders—Poland and GENEVA, Sept. 27 (U. P) !

Hungary—grew more tense. i The Polish Foreign Office here World diplomats believed today that | gispatched a sharply worded proChancellor Hitler's speech had re- ioc; to Praha that allegedly in three vealed sighs that he was deeply g concerned bv the stiffening of Brit-

{cases Czech military planes flew i ._ lover Polish territory on Sundav and ish and French opinion against him during the week-end.

| vesterday. According to the official : Polish version, the planes peneThey saw three expressions of (,ateq Polish territory approximately this concern: (1) His promise that he would

[seek no more territory in Europe] lexcept the Sudeten area; (2) His re-| iteration that he wanted no war! with France or Great Britain, and | (3) his attempt to place the blame for the crisis on President Benes of Czechoslovakia.

moment I do not see anything that I could usefully do in mediation.” “Don’t Be Alarmed” have out unwere would

Meanwhile, he said, there

Amazed Hitler's

Praha Government Referring Herr matum, the note asid: “It 1s a de facto ultimatum of the sort presented to a vanquished nation, and not a propo- | sition to a sovereign state which! has shown the greatest possible readiness to make sacrifices for the ppeasement of Europe “Not the smallest trace of such readiness for sacrifices has vet been manifested by Mr. Hitler's Govern-

New Clash at Teschen At the same time, dispatches told of violent outhreaks in the Teschen area of Czechoslovakia where Poles are in the majority. The explosion [of hand grenades awoke the town of Teschen, which straddles the {border, at 2 a. m. Poles were ap- | parently attacking the gendarme {post on the Czech side, the dispatches said, ne explosions and rifle fire were heard intermittently

WAR NEWS INSPIRES LONDON STOCK RALLY foie ic

ment | ithe Hungarian Government was

“AI hw 4 | : : 1. dissatisfied with Czech proposals : My Government was amazed af New York List Steadies in to settle their minority problem as the contents of the (Hitler) memo-| ‘ rds y Light Volume.

alike are ready to play your part in offer its services as an impartial 10 ultithe defense of the countrv. and I neutral body in the areas concerned ask vou to offer vour services. (Gen. Maurice returned to London “Don’t be alarmed if you hear of | Monday night and handed Herr men being called up to man anti- Hitler's reply to Mr. Chamberlain. ircraft guns. These are only pre-| The British Legion, composed of cautionary measures. {World War veterans, is a counterThey do not mean that we have part of the American Legion. determined or that war Britain, already having partly moimminent bilized her defenses, worked fever“We cannot ishly on preparations for defense the whole Empire against air raids if war comes, as account of Cec antiaircraft guns were put up in If We are t it must be on London near the Government buildjssues than that {Ings and the entire population was OS : j instructed on how to use gas masks | which were being delivered. { The Transport Board of London announced the closing of seven subway stations at 8 p. m. until further notice “for urgent structural alterations” which obviously meant they would be used as air raid shelters 96 Hours Away? | | Europe apparently tottered some 9 hours from a general war in-

usually

on wal is undertake to involve war fun oe came word that

reer randum i regards Hungarians. The Governphi : ment there officially announced its The proposals go far beyond] it

what we agreed to under the so-| {dissatisfaction and said that called Anglo-French plan. They de-| LONDON, Sept. 27 (U. P).—Un- Youd so express itself in Praha 'prive us of every safeguard for our confirmed rumors that Hitler woull SO°n. national existence. We are to vield extend the time limit for satisfacup a large proportion of our care-|tion of his demands on Czechosio- Roosevelt Harms Peace fully prepared defenses and admit|vakia contributed to a rally on the : German armies deep into our coun-|London Stock Exchange before it Cause, Fascist Declares try before we have been able to or-|closed today. ROME, Sept. 27 (U. P) —Presi-

“Peace Still Possible”

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nine miles, apparently reconnoiter- |

For the present, I ask you volving between 330 and 400 mililon

The rally also was partly attribut-

“nonrealistic and

that Herr Hitler had spoken true to form and conveyed r.othing new.

fered on behalf of the Czech Gov[ernment to guarantee their words. I shall not give up hope of a peacetoday that a special airplane is ful solution or abandon my efforts en route here bringing an im-|for peace as long as any chance for portant message from President peace remains.

Insurance on Cargoes | I would not hesitate to pay even

0 Germany Suspended Moscicki to President Benes, prob- | NEW YORK. Sept. 27 (U. P.).— ably a new demand for the Teschen!a third visit to Germany if 1 {thought it would do any good. But

Insurance underwriters today sus- area i d fief t thi :1 g raw wet : : >zechs oun some relie injat this moment see nothing fur[Pentied WaF yisk prolection io all op ancelior Hitler's latest ultimatum, ther that I can usefully do in the | caryoes bound for Germany, either giving them until Saturday to cede way of mediation. Meanwhile. there {directly or by way of other coun- the Sudeten area to Germany, When are certain things we can and tries, |they stood in the streets yesterday should do at home. Volunteers are All war risk rates were doubled listening to the radio broadcast of still wanted for air raid precautions, again and in some cases quotations Herr Hitler's speech, they had for fire brigades and police services

(achieve her aims by peaceful means.” The Polish Legation announced

Saturday to]

CITES PRECAUTIONS

South American Leaders Join in Roosevelt Plea For Peace.

were 200 times greater than before shouted: and for territorial units, the Czechoslovak crisis. “So we have until I know that all you men and I— aw live!” women alike are ready to play your at what moment German shells and I ask you to offer vour services if bombs might crash _down upon you have not already done so to them, and they had lived day and jocal authorities who will tell you HULL CONFER night for a week, keyed to the high-|if you are wanted and in what Herr Hitler's assurances that he] was not interested in those parts of] Czechoslovakia where the German population was not predominant, | land and Hungary be ceded areas, Do not be alarmed if you hear of of the country, were interpreted men being called up to man antihere as attempts to appease Great aircraft defenses or ships. These are Britain and France. only precautionary measures such as in a time like this but they do not necessarily mean we have determined on war or that war is im= minent.

PRESIDENT AND Before then, they had not known pari in defense of the country and est tension. capacity, and his failure to demand that Po-| a Government must necessarily take 2 Suicid y 1 E > However much one may sympa=

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{vised them to avoid travel there | except in cases of absolute | necessity.

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people. Prime Minister Chamberlain prepared to address the British Em-| pire and the world by radio tonight.|

preparations for its defense. “Our national and economic independence would automatically dis-

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Kennedy Sees King

The King received Joseph P. KenBuckingha Palace today and expressed h pleasure at President Roosevelt's peace appeal The United States Embassy tonight issued =a recommendation Americans “who have no compell ea to continue sojourn rrange to return to the United States.” A communication Fuehrer Hitler was understood to have been brought to London today and encouraged hope for a last-minute agreement averting war in Central Europe. Sir Horace Wilson of the British foreign office came by plane from Berlin to report to Prime Minister Chamberlain. Some sources believed Ire brought an invitation fiom Hen Hitler for a British Legion to police the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia pending a plebiscite by which it would be surrendered to ‘Germany. Sir Horace arrived as Mr. Chamberlain worked out the details of address, which it was believed 1ld be an effort to end the interal impasse threatening r with Nazi blow against akia d almost

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IN INDIANAPOLIS ON PAGE 7 OF THIS EDITION

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| Statesmen still clung to hope that a last minute development would peace, but the outlook darkened hour he Rritish Government toda made public a Czechoslovak note presented Sunday, rejecting Fucshrer Hitler's ultimatum for surrender of the Sudeten area as “absolutely and nconditionally unacceptable,” an-

ever a

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‘I nouncing that Czechoslovakia would

resist with “Gods help.” and appealing to the two great Western democracies, Great Britain and France, for aid “in our hour of trial.” IT war comes, neutral military experts believe that it might last three or

Lt four years. It probably would be the most frightful war in history. It would =» In its Initial stages, largelx by airplanes with the targets and ldren, without victims. At this moment about five million men were ready to march. Backing them up were about 10 1llion trained reserves.

fought,

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dence over despairing efforts to preServe peace. Europe moved swiftly toward a general conflict Authorities began evacuating schools for the physically defective who might be unable to stand the

strain of marching to railroad sta-|

{ tions. Volunteers dug air raid { trenches in the London parks Roval Air Force crews mounted antiaircraft guns in centrai London—at Westminster Bridee hv the Houses of Parliament. in Hvde Park, at Charing Cross Bridge. Photographs Forbidden Barracks of the crack Household Guard regiments were sandbagged. It was reported. but not confirmed, that the Army would take over Croydon Airport, in the London suburbs, the greatest flying field in Great Britain, tonight. News photographers were forbidden by the War Office to publish or send from Great Britain any photographs of guns, of air raid shelter trenches or other mobilization scenes. Even photographs depicting the farewells of relatives of men called for service were banned. The Czechoslovak note revealed how near Europe was to war, and the reason why Mr. Chamberlain decided to make an address tonight instead of waiting 19 hours to speak before the opening session of the emergency Parliament tomorrow. It was believed that Mr. Chamberlain, by publishing the Czechoslovak note and deciding to address the Empire, was laying the histeric record for the inceptions of a general war. He had appealed to Herr Hitler directly. He had warned Herr Hitler that Britain would back France suporting Czechoslovakia. Herr Hitler had but repeated his ultimatum. “Absolutely Unacceptable” Publicaticn of the Czech ended all speculation here of 3

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| detan {slovakia had refused to yield. France | | had said she would support Czecho- | ch, ancient cities] women and |

| Geneva asserted that | Government : Russia would immediately place all{Vas ready to pass a bill requiring Preparations for war tock prece-

appear with the acceptance of Herr All sections came back from lows Hitler's plans. after a period of heavy selling in “The whole process of moving the| which central European National nopulation is to be reduced to a panicjBond issues had led the way down. flight on the part of those who do] U. S. Steel, which had sold off. | not accept the German Nazi regime {led a rally in rans-Atlantic issues. They would have to leave their | Sterling sank to $4.73. a new low; homes without even the right tolhere since March 4, 1935. take their personal belongings or| even, in the case of peasants, their] cow.”

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (U. P.). Stocks steadied In early afternoon| trading today after recovering fracLineup Clarified tions to more than a point in the Presumably it meant that unless|first two hours. Volume was light.

per Bits gave round, tr el enon, Span wp] iow iE nls What seemed to brokers slightly be war In Europe this week-end. |yotter prospects for peace caused) But Herr Hitler had reaffirmed | (1 eat to sag more than a point on that Germany must have the Su-|

area by Saturday. Czecho-

| Corn was off 1 cent to 1's cent.

slovakia. Russia had said that, if (be issued when the Government! France went to Czechoslovakia's aid, deemed fit—for mobilization of the she would do so too. {Army Reserve and the Territorial a “il : ns | Army, corresponding to the AmerA Daily Mail dispatch frem jean National Guard. It was understood that Parliament, at its extraordinary session, |

the British had been informed broke out Europe !

hat

if war in the registration of all men and] women whose services might be! needed in war time. It would be | the first move toward national con-| scription. | Already there was talk of a War Cabinet, with Labor and Liberal leaders included and such men as And Great Britain. at last, in an{Anthony Eden, who resigned as authoritative message issued last | Foreign Secretary because of Mr night. had definitely committed her-jchamberlain’s insistence on making self to side with France and Rus- concessions to dictators, and Winsia in aid of Czechoslovakia. {ston Churchill, independent ConFurther, it was reported that this servative leader, drafted for service. Commitment had been make known Warning te Hitler Demand to Herr Hitler Hence the situation seemed to be! Herr Hitler's speech last night, that if Germany marched into repeating that he must have the; Czechoslovakia Saturday to enforce Sudeten area by Saturday, was re-) |Herr Hitlers ultimatum, Europe garded as a definite and possibly would be plunged into a general war definitive turn toward the worst— in which Premier Mussolini hag|loSaIg Sat oi Whe fost relianie 7 Pal RY w Sapte oe (authority that Sir Horace Wilson, | the "Big Four,” met today: Prime A tit A . Minister Chamberlain, Foreign Sec. |9aY, oe a Been mua st yr 5 Sy : | a A wial Cy [Feary lias, Sh Soni Son, |, echosiovakia’s immediate ally, if Chancellor of the Exchequer, and v's

Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary, | CTLIRanY Bn 5 i ’ awaiting a move from Herr Hitler. | Te ls in Various Gangs Of volunteers workeq quarters that such a warning was throughout last night, in the light i os Saif Spal he Lil of kerosene flares and motor truck ’ S ” BY Ae Government

ih lil " : did not want to make its warning 1 headlights, digeing ditches in the | iblic, in order not to confront Her

great London parks as air raid shel-| iitter publicly with a threat that

ters : : X ti sb A : ne | Would make it impossible for him Alr raid precaution squads went'y “\itharaw without losing prestige. from door to door in some parts of | : 5 ’ London through the night King | But last night, the following auhe oo " Ey oo mt, avs ks | thoritative statement had been householders and issuing gas masks. ; ced here:

“If in spite of all efforts by the i British Prime Minister a German attack is made ‘on Czechoslovakia the immediate result must be that France will be bound to come to her assistance and Great Britain and Russia will certainly stand hy France.” i The statement ended with this |appeal: “It is still not too late to stop this

available units of her Air Force at| the disposal of Czechoslovakia. It was said that the Russian and French planes had been agreed upon as the most effective aid pend- | ing movement of armies.

Inner Cabinet Meets

Privy Council Meets

Soldiers in full war kit carried ammunition into buildings in central London—for antiaircraft guns. Special police guards took up posts at headquarters of cable and wireless companies, scrutinizing all who sought to enter—precautions against saboteurs | The Privy Council met last night at Buckingham Palace and it was tragedv and the peoples of all nabelieved that at the meeting King tions insist on settlement by free |

{the Chicago Board of Trade today. cratic bloc.”

dent Roosevelt's Latest available information at} the department shows that on last| Jan. 1 there were 88.000 Americans

: > 1 living in Europe on a permanent or!

cause of peace incalculably., Virginio

in an editorial today. . S “The days of peace are numbered.” Semi - permanent basis. ‘ Sig. Gavda wrote. “The peace move-| This was exclusive of tourists, | ment is losing its vigor and clarity,” Who probably raise the figure above he added. [100.000 at this time of year. | “Reosevelt. who invokes peace, Hundreds have been returning | must today recognize how much re-|from Europe and reports indicated] sponsibility he assumed with his'a scramble to sail for home. with] verbose and aggressive intervention steamship lines booked for several against authoritarian regimes,” the weeks in advance on accommodaFascist spokesman wrote. | tions. His intervention also had the ef- There was no comment from the

fect of encouraging spiritual and : : ces ied 2 White House on today’s reply from Vis urope. J > : J . political division of Etrape. Now he Chancellor Hitler to Mr. Roosevelt's

has favored extreme movements } 2 {rootiv wed 1 hostile to fascism, giving the illusion |P!€2 to those directly concerned to

that the American forces would be 2Void war in the Crechoslovakianput to the service of these insincere German border dispute. movements and the so-called demo-| Czechoslovak Minister Hurban | characterized President Roosevelt's Premier Mussolini returned to appeal as “worth six divisions.” Rome today and reports Spread; He explained that this was a ShFGy shout the country that mobili- nh ace he had seen in a newspaper zation might be a matter of hours. to ‘describe the value of the mes-

. N= | sage in keeping the peace. He scBelgium Calls Up cepted it for his own and explained More Reserves

that by divisions he meant six army BRUSSELS, Sept. 27 (U. P).

| divisions of soldiers. : : = , p made the amen The Belgium Government called up Ny Jiurban rade Coe! additional military reinforcements

after his call on Mr. Hull, which

today bringing the total mobiliza- Wi ls first Wl “i is tion of reserves to six classes. Tourn rom suUrepe yeswerday,

Japanese Uncertain Of Stand in Crisis

South America Joins

In Roosevelt Plea

TOKYO, Sept. 27 (U. P).—Jap-| BUENOS AIRES. Argentina. Sept. anese diplomats indicated today gn (yp) presidents of four South

that it was still uncertain whether American republics backed up Presi-

this country would provide more : than moral support to Germany and | dent Roosevelt's plea for peace in Europe today.

Italy, their cosigners to the antiComintern agreement. should they | They sent congratulatory messages to Mr. Roosevelt and cable-

go to war over Czechoslovakia, It was generally believed that (grams to Chancellor Hitler of GerJapan opposed the idea of any War many and President Benes of in Europe. Czechoslovakia, appealing to them to seek a peaceful solution of the {Sudeten-German crisis. Dr. Roberto M. Ortiz, President of | Dr. Getulio Dornelles | Vargas, President of Brazil; President Arturo Alessandri of Chile and President Oscar Raimunde Benavides of Peru, acted almost simul-

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Czech Crisis

thize with a small nation con=fronted by a biz powerful nation. we cannot, in all circumstances, undertake to involve the whole British Empire in a war simply on that account. If we have to fight it must be on ORANGE. N. J. Sept. {larger issues than 0 I am myself (U. P).—Max Wald, 40-year- |. on of peace to the depths of my old German flier in the World | coul. Armed conflict between nations War, hanged himself at is a nightmare to me. But if T were Orange Memorial Hospital to- |convinced that any nation had made day, a casualty, psychiatrists |up its mind to dominate the world said, of the European crisis. by fears of force I should feel that Dr. Theodore R. Robie said it must be resisted. Mr. Wald had suffered a men- I believe that life without liberty tal breakdown because of would not be worth living but war worry over the Czechoslovak- is a fearful thing and we must be German situation. very clear before we embark on it — that it is really very great issues LANCASTER, Pa., Sept. 27 that are at stake and that we should (U. P.).—Mrs. Mary Mucken- risk everything in their defense. thaler, 35, who recently At present I ask you to await as turned from a trip to her na- calmly as you can events of the tive Germany, listened to next few days. As long as war has Chancellor Adolf Hitler's not begun there is always hope that speech yesterday and then it may be prevented, and you know committed suicide by slashing I am going to work for peace to the her throat with a butcher's

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