German political quarters talk freely of the possibility of punitive German action against Czechoslovakia before October 1, date set in- the latest German Memo, Such measures may be taken if Prague categorically rejects the Reich's Memo, these circles assert.
Foreign observers now declare that German tactics in the Czech affair consist of throwing upon Prague all the responsibility for any eventual outbreak of hostilities.
German Government quarters ap parently still believe that Britain and France will not intervene even if Germany does use force. The bulk of the population, however, seriously fears a general conflagration. to the Towet"
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All Germany now resembles a vast military camp. Troops on the march are to be seen on all roads. Antiaircraft guns have been mounted on the roofs of many houses here. These preparations do little to calm the fears of the populace.
Germans are especially afraid of an economic blockade despite the assur-
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