English Translation

02 Copy. Reflection on the social conditions in the Skodawerke The systematic displacement of Germanism into the rest of the workforce up to and including 1 1/2 per cent in the Scodawerke, which is socially disadvantaged in every way, owes its fate to subsequent, still unchanged conditions in factory administration and their methods./ Securing every decisive position by mentally reliable Czechs with a corresponding number of replacement men, so that every legal attempt by a German after a position of importance appears from the beginning. The proposal is made to examine this fact during the German follow-up survey. 2./ By March 1 939 more active and from this time on practically passive resistance to the recruitment of Germans, although officially voted for their admission. The practically passive resistance becomes silently effective by the fact that in principle the German rest will still be recognized by the newly accepted Germans as an expandable area of activity and keep them away from any initiative and self-employment. Here, too, the proposal is made to submit an in-depth survey to all German followers. 3./ On the other hand, all means have been and will be used to classify those Czechs who have fled from the Sudetenland, if they have sought work and often placed on profitable posts, even though their qualifications often do not correspond to the demands made. The proposal is made to check the origin, personnel, suitability, position and remuneration of those officials who were admitted to the factory after the adoption of the Sudeten. 4./ The same methods were used when a large influx of former members of the Czechoslovak army had to be accommodated. 5./ In order to make the staff status even more pressing, it is often necessary to keep in service those older employees who were retired during the mobilization 38 */