STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 545, sig. 109-4/292 Page 14 · 14 of 15
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 545, sig. 109-4292
English Translation
-3- Ministry of People's Enlightenment in Prague, the secretary of the Prague Ministry, said on the telephone that a high mood had erupted in the whispering propaganda in Prague because the English had landed on the mainland. At this moment, the participants of the journey had recognized with particular significance the petty attitude of the Czech people. The confident mood in the west of the empire had been in direct contrast to this typical message from Prague. At this moment, one had felt plastically the confusion of the Czech mentality and its petty church-tower-political attitude. (By the way, Werner wants to publish his own article about this experience in his newspaper "Poledni List". In Luxembourg, the mood is the same as in the Protectorate. Although there is no national and no prestige question here, everything revolves around taxes in an atmospheric way, because so far the Luxembourgers have not paid any taxes. Since their integration into the Reich, this has now changed, and that is why the mood in Metz as in all Lorraine is significantly better. It was noticed there the extremely great cleanliness and cleanliness and the high housing culture of the population. The racial problems immediately flash into the eye of the unpreoccupied visitor; one was surprised that young people had been admitted to the HJ, which are racially well below the average of the Czech people. The whole trip to Germany had been well organized and went smoothly. The war in Berlin was most clearly felt, which is probably linked to the fact that a consumer centre of more than 5 million people was very difficult to provide. Thus, it was not possible in Berlin to organize a common meal for the 4o passengers; everyone had themselves -4-