English Translation

221 - 3 - The professor of Charles University Dr. Vladimir Klecanda speaks: "The persecution of the high schools". Today we all know that the 2o years of our republic were the most beautiful in our history. We see here the life of Western democracies objectively and have convinced ourselves that our csl. democracy with all its mistakes was one of the best. Our school system was the support of the CSR and the support for our lives. Everything in the spirit of Masaryk and Komensky. It can therefore be understood why the Nazis first plunged into our school system. They want to eradicate the Czech people, expel them from Europe, carry out their Germanization. The death of the Czech students was the prelude to the closing of the universities. This draconian measure is without example in the history of modern life. One wants to make the scientific work with us impossible and prevent the offspring of the Czech. Intelligence. Therefore, it was not even allowed that the students study elsewhere. Although it is said that every war brings with it a certain reduction in scientific education, our people were particularly affected by the fact that intelligence was decimated and work was made impossible. Germany wants to completely cut us out of our cultural life. In Germany, too, young people are also deprived of science, they only receive the most different uniforms and we are trained as Gestapo and SS. Thus, the people are alienated from science, too. We have not alienated ourselves from work, we have been deprived of the opportunity, success is the same as in Germany. Many of them are broken with life and spirit by a stop in concentration camps. Many have to take up other professions. Our school system was built with great effort and sacrifices. If we remember, we know that we must fight against Hitler's atrocities until the end. There is no reconciliation with these things. A treaty with this Germany would be the grave of our people. I call to you : Protect the youth, do not leave them alone in their council. Work for them with the last strength, because the youth is the future of our people. We want to solemnly promise you that after the war we will strengthen our school system even better, that we will find means to facilitate the study and to promote science. Stop therefore! SENDER LONDON /deutsch/: Ausser Nachrichten - see above - Propaganda lecture on brit. fleet superiority - comparison with world war etc. /often belonged phrases/. Names of German prisoners of war: Hauptm. Joachim Roth, Oberleutnant Hasso von Wedel Lieutenant Rudolf Ziegler and non-commissioned officers and crews of the Luftwaffe......