STRONG MEASURES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 129, 14 March 1939, Page 5

STRONG MEASURES

HITLER’S REPORTED INTENTIONS INTERVENTION IN SLOVAKIA ■•«7 -7 • ■’< <; •• .*: ' a PRACTICALLY ULTIMATUM EXPECTED .t 4 ... i, -■ «f, ;; V •• . • ,t rr* j• 7 _ ; * i"- ’• .. v » m INDICATION AS TO FORM * Qfi £». Y r - ' -- '"l O' 1 \ ... • } • *'■ v (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) ■ LONDON, March 13. The Berlin correspondent of the British United Press says that indications are growing that Germany intends, to take strong « measures to settle the crisis in Czechoslovakia, probably within 24 ; • hours.;-" 7‘; / Well-informed circles believe that the German Minister at Prait. gue will deliver a demarche, practically an ultimatum, to-morrow. 1 i* iiitj '.•» j i. i (Independent Gaßle Service). - - (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) ; C : ‘. '■ . 1 ~ BERLIN, March 13. . ; It is believed that as a result of the situation in Czechoslo- ' - vakia Herr Hitler has postponed his scheduled departure'for Vienna for the Anchluss anniversary celebrations. Well-informed circles state that Herr Hitler has decided to , v< ; intervene in Slovakia, but no indication of the form of intervention hfe is likely to take has been given. Meanwhile official quarters • insist’ that ' the troop movements in Austria are concerned only with celebrations.^ ~ - ..ts > atrocity- campaign in the German press is reaching cres;cendp, the citing incidents of brutality and tyranny with <( (>yhich ..C.zech terrorists are spilling innocent German blood.