Election of Diet to Mark Complete Autonomy Prague, Dec. 18.
The new State of Slovakia goes to the polls today to elect a Diet for the first time in its history, thus realising its complete autonomy.
The vote is more in the nature of a plebiscite than an election, as there is only one list of candidates. The voters are asked: "Are you in favour of a new, free Slovakia?" and the results are a foregone conclusion, A manifesto, which has been issued by the headquarters of the only party in the new state, contains nothing constructive, but the newspapers declare that it is proposed to take drastic action against the Jews and, io a lesser extent, against the Czechs, who are settled in Slovak territory.
So far as possible, both the Jews and the Czechs will be compelled to leave "he country and, according to the press, it is even possible that a modified form of the Nuremberg laws will be introduced.—Reuter, Bucharest, Dec. 17—The official youth organization the "Guards of the Realm," today launched an anti-Christmas tree campaign because "German tradition and foreign customs must be abolished." Despite the campaign, streets of the leading squares were filed with lighted trees and vendors reported business was normal.—United Press.
Manila, Dec. 18—Their homeward flight from Tokyo to Berlin. interrupted off Manila when their machine was forced down the crew of the German Condor plane left for Germany last night in the Scharnhorst. The P took with them the Iron Guard Members Convicted Bucharest, Dec. 18.
Seven members of the illegal tron' Guard organization have been con-viered for being implicated in an attack on the life of Colonel Cristescu, Chernovitz.
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