Reuter learns that Major Sutton Pratt, observer attached to the Briish Legation in Prague, is proceeding immediately to Eger and Carlsbad 10 inquire into reports of disturbances.
There is no doubt in well-inform-led circles here that the Sudeten Ger-to demand a plebiscite, and that mans will act on Herr Hitler's hint Czechoslovakia is likely to be confronted with this question soon.
The general feeling is that October 15, which has been fixed by the Sudetens as the date for their party ingress at Aussig, will be the next critical day. If no settlement is reached by then, the question of a Plebiscite is expected to be raised.
Door Not Closed to Although the situation left by Herr Hitler's speech last night is consider-fed very serious, it is felt that there is still a margin' for a little hope, and that the door is not closed to the possibilities of negotiation, Herr Hitler, semi-oficial circles here point out, implied in his speech that he was leaving the matter in the hands of the Sudeten leaders, His speech was taken by these circles to mean that he practically invited the [Sudetens to demand a plebiscite, to which he said they were fully entitled, Official Sudeten circles suggest it may be practically impossible to restrain the rank and fle in the provinces from demanding a plebiscite, and possibly increasing the number of demonstrations. These circles consider that the rank and file may even try to short-circuit a union with Germany, The first reaction of the Czech man-in-the-street to the speech is "No plebiscite, We would rather Aght. and it would be better to fight now than a year hence, when conditions may not be so favourable,"
Dr. Edouard Benes, the Czech President, was to preside at an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet, summoned for last night, to. meet after Herr Hitler had spoken—Reuter.
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