English Translation

- 2 - the greatest tension before Munich did not take place any anti-German demonstrations. / Note by the author X Here, however, the author errs. Anti-German rallies took place not only on the day of the mobilization 'on Wenceslas Square under communist direction, but also on the stations. '/ The paper then refers to the economic importance of the German neighbourhood, because Germany is the largest buyer and supplier of Czech Slovakia and continues to say that the ·German language for the Czechs is the first international communication medium and the mediator not only of the Germans but also of other cultural values. In all these close ties between the Czechs and the Germans, a new world war, even if it ended with a defeat of Germany, could not change anything. Germany and the German people can never be made out of the world and the Czechs can never give up their neighbourship to the German nation; here the word Masaryk's applies: "Germany is eternal." No sensible person today should put his last card on a war and its supposed consequences. On the other hand, one must be very biased when considering a new war. Many things have already been decided by the Munich conference, e.g. the fundamental position of the Western powers towards Germany and Russia. England and France do not want a war that would allow the Soviet Union to settle down in Central Europe and revolutionize it. In the election between Hitler and Stalin, the great powers decided for Hitler and renounced the military bridge between the East and the West set up by the Czecho-Slovak Republic. The fact that after Munich, any smaller state in Europe would reunite its destiny with France on its own again can hardly be assumed. In any case, it is clear today that no power in Europe is going to win a war today, although there is the possibility of getting into such a war. In such a case, there is only one possibility for Czech Slovakia: complete neutrality. Politically speaking, it must also be said that the demands that Germany raises against the Western powers and over the