STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1805, sig. 109-5/33 (damaged)

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L0a 2 exploited, veetiefto The politically thinking part, consisting of clerical, chauvinistic and leftist circles, is formed by the beantry and the working class of the provincial cities, to a small extent also by the population. The attitude of the clerics towards the nobility was equally positive, because in most cases the nodules were anchored in clerical parties or strongly bound by the patronage of the church. To this day, the completely negative attitude of left-wing circles towards the aristocracy was based on the opposing political outlook. The national Czech-minded population was subject to the most frequent fluctuations in terms of its attitude towards the nobility in the past. At the time of the monarchy, the aristocracy was rejected by these circles because they saw it as the guarantor of the power of the Habsburgs, who stood in the way of one to build the republic. After the overthrow of 19l8 the hatred against the old-established nobility subsided, because he did not appear politically and tried to follow the Czech requirements as far as possible. Only in the Sudeten crisis a negative attitude towards the nobility became noticeable again. In these circles the nobility had been suspected, together with Lord Runciman, of having advised the Czech interests. In the establishment of the Protectorate, the negative attitude had changed abruptly. Through the good relations of the nodules at home and abroad they hoped for advantages for the Czech people. It is interesting to note that the Czechs are condemned to condemn anyone who registers for Germanism, but who does not find this disturbing to the nobility and takes the following view: Even if the aristocracy is German, its attitude remains more monarchist and will never become National Socialist. In this context, it is to be noted in detail that the good old time of the ossification.monarchy is remembered and would be willing if one had to like the Germans, then rather in the form of the old monarchy. As the experience of the past years since the establishment of the Protectorate has shown, the Czech population was not disappointed that the nobility was the result of its excellent domestic