CZECH PROPOSALS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 60, 8 September 1938, Page 9

CZECH PROPOSALS

SOME OF THE POINTS

LOAN TO SUDETEN AREAS

LONDON, September 7.

Reuters correspondent at Prague says that additional points in the newCzech proposals are:— . ■*' 1. Recognition of the principle of proportional employment of officials according to population, "both in new appointments and in connection with those at present employed." 2. Employment of officials in districts of their own nationality. 3. Local; regions to have police of their own nationality. , 4. The promulgation of a new linguistic law, giving language equality. 5. Assistance to be given to the distressed Sudeten districts, including a £5,000,000 loan. 6. Equality of national status on the basis of national autonomy under the cantonal system. 7. Special sections to be set up in the central . administrations under, nationals, who would deal with matters affecting their own nationality. 8. National rights of citizens to be protected by anti-denationalisation laws, special registers being established by each nationality. 9. Immediate action to reach an agreement on points not requiring legislation. Where legislation is required it will be prepared in collaboration with the Sudetens. PLAN UNACCEPTABLE. fieuter's correspondent at Nuremberg says German circles reveal - that the new Czech plan does not provide for Sudeten control of the police and post offices in their territory. Further, the Czechs are only prepared to withdraw Czech officials from the Sudeten areas gradually over a number of years. Therefore the plan is unacceptable as it stands. . Reuters Prague correspondent says that it is expected that Herr Kundt, Herr Henlein's deputy, will see/ Dr. Hodza,. the Czech Premier, today to arrange a date for the resumption of the negotiations. It is ' generally believed that the Sudetens will accept the plan as a basis for negotiation. No details of the plan have been published in Prague. It is thought that the negotiations will be laborious. The fixing of the Sudeten Party congress. for October 15 is regarded as a warn--ing not to expect a settlement before then. RUSSIAN SUPPORT OF CZECHS. The Riga correspondent of "The Times" reports that no responsible Soviet official has yet made a statement concerning the Czech crisis, but the Soviet Press declared that Czechoslovakia can count on the full support of • Russia. Nothing is yet known of the annual Russian manoeuvres, which usually begin at the end of August. They have been either cancelled, postponed, or are proceeding secretly. Tha "purge' of officers has ceased since the reorganisation of the frontier district* has begun.