A SOCIETY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2043, sig. 109-7/50

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English Translation

153 Betr.: Assembly of Czech fascists in Prague. A workers' meeting of Czech fascists - group Rýdlo, Marek, Klíma - took place on 22.09.194o at 9 a.m. 3o in the large hall of the hotel "Zur goldene Gang" in Prague, Wenceslas Square. The main front of the hall was decorated with fascist emblems, a swastika flag and a flag in protectorate colours. On the tables were small swastika flags. According to the precision list, 152 pesons were present, of which 126 were delegates of the former fascist organizations in Bohemia and Moravia. On the presidential table were: Roman H ü bn e r, singer at the Czech National Theatre in Prague; Václav N o v á k from Prague; Stanislav Vilém P e t ř í k, bank house director in Prague ; Jaroslav J o a c h y m s t a l, farmer from Jungbunz-lau; Alois P o u r, farmer of Markwartitz; Karel J. M a r e k from Prague; Jan T r o j o v s k ý, secretary from Brno; František Č e r ný, worker from Kladno; Konrád K 1 i m a, hairdresser from Prague. Instead of the sick Rýdlo, Karl Marek opened the meeting with a "High to the leader and Chancellor of the Reich!", with an l4-man-strong music band coming in and playing the anthem, the Horst Wessel song and the "Kde domov müj". Marek then spoke about the need to reorganize the old fascist party for about half an hour, about the negative experiences with the NG and about political possibilities arising from the present situation. Every mention of the leader and Chancellor of the Reich was received with applause. After him, Jan Trojovský from Brno spoke on behalf of the working front there. He read a longer attribution of the Brno fascists to the assembly. Only in this was for the first time called Gajda and stormy applauded.