Dr. Benes Broadcasts Reasons for Resignation Faith Expressed in Fut ture of His Country Prague, Oct.
FTER the resignation of Dr. Edouard Benes, formerly. tne President of Czechoslovakia, had been unanimously accep the Council of Ministers, General Jan Sirovy, Inspector-General lof the Army announced in a broadcast that the new Govern. ment's policy would be based on th equality of three peopler—the Czechs, the Slovaks and the Sub-Carpathian Russians, "Our policy will aim at friendly relations with everybody, order to live in security, it is necess: ary to cultivate good relat us with our neighbour General Sirovy added that it was hosed that there would be no unemploy: ent, An amicable agreement of the Slovak question was indicated yes-Hterday og the result of a meeting of the Slovak Parliamentary group, at Zilina, which decided to form a st New President Within 15 Day, Prague, Oct. In accordance with the Czech Con tution a now President must te lected within fifteen days after the ionality statute, which was drafted ky" the Hodza Government, as. the basis for negotiation.
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