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45/82 It was not merely a matter of principle - namely that the military administration is obliged to initiate disciplinary proceedings on the basis of accusations against every public officer - and if the accusation can not be substantiated with facts, it itself-naturally pursues the + accuser - a legitimate point which General Gajda systematically represented according to the rule. In the case of Major Kratochvil's and the Communist MP Taussig, however, the General was determined to demand satisfaction in court. The fact that it did not happen at that time was only provided by the Vahionalverlili- ian minister dea HUdržal. - ping General Gajda reported to him in the official way that he would file the lawsuit against both gentlemen. At that time, I was with the Staff Division in Kaschau, with the General daily together and remember the whole matter very vividly. I still literally remember what Minister Udržal said to General Gajda when he told him that he would file the complaint: "Mr General, let that be.-You know our screamers - they must be shouted out, and then there will be rest again. I assure you, for my person, that I will not be able to take advantage of this campaign, whoever it is, against you. Until they have shouted out, you will be quiet - and this will be the case sooner than if you complain...." General Gajda repeated to me these words of Minister Udržal on several occasions later. And by doing so, he was an even more zealous advocate of the principle of not responding to opposing attacks, from whichever side they may come. At that time, however, no one could have guessed that three years later a fight would be waged against him, in which this circumstance would also be exploited as an important indicator, that he would not have a clear conscience............7 It is still good that in this respect the Minister Udržal could still say a word. Perhaps then at least those who want to consider unforeseeing omens also from such a "ground" and should support objections by the following question: And why did you not then complain, Herr General? In the absence of other serious evidence, the "oppositions" against Genenal Gajda, which were published in Kratochvil's book "On the Paths of the Revolution", began to be dealt with. This book, whose content is very prone to Bolshevism, violently distorts the war activities of the greatest opponent of Bolshevism in Siberia - General Gajda. And the so distorted acts took over the foreign press from this book Dr.Beneš Presse-Groupiund'from it again. à ONOS3 / .B1