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The fear of arrest caused many workers employed in factories to stay away from work. Budweis 15.1.1941 Some Czechs are pleased to take action against . the legionaries. A legionarian himself explained that it had to come, even admitted that the article published in the "Čes-ke Slovo" contained many truths, since the lower strata never felt a wealth, but only existed for the leading strata. Czech organisations have already received a report on the planned retirements of the 55 and 45 year old employees. The respondents are now taking a waiting attitude and are aware of the fact that there will be no further growth. Pilsen 15.1.1941 The Czech population is still engaged in internal politics with the article of the Secretary of State K.H. Frank about the legionaries, with more and more uniform rejection of this article.Many have been found, especially among officials of the Pilsner Czechi-Toz police department, that the Jegionaries also in such cases where this : earlier because of their preferred position. benei- deurden, now not all the more courteous on the point, that the legionaries were probably tainted by unclean fellow runners, but the ideology as such must remain untouched. Iglau 141.1941 The legionary decree for the Czechs is still a popular topic of discussion.