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- 3 - 152 due to the last assignments of the territory. MMMM Rerwtetx The freedom of choice of the profession will have to be restricted. Finally, Boháč demands that the Prague government approach the Western European states with the request that Czech-Slovakia provide a large and coherent area / colonies /, which the Western powers would be morally obliged to do in view of the September crisis and the Munich decision. In the editorial of the "České Slovo" the former minister, Dr Mertl, deals with the question of the ideological basic attitude of the Czech unity party. This party already possesses its ideology, which can be summarized here : people's community, social justice and Christian morality. In addition, Mertl writes the painful experiences of recent times show how flawed it is for a small people to overestimate their actual powers. Neither the Danes nor the Swedes or other smaller peoples had thought about any mysterious "meaning of their history", as was the case with the Czechs. As a result, the Czechs got into the ideological conflicts of the present troubled Europe. A healthy and viable people need not first ask why it is in the world and what kind of mission it is. On the attitude of England and France towards the Burgos government, the "České Slovo" writes in a Prague commentary that the peace negotiations between Franco and General Miaja Prankreich and England have taken on the role of mediator, which has led to a considerable turn in the situation of Spain. In Italy, various circles inferior to the previous agitation believed that Franco's victory could be used for increased pressure on France. These adventurous voices had to be held down, as explained by Chafmberlain's statement on the military situation in France.