A SOCIETY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1753, sig. 109-4/1508

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09 - 3 - I will not look at what the individual used to be, but rather at what he is doing today and what is his present position. The individual wishes and special interests have to resign. Right is the only and only thing that benefits the company. But what benefits the company serves the general public and thus the individual again. The functionaries to be appointed must become workers' representatives as employees of the company and from class fighters -to-friend-tmd advisers of the factory manager. They can be assured that the works committees and managers, who are aware of their new role in a new era, will always find an open ear to their needs and concerns, and I will not miss anything to intervene where it seems necessary. On the other hand, there was no doubt that I have both the determination and the means of power to create order when it is necessary. I have taken up your statements today with particular interest. I do not want to regard them as empty words, but rather as honest and unreservedly pronounced and I am convinced of the honest will of your commitment. I therefore believe that the workers continue to be on their posts, that the new time understands and moves hands in the interest of their own future. I thank you therefore my Czech workers for the declaration of loyalty given to me. Prove that loyalty is the honor of work. Dori 13.3.43.