English Translation

30 Prager Presse - Nr. 134 - S.6. May 24, 1938. 40 years of agricultural cooperatives. The solemn assembly of the Central Association in the Prague Municipal House. Ing. Klindera recalls that the celebration should also be an homage to the Tehechoslovak state, whose 2O years of existence the nation celebrates in this year. "Through unlimited trust in our political leaders, who have the task of guiding our state ship through the moving waves of nationalist cliffs into the Bay of Peace, which we so urgently need to carry out our further constructive work, we solemnly declare that we too, within the framework of our 40-year-long, successful partnership, are in a position to continue to work together. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to thank the President-in-Office of the Council for his excellent report, and I should also like to congratulate him on his excellent work. The United Nations, to defend the independence of our young state and the freedom and democracy of our people." (Strong applause). "We use this opportunity to interpret, on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of members of our Raiffeisen funds and institutions, the warm feelings of our devotion, respect and gratitude to the representative of the Czech State, our President Dr. Edvard B e n e Š, and to send him the following greetings from the centre of our festive assembly: