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BRITAIN INVOKES UP TO BENES
DRASTIC DECREE 11111101(E)Rs lEmiLELLS
IN WAR CRISIS Fuehre Thanks pres
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UP TO BENES
HITLER TELLS
ROOSEVELT
Fuehrer Thanks Presi-
dent for His Recent
Peace Effort
king George Proclaims State of Emergency as pee
Hitler Answer to New Allied Proposals Is
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Flown to London BERLIN Sept 27—Foehrer Adolf
11 Ay 'United Press
I LONDON Sept 27—King George has declared that a
"state of emergency" exists the official London Gazette
re vealed today
The Gazette in announcing the decision last night of
he Privy Coal-lei to call up the air force auxiliaries prefaced
iti he announcement with the following:
"His Majesty by and with the advice of the Privy
Council doth hereby declare that a state of emergency
exists"
The text of The Gazette's announcement said:
"His Majesty by and with the advice of his Privy
' Council doth hereby declare that a state of emergency
exists and dóth order the Rt Hon Sir Kingsley Wood one
of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state to give and
iwhen given to revoke or vary the directions as may seem
:necessary or proper orders for calling out to serve within
i the British Islands in defense of the British Islands against
actual or apprehended attack all or any officers and men of
the auxiliary air force who in pursuance to Act (of Parlia-
ment) are liable to be called out and to serve"
:
In Britain a "state' of emergency"- has not the wide
implications which it has in some countries where often it
amounts to virtual martial law
Enables Extraordinary Safety Measures
In this country it gives the authorities extraordinary
ipower to regulate transport food supplies prices etc and
in general to take whatever steps deemed necessary for the
isafety and well-being of the population
In normal times the Privy Councirs functions are
sovereign i egsns etnot i a cl loyn ci et' rits ma actot Lei ins-
cmi lo sot ys tnaotme ianpapl
oainntdedfc'brmy atite'edso'
of state"
"The sovereign" says Whitaker's Manual "with its
advice can dissolve or prorogue the Parliament and in
some urgent cases he can issue proclamations and enforce
them by pains and penalties" -
Meanwhile authorities began evacuating school children
from London today First to go were pupils of schools for
the physically defective 1 Ail o might be unable to stand the
strain of marching to railroad stations
However a communication from Nazi Fuehrer Adolf
:Hitler understood to have been brought to London today
encouraged hope for a last-minute agreement averting war
in central Europe
Sir Horace Wilson of die British 'foreign office came
by plane from Berlin to report to Prime Minister Neville
1 Chamberlain Some sources believed he brought an invita-
tion from Hitler for a British Legion to police the Sudeten-
land of Czechoslovakia pending a plebiScite by which it
would be surrendered to Germany
Corresponds to American Legion
1 Sir Horace arrived before Chamberlain broadcast his
address to the British Empire and the world
'! "As you probably know I have been to see the German
1 chancellor" Sir Horace said to reporters as he hurried from
his plane at Heston airdrome to an auto
"I am now going direct to report to the prime minister
' I cannot say anything beyond that fact I do not know if
' I shall return to Germany"
In reference to the possibility that the Hitler demand
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fpr immediate action and Czechoslovakia's firm stand might
be reconciled by using a British Legion in the Sudetenland
it was learned that the president of the British Legion
' Maj Gen Sir Frederick Maurice had gone to Berlin by
airplane on Sunday night with the consent of Chamberlain
He was understood to have put certain proposals to
Ijitler under which if an agreement were reached the
Mritish Legion would offer its services as an impartial
neutral body in the areas concerned Maurice returned to
London Monday night and handed Hitler's reply to Chamber
lain
' The British Legion composed of :World War veterans
is a counterpart of the American Legion
Reveal Czech Rejection of Demands
Britain already having partly mobilized her defenses
:worked feverishly on preparations for defense against air
raids if war comes Anti-aircraft guns were put up in London
'near the government buildings and the entire population was
instructed on how to use gas masks which were being de-
livered The transport board of London announced the closing
of seven subway stations at 8 p m until further notice
"for urgent structural alterations" which 'obviously meant
they would be Used as air raid shelters
The government made public today a Czechoslovak
note presented Sunday rejecting Ilitler's ultimatum for sur-
render of the Sudeten area as "absolutely and unconditional-
ly unacceptable" announcing that Czechoslovakia would re-
lsist with "God's help" and appealing to the two great
f '
iwestern democracies Great Britain and France for aid "in
'our hour of trial"
Preparations for war took precedence over despairing
efforts to preserve peace Europe moved swiftly toward a
general conflict
)10 Volunteers dug air raid shelter trenches in the Lon-
don parks
Royal air force crews mounted anti-aircraft guns in
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Forecast: Generally fair today and tomorrow somewhat c ooler tonight
Hitler cabled to President Roosevelt
today that delay in solution of the
Sudeten German problem Is
possible" and that it now lies in
the hands of the Czech government
alone to decide "whether they want
peace or war"
In reply to President Roosevelt's
peace appeal Hitler sard he must
decline responsibility if war broke
out in spite of his peaceful efforts
He added that he fully shared the
President's opinion of the terrible
consequences of a European war
Hitler's answer contained much
background defending the Nazi posi-
tion repeating the arguments about
oppression of the Sudetens ad-
vanced in his speech last night and
the one at Nuremberg The reply
was considered here to be moderate
in tone
It had been thought that Hitler
might not even reply to President
Roosevelt's since the latter's mes-
sage was not published here
Says Germany 'Betrayed'
Hitler began his message by ex-
pressing appreciation of Mr Roose-
velt's 'generous interitions" He la-
mented the fact that Woodrow Wil-
son's principles were never realized
and that Germany thus was
"shamelessly betrayed" because she
laid down her arms on the basis of
them
The text of his message follows:
"In a telegram sent me Sept 26
Your Excellency appealed to me in
behalf of the American nation in
the interests of peace not to break
off relations on the conflict which
has arisen in Europe and to seek
peaceful honest and constructive
regulation of this question
"Be assured that I fully appre-
ciate the generous intentions un-
derlying your word and that I share
in every respect your opinion as to
the incalculable consequences of a
European war
'Must Decline Responsibility'
For this very reason however I
can and must decline any responsi-
bility by the German nation and
its leadership should further de-
velopments despite all my efforts
lead to an outbreak of hostilities
"In order to form a just Judg-
(Please turn to Page 7 Col 6)
ACE PENSION ROLLS
SHOW SLIGHT RISE
45 More to Get Aid in Oc-
tober' Than Last Month
Slight Increases in assistance
grants for the aged and for de-
pendent children were provided to-
day in October rolls approved by
the Oklahoma Public Welfare Com-
mission while the rolls for the blind
reflected a small decrease
The commission adopted recom-
mendations of R J Denton its di-
rector for:
OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE to
64947 recipients averaging $1522
for a total of $988967 Last
month's rolls included 64902 and
the total was $985993
BLIND ASSISTANCE for 2028
averaging $1618 for a total of
$32833 The rolls included 2036
for $33060 last month
DEPENDENT CHILD support
for 35233 children in 15221 fami-
lies averaging $599 a child The
total will be $211297 as compared
with $208615 last month for 34960
children
The commission yesterday an-
nounced plans to increase old-age
assistance to an average of $20 a
month effective in November with
corresponding increases in other
classifications
By WEBB MILLER
(Copyright 1938 by United Press)
LONDON Sept 27--As the dip-
lomatic situation stood tod ay
Europe was some 96 hours from a!
general war involving between 350-
000000 and 400000000 persons 1
Statesmen still clung to hope
that a last-minute development
would save peace but the outlook
darkened every hour
If war comes neutral military ex-1
perts with whom I ' talked today
believe it might last three or four
jears
IL probably would be the most I
lahoma
OKLAIIOMA CITY TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1938
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By United Presg
CALLANDER Ont Sept 27—Ef-
fective Oct 4 the Dionne quintup-
lets will appear for tourists only
once a day from 9 to 9:30 a m
Oklahoma- time) Keith Munro
their business manager announced
today -
Today's Index
Comics 11 Ernie Pyle 7
Crossword 9 i Mrs Roosevelt 7
frightful war in- history It would
be fought in its initial stages
largely airplanes with rich an-
dent cities the targets and men
women and children without dis- !
Unction the victims
At this moment about 5000000
men were ready to march 1
Backing them up are about 10H
000000 trained reserves
It was estimated that between
20000 and 30000 airplanes would be
in the field a short time after the
outbreak
As things stand now it appears
that Germany and Italy on one
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Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain labovei today called on the
British Empire to stand ready fordelense as he 'termed Hitier's de-
mands on Czechoslovakia "unreasonable" and said he saw little more
he could do to further peaceful settlement of the Czech-Nazi crisis
'
By PEGGY CARROLL
United Press Correspondent :
GENEVA 'Sept 27—Children under 10 may be the greatest suf-
ferers in gas attacks if war comes !: ! : !
I discovered that today when I went shopping for gas masks and
found that the supply was not nearly as adequate as the Chamber of
Commerce had represented
The chamber officials said you
could- buy them in any drug store
N Y Firms Ban The first store I tried said it had
' sold out its entire stock of 60 yes-
Protection f o r terday They could only take orders
' fo
Ships to Germany for future delivery A
gloomy clerk in the next store
was also sold out He let me try on I
By United Press a demonstration model From a'
NEW YORK Sept 27—Insur- khaki-colored cylindrical container
ance underwriters today suspended I he brought out a rubber mask with
war :risk protection to all car- I large glass goggles It had a metal
snout to which a chemical filter
goes bound for Germany either
was attached ' "
directly or by way of other coun- 'Nothing for Children' -
tries I slipped my chin in first then
All war risk rates were doubled drew th rubber mask over my fore-
! head and adjusted the straps
again and In some cases quota-
! around the back of my head It was
tions were 200 times greater than
hot and uncomfortable
before the Czechoslovak crisis ! "Is that your only model?" I
Some exporters and importers ! asked the clerk !
"Yes there is only one model"
trading with India and the Far I "
he said "It is authorized by the
East began using the long route Swiss government It Is adjustable 1
around the Cape of Good Hope to to any headsize"
avoid the Mediterranean and the "Babies too?"
Suez Canal ! "Well no Only for people over 1
War risk quotations on goods 10 or 11 There is nothing for chil- I
bound ' for Mediterranean ports dren--tinless you put them in an
were $4 per $100 under the new airproof bag and fasten !a filter
schedule and for ports beyond to it" !
the Mediterranean and Suez $5 The proprietor of the next store !
per $100 Before the crisis the said he had just sold his last mask
'
rate was 2q cents per $100 Rates– "I can get you one in a few min-1
to England and France were $2 utes but if you want 18 like the
per $100 and on goods bound to man who was just in you must '
the United States and Canada wait until tomorrow"
from England and France $1 per But Not Mustard Gas
$100! ! He said most people who bought
masks were French He said they
QUINTS TO MAKE ONE Mill get good masks in France
What about babies in France?"
APPEARANCE DAILY ' 'I think they have some kind of
a sack for them" he replied '
' After visiting 'a few more' drug 1
By United Press Stores I Inti' a mask It was like
CALLANDER Ont Sept 27—Ef-
m
the model I had -tried It cast
fective Oct 4 the Dionne quintup-
I almost the equivalent of six Amer-
lets will' appear for tourists only !lean dollars
The clerk was rather apologetic
don't think you will need it
here" he said and added reassur-
ingly it will protect everything but
the waves in your hair"
"What about mustard gas?"
"Oh no that eats the skin off"
he said
Crossword 9 Mrs Roosevelt 7
I
Mr Fixit 11 Broun 1 KANSAS INDEPENDENT RUNS
oil News 9 Deaths 2 ' By UnPrrt Press
radio Log 7 Editorials 4 TOPEKA Kas Sept 27—Jona-
Serial 11 Mrs Ferguson 4 than M DeviS independent candi-
Society 6 Johnson 4 ' date for governor today announced
Sports 8 Walt Mills 4 i that he would open his campaign !
Ruth Millett 7 Public Records 2 i with seven speeches in as many I
Pegler 4 Letters 4 towns tormrrow
I
'side with about 118000000 people
and Czechoslvakia France Russia
and Great Britain on the other
with about 263000000 would be in-
volved within a few weeks
It was the opinion of military
men that in the early phases of
such a war France would remain
behind her Maginot Line fortifica-
tions while Great Britain blockaded
Germany in the Atlantic Ocean and
the Baltic Sea
Britain and France would be ex-
pected to await action by Premiei
Bonito Mussolini If he Joined Hit-
ler France would be expected to
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LONDON — Prime Minister
Chamberlain makes last-minute
peace effort in address broadcast
to British Empire and world
Calls on empire to prepare for
defense but expresses hope war
Is not Inevitable Appeals to Hit-
ler to accep t British promise
Czechs will surrender Sudetenland
peacefully and warns Britain
France Russia and Czechs will
tight together
ROME—Official sources report
Mussolini says war new inevitable
and that Italy will fight with
Germany General mobilization
order expected as Italian warships
ordered full speed from China
waters
BERLIN—Hitler informs Presi-
ent Roosevelt that delay In so-
lution of Sudeten problem Is
"impossible" and that Czechs
have decision on war or peace
diplomatic sources say Chamber-
lain offered Hitler a French-
British guarantee that Sudeten
cession would be carried through
PRAGUE — Angered by Hitler
speech new Czech government
stands read" to fight after having
rejected flatly the Nazi demand
No Gas Masks Ready for rfoejrcestoerdrelflIdaetrlyofthfeho Sudetenland
by Oct 1
Children:a- rfct Bable
FARIS — Council of miniers
' debates calling Parliament st
as
I Pn ris Se nds women and children
Paris sends women and children
to provimes and digs in for air
raids
WARSAVii — Polish soldiers on
frontier ready to march on Czechs
as the Prague government's rela-
tions with both Poland and Hun-
gary become more strained over
minority demands
PARIS INVOKES
WAR MEASURES
Auto Users Get Two and Halt
Gallons a Day Paper
Size Cut
By United Pregs
PARIS Sept 27—In a Prance
ready for war irt -a Paris keyed
tensely fdr the worst the Council
of Ministers met in emergency ses-
sion today with President AlbeitJ
Lebrun presiding -
The Council of Ministers is coin-
posed of the premier the mem- I
bers of the cabinet and the presi-
dent of the republic and because
of the addition of the president who
has no :Political al filiationk it is
a superior body to the cabinet—
the supreme governmental body
The ministers were in session for
n1114 hour and 50 minutes adjourn
96 Hours From War--as Webb Miller Views the Crisis
try to SMBSII the Italian army with
the object or knocking it out of
the war opening the way across
northern Italy to attack Germany
through its back door the southern !
!Austrian frontier
The British navy presumably
1 would aid the French navy to block- I
! tide Italy at the Straits of Gibral-
tar and the Suez Canal
Warfare on the western front :
I would be largely confined to the air !
the experts forecast
!I Admittedly if the French tried to
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FINAL
HOME
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HASN'T GIVEN UP HOPE
OF AVERTING WAR
Offers to Visit Hitler Again But Says He Sees Little
More That He Can Do to Further
- - European Peace
BULLETIN
By United Press
ROME Sept 27—Premier Benito Mussolini told a
council of the generals of Italy's J6 army corps today that
war is now inevitable and Italy will fight with Germany -
it was revealed by an unimpeachable source
(Related news features and photos on Pages 5 6 and 7 Editorial
Page 4)
By RICHARD D MMILLAN
United Press Correspondent
By United Press
- LONDON Sept 27—Prime Minister Neville Chamber-
Jain told the nation tonight he has not given up hope of
!avoiding war over Czechoslovakia and would not hesitate to
pay a 11
third ''t to Germany if necessary -
At the same time he urged that every man and woman
of the empire be ready to aid in defense
Chamberlain declared he considers Rider's demand for
immediate return of Sudetenland "unreasonable" but tern
Iperedit by declaring as his closing words:
"You know that I am going to workfor peace until the
last minute"
Chamberlain spoke with great emotion: At times be
almost choked and paused to regain his composure
- From the cabinet room at No 10 Downing Street his
words went out over the world and to all parts of the empire
Says Measures Only Precautionary
Ire reassured his countrymen that the extraordinary de-
fense measures being taken under the king's proclamation of
Lstate of emergency are only "precautionary measures"
"They do not mean that we have 'determined on war
o that war is imminent" he said
"It seems impossible that a quarrel already settled in
principle should be the subject of war" the prime minister
declared - -
Iris first words were that tomorrow Parliament would
meet and that he would make a full statement
t'An earlier statement would not have been possible as
the position changed from hour to hour But today there!
is a lull for a brief time and I want to say a few words
iPresident Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia was scheduled to
broadcast a reply to Adolf itilitler's speech at 4 p m tOklahoma time
today but the Czechoslovak consulate general at New York was ad-
vised from Prague that his world broadcast had been cancelled No
reason for the cancellation was given but some observers believed
Great Britain and France had stopped the broadcast in hopes that a
peaceful settlement yet could be reached and that any speech by
Bgnes at this time might handicap their negotiations)
-
to you men and women of the empire and perhaps to others
as well
"I want to say something to those who have written to
us Most of these letters have come from women There
are coOntless letters from France Belgium and even from
Germany
'Done All One Man Can Do'
"If I felt my responsibility was heavy before to read -
such letters made it seem almost too heavy to bear"
He referred to the trying on of gas masks and said
that it "seemed almost impossible" that such things had
come to pass ' '
"I can well understand the reasons why the Czech gov-
ernment felt itself unable to accept the terms put before
them" Chamberlain said "But I felt that there ought to be
time to transfer the Sudetenland
"I have done all that one man can do After my trip
to Germany I feel how Herr Hitler feels that he must
champion other Germans
' He noted that Hitler said last night that Germany
would have no more claims in Europe aftersettlement of
the Sudeten question
lie said he was "surprised" When he:'Jzot back from
Berchtesgaden and learned that Hitler wanted' the Sudeten-
land transferred to Germany at once
Says Hitler's Attitude Is 'Unreasonable'
"I must say that I feel this attitude unreasonable" he
one nour lulu o —
con other Germans ' '
in i a di i p
to the capital to pro- I
— to Germany I feel bow Herr Hitler feels that he ' must
ing without a decision on :Whether i -W
He noted that Hitler said last night that Germany
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l ould have no more claims in Europe-aftersettlement of
y deputies the Sudeten question
test the government's couilie
He said he was "surprised" When ho:'got back from
tiito le view
la' o een
May Call Deputies-
Berchtesgaden and learned that Hitler wanted' the Sudeten-
A communique issued after the land transferred to Germany at once
ladier had reported on his conver- Says Hitler's Attitude Is 'Unreasonable'
sations with British ministers in
meeting' said Premier Edouard Da
"I must say that I feel this attitude unreasonable" he
London and the ministers had dis- I said
cussed the possibility of convoking I
Chamberlain emphasized that the British government
the Chamber of Deputies for a for-
eign policy consultation was willing to guarantee the transfer of Sudetenland
Symptomatic of Paris' war fever "I will not give up my hopes I would not hesitate even
r's n e pay a third visit to Germany But at this moment I do
ppt aautgbi eY i d not see anything that I could usefully do in mediation"
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To conserve gasoline automobile Meanwhile he said there are things to be done at
ll ss hteroedetol einse r j v oe n e w s p r i n t
owners were restricted to two and home one-half gallons a day unlesS they I "I know all you men and women alike are ready to
could prove a pressing ned or I play your part in the defense of the country and I ask you
more to offer your services
While the ministers and the pres-
ident discussed the immediate fu- "Don't be alarmed if you hear of men being called up
ture in the French white house to man anti-aircraft guns These are only precautionary
the Elysee Palace stearn
were gotleing event holes in the shovels measures
"They do not mean that we have determined on war
parks for air raid shelters
or that war is imminent
or that war is imminent
'Wait As Calmly As You Can' :
"We cannot undertake to involve the whole empire in
war just on account of Czechs
'If we are to fight it must be on larger issues than
that
"If I were convinced that any nation had made up its
mind to dominate the world by force I should resist
But war is a fearful thing We must be very clear
before we embark on it that it is the great issues that are
at stake
"Forthe present I ask you to wait as calmly as you
can As long as war has not begun there is always the
possibility that it can be prevented 4-111
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"And you know that I am going to Work for peace until
the last minute Good night"
Chamberlain spoke with great emotion Sometimo his
Noice almost choked Frequently he paused between words
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