Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 30, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings 8.30 sept. 29 9.30 ., sept. 29 0.51 12.30 ., sept. 3.30 sept. 4.43 for full report of meteorological office see Page one. Vol. Pages. Sun rises 6.25 Sun sets 11.11 Moon risen 13.3t Moon sets 2mt Winnipeg Friday september 30, 1938. War fear ends As Powers agree on progressive czech cession Joy unconfined Europe s millions Greet settlement with ecstasy London sept. 30. Up Cable joyfully greeting an assured peace today faced the task of undoing War preparations that Cost Many millions of they did not care about the Money. As tension sagged it was realized that millions of persons had worked frantically to pre pare for a tragedy that has been averted that the Strain had made Many people ill that some had committed suicide and others had worked grimly with out admitting until it was All Over How frightened they had been. Last night a theatre crowd of leaped to their feet and yelled or five minutes when the manage ment announced news from Munich than an agreement among the four statesmen assembled there might be expected momentarily. Mrs. Chamberlain acclaimed mrs. Chamberlain was almost mobbed when she left St. Michael s Church where she listened to the archbishop of Canterbury address an overflow congregation on the subject of simple friendships loves and Homes. A Large crowd applauded her for several minutes while she waited on the Steps of the Church. As she entered her car shouting women tears streaming Down their faces grasped her hand and clambered or. The running Board. The prime minister s wife almost speechless and near ears herself managed to say thank you. Of thank Bradford police were horrified to of urchins occupying newly dug trenches wearing Gas masks and furiously fighting with stones and clods of Earth. Most of the combatants were aged 5 to 10. Officers dispersed them and visited their parents to warn them to take better care of the masks. The parents explained the children considered them new in Rome reigned night As newspaper extras told them of the Jour Power Munich Accord giving Germany sudeten parts of Czecho Slovakia. Thousands of persons Tore the newspapers from the hands of news vendors. Everywhere knots of excited citizens were explaining com menting grinning and gesticulating Over the news which meant to them one big the authoritative fascist commentator Virginio Gayda. Said the figure of Mussolini As the Saviour of european peace looms Gigantic today in the world s cur tent and Paris Paris ready for War with under welcomed word Early today that a four Power Accord had been reached in Munich pointing the Way toward peace. As one Frenchman put it peace been surrender commission named Francois Poncet sir Nevile Henderson Munich sept. 30. International commission of four members was named today representing great Britain France Germany and Italy to supervise arrangements for surrender of the sudeten territory under the Munich agreement. Members Are sir Nevile Henderson British ambassador to Ger Many Andre Francois Poncet French ambassador to Germany Baron Ernst von Secretary of state of the German foreign office and or. Bernardo Attolico italian ambassador to Germany All left for Berlin by air plane at 10.30 . 3.30 ., . Ducks deed claim Mussolini turned Hitler to favor peace Munich sept. 30. Mussolini is credited in conference circles with having weighed the balance toward peace in an 82-minute visit with hitter just before the four Power conversations opened Here the two men met at Kofstein the former Austro German Border and came on to Munich together by thus they had full Opportunity to talk things Over before their meeting with Chamberlain and Daladier. On the train ride Mussolini was said to have stressed the necessity have paved the Way for a Quick Accord of All four statesmen. That Mussolini should seek to restrain Hitler after his own series of speeches in. Northern Italy during the past two weeks came As a sur prise to some. Dur in the speech making tour ii Duce had asserted and reasserted that Czechoslovakia should be chopped up. This explanation was offered in informed quarters at first Mussolini did not believe Hitler was in Earnest in his threat to invade Czechoslovakia. Ii Duce was under that impression when he made his speeches in Northern Italy. Neither did the italian Premier believe that France and Britain would fight. Even after the Berchtesgaden and i Duce had continued to berate democracies As but within 24 hours before the Munich meeting was called Musso danger zone Rush polish troops to czech Frontier Warsaw sept. 30. Troop concentrations were moving South from Warsaw toward the czechoslovak Border thursday night according to reports received in the capital. Troop movements were so heavy that All rail traffic in Western Poland was impeded. Lini was said to have become alarm that Britain and France really would fight if Czecho Slovakia were invaded. A prominent nazi editor said the conference marked a change of Hitler s attitude toward democracies. Three had found in and Premier Daladier two men whom he could not but respect. Or. Chamberlain s services Al ready had won a Public tribute from Hitler in his sport Palast speech monday night in Berlin. But the editor said Hitler did not have the measure of the French Premier until thursday. The fuehrer was reported to have labelled the Stocky Frenchman Ein Ganzer Kerl a real the German delegation was thoroughly convinced that Daladier was one of the most determined champions of peaceful settlement. The 14 men who dealt the cards of Europe s Hitler Chamberlain Mussolini and Dala Dier were for Germany foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and his Deputy and Secretary of state count Ernst von Weizsaecker. For Horace Wilson or. Chamberlain s close adviser William Strang chief the Central european department of the London foreign office and sir Nevile Hen Derson ambassador to Berlin. For minister count Galeazzo Ciano and or. Bernardo d. Attolico ambassador to Berlin. For Leger Secretary general of the Paris foreign office Charles Rochat foreign affairs expert and Andre Francois Poncet ambassador to Berlin. Warsaw newspapers estimated mat 150 poles had been killed in sashes on the czech Border in the disputed area near Peschen. Violence increasing Peschen Poland sept. 30. Bup along the polish Czecho slovak Frontier increased thursday As the time for expiration of we polish ultimatum to Czecho Slovakia approached. More than 400 polish families fled during the Day across the Border from Czechoslovakia to safety of the polish Interior. Many car Jed Gas masks in fear of czech or soviet air raids. Civilian clashes were increasing. The most serious thursday occurred v the steel Mill town of Wick Wica where poles fought the czech s people s refugees from Karlinas said there was rioting there. Two czech guards were killed at Teschek. At Ropicka polish civilians blew up the customs military and government officials arrived at right from Warsaw. They expressed Confidence the czechs would cede disputed Terri tory before the saturday deadline. Munitions train blown up Berlin sept 30. German news Agency despatches from Warsaw thursday night said a czechoslovak munitions train had blown up near Orenberg across the czechoslovak Frontier from Poland. Chamberlain to see Hitler Munich sept. 30. Bup prime minister Neville Chamberlain left his hotel at 11.25 . Today 4.25 an . To Confer with Adolf Hitler. Nowhere in Europe Munich Germany sept 30. Bup German sources said today that Adolf Hitler s demands for european territory ends with Ces Sion of the sudeten area of Czecho Slovakia the burning question in every european capital today was where might Hitler be expected to strike German officials answered it nowhere in new Borders guaranteed another Parley planned if other Frontier disputes not settled Prague sept. 30. A foreboding d i s a p ointment coupled with a kind of fatalism pervaded Prague thursday night while czechoslovak s Fate being settled by the momentous four Power talks in Munich. Residents discussed gloomily what Lay ahead for the Republic after a decision Between Ger Many great Britain France and Italy. The government thursday morn ing announced it had agreed in principle with some reservations to a British proposal for gradual application of the French British plan to cede sudetenland to Ger Many. The czechoslovak minister to Berlin carried the government s stand to the Munich conferees by air plane. Opinion in Prague was that whatever was decided Between the four Power leaders there could be no doubt that Czechoslovakia would be the loser. Text of the czechoslovak Lega Ion s statement on the concessions Prague was willing to make follows the czechoslovak government announces that before the Munich conference government accepted further conces Sions. It is prepared to cede to Germany containing More than 50 per cent of German inhabitants and asks for itself Only frontiers of such a kind As to make a new czechor slovak state capable of existence and defence. The czechoslovak government however cannot agree to a plebiscite As Well in the areas which con Ain a Large czechoslovak majority or those which Are entirely czechoslovak As demanded by Many for military reasons. The czechoslovak government agrees to time limits for the final settlement. All these arrangements Are to. Be carried out by dec. A Settle ment is possible by oct. 31. The czechoslovak government agrees to supervision by an inter National commission and by the British legion As Well As to occupation by British troops before the territory is handed to the germans. It agrees to negotiations regarding demobilization and to the recall of to troops and to the revision of its system of treaties but in the in rests of its own defences and that of the Che Choplok and democratic 3erman minority and also of the tews in the territory it cannot evacuate and demobilize or abandon he fortifications before the de imitation of frontiers has been fixed and an Exchange of population guaranteed and a new system of International guarantees has been initialled. Rumania s stand Bucharest Rumania sept. 30. Official announcement thursday night said the govern ment had definitely decided that n event of War it would not permit russian War materials to be trans sorted to Czechoslovakia by Way of Rumania. Fliers killed Ipswich England sept 30. Cup Royal air Force fliers were killed thursday when bombing plane., attached to. Squadron 148 from Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk crashed at Kedington. The victims were sgt. Ronald Ashley Cowan sgt Harry Newby and private Peler squish the weather wednesday To thursday. At 6.30 . 48 Maxi mum. 58 minimum. 47 barometer 30.10 South wind at 13 Miles per hour humidity shy. Cloudy. Thar Day 8.30 to thursday. 6.30 at 6.30 55 Maxi mum. 67 minimum. 48 barometer. 30j.1 Northeast wind at 10 Miles per hour humidity. Sky Smoky. Mima 4ff 54 30 Dawson Aklavik Simpson to. Smith p Rupert Victoria Vancouver. P George. Jasper Banff Edmonton. 38 72 Calgary 38 72 the Bride. 46 78 med. Kate 78 _. 42 88 Battleford. 34 64 p Albert Saskatoon 58 36 58 24 60 48 58 52 60 56 66 j2 70 34 6f of 30 73 44 58 40 Regina Brandon Kenora Cochrane Huntsville. P. Sound. London Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Quebec St. John Halifax Mima 40 68 32 68 47 67 48 57 34-54 34 43 40 57 42 38 38 63 48 53 48 a 44 5g 48 56 48 54 48 it 4t h Clott Etown 30 62 Chicago so 62 St Paul 48 68 with not much Chaute and a Little warmer. And warm Kenna fair with stationary or a Letoe higher temperature. Arnotti twit. Sauk if maim nuts the agreement reached at Munich yesterday reveals sudetenland is to be occupied by Germany in four stages. The four zones Are As follow one takes in Frumau along the czechoslovak austrian Bor Der two includes Asch Eger Karloy vary Karlsbad arid Marien three is along the silesian Border and four along the Saxon Border. Depth of these zones was not disclosed. Agreement mulch sept. 30 the official communique issued at the end of the four Power conference follows Germany the United kingdom France and Italy taking into consideration the agreement which has already been reached in principle for cession to Germany of the sudeten German territory have agreed on the following terms and conditions governing the said cession and the measures consequent thereon and by this agreement they each hold themselves responsible for the Steps necessary to secure its fulfilment the evacuation will begin on oct. 1. The United kingdom France and Italy agree that the evacuation of the territory shall be completed by oct. 10 without any existing installations having been destroyed and that the Czecho slovak government will be held responsible for carrying out the evacuation without damage to the said installations. The conditions governing the evacuation will be Laid Down in detail by an International commission composed of representatives of Germany the United. Kingdom France Italy and Czechoslovakia. Occupation by stages of the predominantly German territories by German troops will begin on oct 1st the four territories marked on the attached map will be occupied by German troops in the following order territory marked number one on the first and second of october territory marked number two on the second and third of october territory marked number three on the third fourth and fifth of october territory marked number four on the sixth and seventh of october. The remaining territory of preponderant by German character will be ascertained by the aforesaid International commission Forth with and be occupied by German troops by the 10th of october. The International commission referred to in paragraph three will determine the territories in which a plebiscite is to be held these territories will be occupied by International bodies until the plebiscite has been completed. The same commission will fix the conditions in which the plebiscite is to be held taking As a basis the conditions of the Saar plebiscite. The commission will also fix a Date not later than the end of november on which the plebiscite will be held. There will be right of option into and out of transferred Terri tories the option to be exercised within six months from the Date of this agreement. A German czechoslovak commission shall determine details of option consider ways for facilitating the Transfer of population and Settle questions of principle arising out of the said Transfer. The final determination of the frontiers will be carried out by the International commission. This commission will also be entitled to recommend to the four Powers Germany the United kingdom France and Italy in certain exceptional cases minor modifications in strictly ethnographical determination of the zones which Are to be transferred without. Plebiscite. The czechoslovak government will within the period of. Four weeks from the Date of this agreement release from their military and police forces any sudeten Geri nans who May wish to be released and the czechoslovak government will within the same period release sudeten German prisoners who Are serving terms of imprisonment for political offences. Annex to the agreement his majesty s government in the United kingdom and the French government have entered into the above agreement on the basis that they stand by the offer contained in paragraph six of the Anglo French of sept 19 relating to an International guarantee of the Neil boundaries of the czechoslovak state against unprovoked aggression. When the question of polish and hungarian minorities m Czechoslovakia has been settled Germany and Italy for their part will give a guarantee to Czechoslovakia. The Heads of the governments of the four Powers declare that problems of polish and hungarian not settled within three months by agreement Between the respective form the subject of another of the head. Of of the four Powers Here present supplementary declaration All questions which May arise out Rotthe Transfer of territory shall be considered As coming within the terms of reference to the International commission. Munich 29 september my. U-1 Munich sept. 30. Up agreement was signed Here Early today by great Britain France Italy and Germany designed to end the czechoslovak German crisis and give the world reprieve from War. In general terms occupation by Germany of the sudeten areas of Czechoslovakia starting to Morrow and final determination of the Republic s new boundaries by a commission representing the four Powers and Czecho Slovakia. In addition to the areas to be occupied immediately plebiscites to determine future sovereignty will be Hequin other areas under conditions set by the International commission. At 2 . 7 C.s.t., thursday the agreement was handed Over to two representatives of the czechoslovak govern ment by prime minister Chamberlain of great Britain and Prem Ier Daladier of France who indicated it must be accepted for the Sake of general peace. Naturally it would not come into operation if the Prague govern ment turned it Down. But there seemed to be every Hope Here it would be approved by president Benes and Premier general syr Ovy thus removing the last threat to the immediate peace of Europe. This Hope was the fact the new agreement follows in Gen eral lines the Anglo French plan which Czechoslovakia already accepted but is in an accelerated form. The agreement was signed at the end of 10 hours of conference among Daladier Premier Mussolini of Italy and Reich fuehrer Hitler in this Bava further news and View situation on pages 6 and 7. Of Rian City Birthplace of National socialism the scene of the 1923 Beer cellar Putsch and the University City where Hitler became the seventh Man to join the infant nazi party. When or. Chamberlain returned to his hotel Tat .1.30 through Long rows of Black shirted storm troopers he was Given a tremendous ovation., he was cheered netted and Given the nazi outstretched . Salute. He smiled broadly lifted his hat and waved his Greet occupation starts on saturday under terms of the agreement Ermany will take Over part of the sudetenland original Der which he had set in his final ultimatum As the Day he would Send his Grey Clad soldiers into Czechoslovakia unless his terms were met. Included in the agreement was a map on which were marked four areas to be occupied by German troops Between oct. .1. And 7. The International commission will As certain what other territory is of predominantly German character and this will be annexed to Ger Many by oct. 10. Britain and France declared their willingness to guarantee the Bor lers of the reconstructed Republic. Germany and Italy withheld their guarantee until the polish and hungarian minority questions in Czechoslovakia Are settled. If the polish and hungarian questions Are not settled amicably within three months they will be considered by. Another four Power conference. It was stated Vojtech Mastny czechoslovakian minister to Berlin and an associate who received the agreement had no Power to accept Tor the Prague government. Daladier returning to his hotel said he and Chamberlain spent some time explaining to. Mastny Why they Felt it necessary to accept not responsible if pact rejected an unimpeachable source said that the action of Britain and France in making themselves responsible for the Steps necessary to fulfil the agreement meant this h the czechoslovak refuse to France cannot come to their Aid in Case of an attack and Britain which is pledged Only to support France. Cannot be drawn in. Provisions of the agreement included 1. Evacuation of sudetenland to be completed by oct. 10, without damage to existing property there. 2. The right of option. Granted for residents to move into or out of the areas to be ceded to Ger Many the. International comi Rui Sion is determining areas in which plebiscites Are to be held areas Are to be occupied by International bodies. X the plebiscites will be patterned after that in Saar Region which was shifted from International control Back to Germany on Jan. 19, 1935. The commission will fix the continued conference on Page 4, column four Way peace pact is sought London sept 30. Associated press today quoted in formed sources As saying they understood prime minister chamber lain had obtained from Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini an agreement to negotiate a four Power non aggression pact As soon1 As the czechoslovak problem is solved. He was said to have obtained the envisaging a pact with great Britain Italy France and Germany As its signers at the Munich four Power conference. Responsible political circles according to the associated press said or. Chamberlain through his insistence on negotiation in the czechoslovak crisis had brought the other three nations to a stage where negotiation of a four Power pact was possible. Burghers hero Munich cheers Neville Munich Germany sept. 30 ;