English Translation

224 - 9 - they were afraid of the riots. Therefore they secured themselves from the outset. They immediately announced to the workers leaders that they would be shot hostage in the least attempt at a strike or in any unconscioned action of a worker. This made it clear that the Germans were capable of everything, and that they also wanted the blood of the workers. It was a great luck that the workers at that time maintained the prudence, because the Germans threatened the manufacturers, the directors and other responsible personalities with the shooting at the time. The prudence of the workers prevented terrible bloodshed at the time. Was the victim of the students useless at that time? No, because we have seen here in England that the students by their courage and by the bestiality of the Germans have increased the love and respect of the englæ of us. I only read English newspapers from the previous years from those days. They brought an incredible number of articles in a great deal about these incidents. They branded the uncurl of the German "cultural bearers". The action of the Germans leaps out of their sense of inferiority, which they do not tolerate, that another people had the first university in Central Europe. We cannot even measure the great importance of the victim of the students today. We will never forget these nine names, they are proof of what our people are prepared to use for their freedom. The Germans have always used certain spins as excuses. I recall the strike and the boycotts of the tramways. At that time the Germans used the excuse that the Czechs did not want to use the tram because they did not wish to go together with the Jews. When there were Ünruhen in Prague, promptly de Feme-Mörder Gregory explained that these had been summoned only by seduced Benesch_Agents. However, the Germans had to declare the shooting of the 9 students, then the next day the killing of three other defenceless citizens. They had to admit that they had made thousands into the concentration camp, and they also finally announced the closure of the universities. But from all these nightlits the whole world saw that the Czech people were not paralysed with the policy of March 15, that they wanted to travel to Berlin. And this is the greatest significance of the sacrifice of our students and will never be forgotten. Today it is certainly very sad for us at home, and I cannot get rid of the thoughts of the mothers and fathers of the shot. It was an incredible crime committed by the Germans at that time. But what seems so incredible about it? It is Hitler's doctrine, of the Nordic superiority. It was then that the shot followers of Benesch, Marxists and Ereimaur were called. The shocking thing was that they were neither this nor that. Among all those executed, for example, there was not a single "Benešovec!" such as the then murdered teacher Matoušek. He had relations with National Socialists and wanted to establish an understanding with the Germans. Of course, we do not know if he had friends among the Germans. But he believed it. For example, as a professor of history, he had relations with Prof. Pfitzher, who is also a historian. Matoušek was an opponent of Palcky's and Masaryk's teachings, and if the Nazis misinterpret the concepts of Masaryc's teaching against Germany, then they could hardly say anything against Matoužek, who represented the idea that the Czech nation - 7 -