Both in the press and in official quarters here, full weight is being given to the encouraging factors in the situation, Among these, it is considered, is an increasing realization of the responsibilities which the present situation imposes, and the appearance of a growing willingness to accept them, and to make the necessary concessions, Another encouraging factor, it' is thought, is the good conduct of the Czech police, and the readiness with which the authorities have undertaken the examination of incidents and with which they have admitted points where they themselves, or the Czech crowds, appeared to be at fault.
Tt has been observed with satisfaction in London that the self-defence order issued by the Sudeten leaders to their followers at the week-end does not appear to have been followed by an appreciable relaxation of discipline.
On the Czech side, it is confidently expected that the Prague Government will do its utmost to avoid incidents H.M. Envoy Returning Sir Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador to Germany, will probably return to Berlin today, Reuter understands.
In common with other diplomatic representatives in Berlin, Sir Nevile is understood to have accepted Herr Hitler's invitation to be present at the Nazi Party Congress, which opens at Nuremburg on Monday.
While hopes are still strong in British circles that the present tense situation will soon resolve itself, a moggq of pessimism prevails in Berlin, act ling to reports from the German capital.
If anything, this appears to have been deepened by the news of yesterday's meeting of the British Cabinet in London, which is regarded in German circles as confirming the view that the British Government is "siding with the Czechs."
"Before fre can express an opinion, however, {we must see what Dr. Edouard Benes (President of Caechoslovakia), is offering to the Sudetens," one authority told Reuter.
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