English Translation

142 -4- Masaryk and Benesch, who dedicated their entire lives to the people and were not only Czech but also European state amnesians. Democracy was the expression of our national life. We have learned what meaning freedom had for us. It is also worth a sacrifice. It is not our fault that this pretence is coming to an end when the sad 28,Cktober of the previous year can. After 2o years of freedom our people were forced to kneel. It all lost, before all its pretense, esbliek him mur belief in a better future. When the danger came, we were ready to fight, this proved our Robilization, We were determined to sacrifice our lives for the predilection of the nation. Jhr in the home and we have here the firmon faith in our strength, but this faith is not enough, or muas with the determination to fight for the faith, ain. - Also with the will to make sacrifices. We have our dead here and we will still have them. Hitler and the fascist Jtalien have the intention to vegetate our democracy. The Germans speak of the plutocracy. Jhr must know, however, that the movement of Hitler was financed by the funds of the heavy industry of the Rhine. Similarly, the northern Italian heavy industry financed fascism. We here in the Premde stand with the Vaff in hand at England's side and will fight up to victory. We applaud the return of 28 October - he will wipe away the humiliation we have suffered by the Germans. The day will coumen, it will mean the return of freedom, the CSR will be free again - two days will go into our history - the 28th of October l938 and the day on which the victory in this war will be won. Both days will be celebrated. The day will come again, as in a few hours everything will disappear that reminds us of the difficult hours of the Old Rulership. This day will be bought with great suffering and will be punished all those who have co-inflicted themselves. We here in London streets have thought of yours today, when we heard our President Benesch Uhd. But aw Jr. 28. October of last year called off "Long live Benesch. " This most precious blood, which cries out for retribution. Today Jhr ait us shall think together of our freedom. The gent Velt knows that the freedom of the OsR a basis for a new Europe dst. Today we can calmly's that the sacrifice we brought two years ago, the greatest thing the world could ask of us, but that it was not brought in vain. We pay much-easy with our personal limp, our generation vird much- easy more suffering than all the others, But the well-being of the gone nation means more than the glüòk of an individual. We just have to have one thought, the fight for freedom of CSR. w News from overseas says that in all parts of the world, where Czechs live, even the smallest group, today was celebrated. Jn London today, President Benesch, accompanied by Prime Minister Šramek, laid down a krang at the monument of the British World War. Then Dr. Benesch received the members of the Government. The Chairman of the Council of State Bechinné, the Plenipotentiary of the British Government Bruce Lodheard, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs and the representatives of the csl.Armee. The chairman of the Jewish ... Organization sent a message to Dr. Benesch. "The Liberation of the -5-