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Show Far From Europe's Worries j SO THIS IS SALT LAKE CITY! Awakening ef Msurire Hindus, who lectures about Europe Lecturer Claims Coup Forms Peril to Nazis Czechs Never Will Support Hitler in War, Says Maurice Hindus, Author-Observer Germany's annexation of Czecho-Slovakia will place a dagger at her back in the event of general European war, Maurice Hindus, author and lecturer on European affairs, predicted, in Salt Lake City Wednesday. T . "The Csecha never will fight for Hitler," Mr. Hindus asserted. His forecast was baaed upon a recent tour of the now extinct nation na-tion and long study of affairs in Europe. "In the World war," Mr. Hindus recalled, "when Bohemia and the other former Czech provinces were a part of Austria-Hungary, thousands thou-sands of Csech soldiers deserted and fought with the Allied armies. The Csech legion, with the Russian armies for many months, was one of the few units which still fought after the Bolsheviks made peace with Germany. "What can Hitler do with tha Czechs when war comes r There will be a constant danger of revolt, particularly In Bohemia and Moravia, Mo-ravia, especially if the powers opposed op-posed to Germany win a few victories vic-tories and get close to the Csech lands. "Hitler probably wUl draft all Csecha for lacwr service, far from the front lines. They wiU be kept busy farming and working la the munitions factories, such as the Skoda works. In annexing the Csecha, Hitler has bitten off more than he can chew. Those provinces will be a thorn in his side, both in time of peace and of war." "Prime Minister Chamberlain of Great Britain is to blame for the present European crisis," Mr. Hindus Hin-dus remarked. "I cannot think of enough names te call that man,", the author said. Mr. Hindus, a native of Russia, cams here to lecture oa "Csecho-lovakla. "Csecho-lovakla. Her Glory and Her Grief," at :1S p. m. Wednesday in Kingsbury Kings-bury hail, under auspices of ths University of Utah extension division. |