Show Tokyo Clash Increases Increases' Czech s 's Danger I Praha Looking to Soviet Neighbor for forI i i I Support Against Nazi Inroads ad Finds Position Perilous s v By DEWITT l IACI MACKENZIE Associated Press Writer It may seem passing strange that the baby war between Russia and Japan should cast a dark shadow over far off central Europe but the fact remains that it has increased the dangers to Czechoslovakia in the crisis which has grown out of the demands of her big German population for autonomy The point is that the little re republic republic republic re- re public has been looking to Rus- Rus f la and France for aid in event the e is attacked since she has defensive alliances with both powers These pacts have ha provided pro a decided shield to her hoer Naturally the heavier Russia's military commitments are in inthe inthe inthe the far east the less the help she might be expected to give And weakening of Russia's position as regards regards' Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope might make France hesitate about adventures at arms I The quarrel between the Czechoslovak Czechoslovak nazis Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans mans onans and the Praha government government govern govern- ment mont is confined at th the the- moment I Ito to words with Lord Runciman Britain's unofficial mediator sitting sitting sitting sit sit- ting complacently on the lid One employs the tile word complacently complacently com corn advisedly ad for lor the chief business of this shrewd and placid Englishman is to see sec that nothing more vigorous orous than a Wordy ordy warfare is sta started ted It is generally understood now that British Premier Chamberlain Chamber- Chamber lain lam sent Runciman to Praha to for time presumably on the theory that delay cant can't do any harm and may do some good Germany hardly would be expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to make any hostile move against Czechoslovakia with the British mediator on the job I for Germany wants England's England s good od will r f s So Runciman is quietly staging a a sit-down sit strike amidst a moun- moun r tam ain of luggage sufficient for an indefinite stay He now is engaged engaged en- en in examining voluminous documents while the Cz Czechs fret I and the nazis chafe I It j ft is the tue consensus among Eu- Eu 1 observers that if his lordI lord- lord I p achieves any marked degree deg remediation of mediation In this case he lie will himself and his surprise not only Premier but all the tile other ther states states- Then of Europe Still If he staves off all trouble he will ha have hae e done the theM M Job ob to which he was assigned k While we are on this point of to as- as it is a mistake trouble Double Nazi Leader Hitler lume ume that necessarily wants to annex or to invade it by force It has long been on record record record rec rec- ord that Hitler would like to incorporate In Incorporate in- in corporate the Germans Germany reich but even Jn To n the German that doesn't have to toll follow ow I What both Germany and Czech- Czech is Slovakia however expect make will wiil attempt to that float Hitler Czechoslovakia an economic ally through of of the reich working the Germans I This This Is held to be boe part of the tile plan for lor extrusion of Germanic central and throughout control Southeastern Europe It would and strengthen the Germanic confederation which Is leing built bulit |