Before the Hodza Government tendered its resignation, the Hungarian Minister in Prague, Dr. John Wehstern de Westerslaim presented to Dr. Hamil Krofta, the Czech Foreign Minister, a Note demanding the same terms for the Hungarian minority as accorded to the Sudeten Germans, Dr. Krofta is said to have promised that he would communicate the Note to the Government, and referred to the fact that the Polish Minister had made a similar demarche last night.
The Czech evacuation of Egerland, the district around the town of Eger, today was carried out without bloodshed. Not a shot is reported to have been fred as Czech troops, police and gendarmes marched in big groups to the nearest village by the so-called "language frontier,"
Czech military volunteers, however, are remaining in their barracks as a result of negotiations with Prague by the four Sudeten leaders now in control of Eger.
Thousands of people crowded the streets all day awaiting the entry of the German Army, which did not move.
In other Sudeten areas, Czech police are stated to be ce-operating with Sudeten German emergency police to maintain law and order.
In demonstrations last night loud protests were raised against giving up an inch of Czech territory, while clamour were made for a military dictatorship.
They protested loudly against giving up an inch of Czech territory, and clamoured for a military distaworship.
There were some sobs of hysteria but mainly a stony silence in the streets yesterday as public loudspeakers broadcast a statement issued with a view to calming the public.
It announced that the Government action in accepting the Anglo-French proposals had been taken after the Government had been exposed to pressure for which there was no precedent in history, and which could be likened to dictation to a vanquished people.
Even as Christ Did "But we are not vanquished, statement added. "We submitted in order to avoid misery and bloodshed, and we are sacrificing ourselves to save peace as Christ sacrificed htmself in order to save humanity.
"We shall not attempt to throw the blame where it belongs, but leave it to the judgment of history.
"We stand alone, but we shall be Czechs together. "A new life is now before us," the statement concluded.
Shortly afterwards, demonstrations in the streets were renewed.
A communique issued yesterday, in which the delivery of the Czech Government's reply to the Anglo-French proposals is announced, adds that negotiations have thus been opened up for formal proceedings concerning the solution of the proposals which the British and French Governments deemed it necessary to make to the Government on September 19.—Reuter.
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