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58a, a distrust of his own, was shaken and he had to leave the position from which he was able to render such excellent services to the rich man so dearly loved by him. Dr.J.S.Vojan took the lead after him in very unpleasant relations, where there is a lack of organization, money, trust, and everything. In New York, as a continuation of the first steps, a revolutionary committee of 25 members is welcomed, after Voska's return from Europe, the l3. In addition, there were similar committees and aid associations in other cities, and some of them had a certain degree of cooperation, led by the "Czech National Agreement" from Chicago, only in terms of the goal, but not of organization and methods. The struggle for primacy, which at that time was more in words than in deeds, finally the insufficient understanding of the importance of a common and firmly established organization, which in the first times caused new difficulties, yet Uid felt the need for a similar convention very vividly, It comes therefore no longer in the time of activity De: Vojans as secretary to the first conference of all committees and revelutio organizations under the direction of the "Czech Nat onal Association", which on 13, and 14. In March 19i5, in Cleveland, he decided to discuss a new programme to strengthen the organization and to raise interest in the work by means of joint forces from all parties involved. Dr.J.L.Fisher, Dr." Vojan, Dr. J.F.Štëpina, represented the "Czech National Association" from Chicago, the sociologist Js. Kovář, Emanuel Voska represented the already floating New York, C.B.Svoboda represented emigration from the West, judges Kyseka and J.Truneček from Cleveland, J.J.Zmrhak, director of the Chicage schools and builder Kavan from Detroit. They moved the headquarters of the activists to Chicago and strengthened the basis on which to begin intense revolutionary work among the free-thinking Czech people. Already this consultation session expresses its sincere sympathy to the liberation efforts of the Slovak people and requests the branches to maintain contact with the Slovak brothers." Soon to leave - 21 -