STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1296, sig. 109-4/1050 Page 150 · 150 of 198
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1296, sig. 109-4/1050
English Translation
81a, however, was not content with noticing certain special requests in turn, but he denied the necessity of the language law order at all. In doing so, he introduced arguments that were very far-fetched and could therefore be unburdened. .As in this situation it could be assumed that between the primator and me. If an agreement on this draft could not be reached, I have submitted all the accumulated material to the Reichsprotektor for a decision. I stressed the importance of the fact that the language regulation can be carried out without too much difficulty and without affecting the population in view of the language tests already carried out by the Czech civil servants. In internal transport, this development is already informal (therewith a point has been reached which creates the language question open through centuries in favour of the clear language out of the world and gives the German officials and employees who are not familiar with the Czech the opportunity to complete the official business in full. For the Czechs, however, who are not yet sufficiently powerful by the German, this language regulation means the last appeal to acquire the knowledge of German quickly. On the other hand, in the last two months, the war-related tasks in the municipal administration were much stronger than in the past. As mentioned in the previous report, urban otiu utilities also encountered some difficulties in Prague, which sometimes threatened to take on very disturbing proportions. In spite of the cold weather also in Feber and partly during March, however, it has been possible to make the restrictions in the supply of electricity and gas partially bearable B. Nevertheless, it must be pointed out today that gas supply will continue to cause considerable difficulties in the future due to the increasing volume of industry in Prague, since the allocation of coal via the M does not seem to be able to increase the extent to which it has been possible to expand production facilities and does not in any way keep pace with the increased demand of industry.