English Translation

138 Nr.Jq Stck.16rAbt.3 Dt.U6s Vorgeng: Internees und Studenten. It can be regarded as undisputed that since the fall of 1939 a substantial clarification has occurred in the mind and behaviour of the Czech people. In the last four months, there have been no disturbing moments in the Czech public, from which, in any two ways, a hostile attitude towards the rich could be concluded. On the contrary, many points point out that the Czech population is becoming more and more aware of the task which the Czech people have been given as a result of their disintegration into the framework of the Great German Empire, and that it is gradually and increasingly adapting this task not only to their external behaviour, but also to their minds. The best proof of the correctness of this view is the course of March 7, 1940. Although this is traditionally the day on which the first president of the former Czechoslovak Republic was celebrated, and even though it was in this year's year of the 90th. Masaryk's birthday fell, but nothing has happened that could justify the view that the Czech public is still under the influence of their memories of the earlier times. Not even the cemetery in Lana was the subject of special attention this time, while otherwise large masses of people were flocking to Masaryk's tomb; there were also no more serious demonstrations or memorial celebrations at the monuments of Masaryks in the various cities. Also the course of the 15th and 16th century was the same. On the contrary, the Czech public has fully understood the celebrations organised by the German side, which were held by the Czech authorities in March 1940.