STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1906, sig. 109-5/134

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- 8 - 23 the incorrigible illusionists, because of their political short-sightedness, are once and for all in favour of the Czech cause. A number of publications about Czech emigration caused a strong stir, according to an article of the "Večer" of 29.3. "What is this about Benesch?", in which in part 'a speech by the Czech emigrant Dr. Pergler, which culminated in Dr. Hácha being the sole and legally valid president of the Czechs. More attention was paid to an article in the Easter number of the "Lidové Noviny" "Truth about the Czech Choslovak Legion of 1939", which was based on publications by Czechs in hostile foreign countries and in Paris. Both articles were usually quoted in part in the big daily press. Due to some gross violations of the guidelines that are given to the press on a regular basis, in the month of the report as- the two pages were stopped, so "Jevičsko", place of publication Prerau, in duration and the Olmützer daily "Moravský večernik" only for the time of the war. Furthermore, a number of sheets had to appear for financial reasons. The most important of these is the "Vlajka", Prague, which was temporarily forced to take this measure several weeks ago; for some insignificant Prague leaves, the lack of interest from the readership was also decisive for the establishment, such as "Česko-moravské hotelové noviny", "Poštovni holub", "Realitní věstnik" and "Zájmy majitelt pohrebnich ústavù a příbuzných odvětvi". A substantial reduction in the number of Czech press organs due to the need for paper savings is being processed by the competent authorities. However, the most significant intervention in the Czech magazine press so far was the recruitment of the entire Sokol press in the course of the offer for the Sokol. In Prague 48, in the rest of Bohemia 34 and in Moravia 29 leaves were affected by this measure. Just before the setting, Sokol leaves brought many politically ambiguous articles; so wrote the sheet "Za bratrstvim", the organ of the Sokol-Gaues Havliček, Kuttenberg, on the 5.4. in an article "Sokol-Spring Message" the characteristic sentences: "...... Be persevering ....... Don't expect any thanks for your work ....... There is never-