Tense Atmosphere In Europe, But Gt. Britain Striving Utmost To Preserve Peace London, Aug, 28.
GREAT Britain today threw her full military, moral and diate matic power into the fight for preservation of peace in Europe, Expressing confidence that war can be avoided but emphasizing that Britain might easily be forced to fight, the Cabinet today began an aggressive drive to ward off any sudden explosion in Which its first objective is to prevent any hindrance of the Czécho-slovakian negotiations. Mr, Frank Ashton-Gwatkin, Chief of the Economic Section of the Foreign Office, flew to Prague with secret instructions for Lord Runciman, British unofficial mediator in the Czech-Suideten German controversy.
The Cabinet was disquieted ty these developments in the Czech Czechs Resent New problem 1. The Sudeten German ponys 'Sudeten Move instructions to ite followers to re. sort to self-defence if necessary, Britain took the nearly un precedent: Prague, Aug. 27. fed action Ju this case of issuing a 'Sudeten headquarters have issued a semi-official statement' deploring manifesto to the Party declaring that the order of the Sudeten leaders, lorders not to respond to the attacks"
A concerted and obviously Jot "Marxist terrorism" have been Government-inspired German pres, rescinded, and, in future, Sudeten campaign attacking Czechoslovakia Germans, who are attacked, are tree ona dozen points, {to defend themselves within the Jaw.
'OMicial circles take a serious view dicating that possi 2, bard, Runeling lot the manifesto, which is regarded Government will not make suMicient Jas encouragement to the Sudetens to concessions to meet the 'Sudetens' Jprovoke incidents, with the object of placing increased pressure on the Cacchoslovakian Government.
There was every indication, that The Ministry of the Interior de-the Czechoslovakian situation yas Jclares that there is not the slightest again apt an acute stage [justification for the manifesto, which it is stated, is "illegal, and anyone which will probably reach ite perk during the Nazi congress in Nuremacting pon it will come Into serian berg Which opend on September 5. feonfliet with the police."
Meanwhile, the Government re-eased a semi-oficial statement which Sudeten Organs Confiscated was regarded a8 most important Two Sudeten organs have been con-because it emphasized a conciliatory ffseatea for publishing an egod Czech attitude, The statement ex:
Jcircular to the Communist Party, purporting to be signed by its leader: in The circular says that Lora Runcilinon's mission is obviously to try to satisfy the Sudetens and to involve denunciation of the Soviet Pact for the dissolution of the Communist Party. It urges the Communists to resist this policy, if necessary illegally.
Authoritative circles declare that {the circular is a forgery.
'At the same time, the newspaper: 'Prager Abend: Zeitung" states" that the "German Government has made [representations to several Powers, Jexpressing the desire for peaceful settlement of the Sudeten' question, Pout pointing out that the solution must not be longer delayed, otherwise Germany will use all her' means to support the Sudeten claims.
It is added that "this support must Met be regarded as an attack upon 'The newspaper further alleges that these representations have not. been made to France, but to Moscow, and that they add that "as proof of her Jpeaceful intentions, Germany has remained neutral in the quarrel be-[tween Japan and Russia'
Ata meeting of the Parliamentary [Sub-Committee yesterday, it understood that Dr. Milan Hodza, th Premier, explained the new Government proposals for a settlement of ithe Minorities problem,- which had been approved, in principle, at previous Ministerial meetings.
The proposals, to which it is gather-led there is some opposition, are believed. to be based on a system of regions and to provide for a large measure of self-government for the
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