English Translation

'4a - 10 mokratan had spoken out for a better formation of Austria, for a central monarchy. That is what the Amarikan Social Democrats, who did not immediately go with us officially or spontaneously since the beginning, say. But among us the most enthusiastic workers, the social democrats belong first. Üb-rall, organized in every Czech-American colony, wurdan meetings against Austria and Germany. The meetings were usually convened by Czechs, but also the Slovaks and ardere Slavic members participated in ibn. In these impoverishments very decisive resolutions against Österraich and Germany were accepted and I can say that it did not occur in any of us that some of our sounds were against the idea of the defensive struggle and against the Czech Nebbständigkeit. Historian Tobolka said in his book, which recently came out, that di: czechan Catholics in America would have initially been against the emancipation of liberation, I consider it - as a man from the camp - to be my flag, that you were not sc, yes, on the contrary. When I left Prague in August I had to leave Prague in agreement with Prof. Masa- ryk via Deutşehland and Holland to England and some military news and reports about the financial situation of Austria-Hungary. As I have already said, I was entrusted with the task of getting these reports to England, and there to negotiate with the political 'Frëun- den Masaryks and also with -inigen military factors. This my journey on Deutsehland var dangerous, and I caused the Czech Americans, who were then in Prague, to travel with me to other Germany. So, besides me and my daughter, about 24 Americans, whose directory I kept, went with me. Among these fellow travellers was also Pranz Hájiček, the Kassier of the Association of Czech Catholics in Amerika. When we had arrived happily in Holland, I saw that we had to travel to England. Hi-r separated into two camps because some did not want to travel with us. I couldn't explain the reason, of course, because I could not trust everyone. Thejoniges who trust me