STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2185, sig. 109-9/9 (damaged)

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22 - 7 - that in the event of a victory of Bolshevism also its existence, life interests and perhaps also his life are threatened. Especially in the circles of the agricultural industry this consciousness seems to have gained its greater influence. Although some of the Czech industrialists see a threat to the Czech acquis in the measures that have already been implemented and are yet to be implemented , it is clear from statements that the threat posed by Bolshevism is seen as the greater danger in wider circles of the possessing Czechs. In addition, in some cases, however, it was also evident that, apparently under the impression of hostile counter-propaganda, one does not take in certain circles the identified danger quite seriously and partly with ironic remarks, as "to jsou povídačky" seeks to weaken. From individual comments it can be seen that in some cases the opinion against Bolshevism is sometimes regarded as positive, while in a report it was pointed out that the attitude of the Czechs to Bolshevikism is clearly affirmative and propaganda is supposed to be active. It is clear that most attention has been paid to those parts of the speech which deal with the measures to be taken in the field of health and safety at work.