STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1906, sig. 109-5/134 Page 41 · 41 of 83
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1906, sig. 109-5/134
English Translation
39 - 24 - For example, the sermon of the priest Jan P r o- c h a z k a, Rotjanowitz (OLB Kolin) in which he said: "I speak to you Catholics and Czechs! And if anyone here is different faith and other nation, it does not concern him, We were Czechs and will remain. We will only speak the Czech language. Don't be misled by the false truth and the newspapers that write against Chris tentum. You don't understand how to deal with Catholics. And İhr still sees this fraternization of our people, especially the Catholics with these descendants that we hate. I am not such a politician, but such people we can only face with contempt and we regard them as traitors to the Czech people. It will not take long and we will deal fairly with these traitors of the Czech People.....How disgusting it is to hear the Prague radio, which we are dictated.... We must not be afraid and must report that we only want Czech and Catholic announcers on the radio, if we do not sign off the radio. We are obedient like the sheep and they do with us what they want. Consider and think about everything. This is how I end my sermon", the behavior of the faithful during this sermon almost resembled a parliamentary session. After the end of the service of God, as it is introduced in other parishes since the new era, prayer was made for the fallen legionaries. The Catholic priest Antonin Olšovski von Laibenhau (OLB Moravian-Ostrava) was also detained in the wake of the roll-up of the illegal KPč. Church construction continued to be the focus of all efforts to promote the Czech people. In Prague-Nusl, construction of a new larger parish church will soon begin. The church building association of this parish has already written out a /ettbcwerb for the planning, In Zlin was remarkable the fact that the company Bata, which has postponed its new buildings due to shortage of raw materials and workers, pushed for a new church building. Pilsen-Skurnian also has a larger new church to serve as a substitute for the "small school chapel" that fell victim to anti-Catholic propaganda in the post-war years.' The funds for this construction were partly provided by the church building association there, partly by collections and a donation from the city. One of the most zealous collectors is Prince Johann Emmanuel von Lobkowitz of Kschimitz, who is particularly interested in the