English Translation

5. Atmosphere in Pressburg: Here are open all possible elements at work (mainly Hungary, Jews and also Slovak "intellectuals") which behave negatively towards the present state of things, drive whispering propsganda, rush against Germany - and expect the war. I believe that there is a great difference between the "ande and Pressburg". SIDOR: The subject is "tabu". He is the man in the background. One does not speak out about him. On the day that he will re-emerge, he will be completely rejected or willed, depending on the economic cycle. The Slovak is grim about his state and serious about his independence. About the means and ways xix the Slovaks among each other do not quite agree. The position of the government, supported by the clergy, seems quite firm to me. However, the supremacy of the clergy will also cause great difficulties early or late. The government apparatus as such seems heartily bad to runction. The observer cannot resist the impression that it is hard to speak of a planned work V. The government is taking such a bad and fair position on the most pressing issues, with mostly half-solutions, and I believe that the consolidation of the situation depends on the solution of the European problems that have been raised.