English Translation

- 39 69 enemies of the American judge Raferty Iška's lawsuit with his memorable decision of 27.Jänner in 1917 refused, in which- Cer de cr dr r e de d can stand on the side of Austria-' ifarns, that however Dr. Iška, who publicly and against the feeling of all the Czechoslovak people on the side of the German cause, could not expect anything else from the Czecho-Slovak press, because it is the press of a branch of the people that is suppressed by the power of which Išca assumes, the final loss of Iški was sealed with it and he lost one of his friends and supporters of his opposition after another. Also the press, which had supported him until then, "Američan" (The American) and "Hlasatel" (the speaker), turned away from him completely and went with the sympathizers of the people, who aimed for the revolution. Nevertheless, the damage caused by Iška was never completely fixed, thousands of Czech souls were for us, which was already completely alienated from his people. When the Russian delegation in Washington to Dürich's appeals for help for his "National Council" in Russia - the "Czech National Association" asked us to take a stand on this, we replied on 13 March. In March 1917 from Chicago, knowing that something was wrong here, after Washington: "For more than two years, 7oo.ooo Czechoslovaks gathered in the "Czech National Association" are united behind the movement led by the greatest of all living Czechs, T.G. Masaryk, and his revered helper, the deputy J. Dürich. In the act with which the Russian government officially recognized the National Council, whose chairman is President and Dürich Vice-President, we see a new proof of fraternal love, which the great Russian nation proves to its weaker Slavic brother." The further development of things then proved how thoughtfully this answer had been stylized. Soon after, sehon begins the further fight, and much - slightly an even more bitter - fight, because he was not against ... - 40 -