English Translation

When it comes to deciding on the Czech people, the German Empire has only two options: either to destroy the Czechs, to mercilessly Germanize them, or to support Czech nationalism to the highest degree. 83 There is no third way. There is not a compromise between these two extremes. It is not possible simply to be content to create order, to secure important objects of state and national life, to use them as a means of control and thus to direct them. Although this would not be a Germanization of the Czechs, it could lead to something which would be primarily unfavorable for the Germans themselves. From the Czechs there would be a morally and mentally falling collict, which would form the seed ground for two directions: a) for the materialism of low-egoistic impulses and b) for romanticism of those dreamers who expect their salvation from a liberator somewhere in the unknown, be it in Russia, in t a. Thus, a people of no use to the Czechs, who would represent a passivum for the Germans, would be prepared to increase the so-called "liberation struggle" at any time at the appropriate moment. But the advantages that would arise from the interpretation of the Czechs to the empire cannot outweigh those that Germany would have through the active cooperation of the czech people, a certainly capable people, for it is at its core inspired by a certain imperialism, which bears witness to its life elan. It is not my task to list the reasons that speak against Germanization. These are moral and political, and from the political point of view many conclusions can be derived which are better known to the people who are in the political world than to me. On the other hand, it is up to me to try to prove why it is more advantageous for the German Reich to take the second path towards the Czechs in its own way. It is already better in itself to have a friend than an enemy. And from the Czechs the kingdom could not only make friends, but almost enthusiastic followers, supporters and fellow fighters for the great cause of the Holy German Empire. It is only necessary for this to be a fine perception and understanding of the Czech soul and above all a F r e n d on the side of the empire, which takes every step and every sequin