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10a - 42 - nevertheless doubt that it will be possible to con- tinue it, because these magazines are mostly organs of the Slovak associations." Ludwig, who complains that the leaves of the Slo-Wakian associations are not "to buy", continues to write to the Consulate General in New York: "The Slovak clergy in these districts are almost hostile to us: above and it is impossible, with the help of their bishops, whether they sympathize with us, to achieve a change in the mind of the clergy." (One of the letters collected by Fr. Kopecký) As already said, we tried from the very beginning to win the Slovaks. In fact, a public rally took place on the occasion of Masaryk's proclamation of 14 November, in which he announced the revolution against Austria-Hungary and proclaimed the right of Czechoslovak independence at a moment of threat to the allies' camouflage. And so, after a few months after the Slo-Wak memorandum, a clear demonstration about a common approach behind a common goal comes to pass (the chairman, A.Mamatey, and the secretary, Daxner). This rally was attended by the Czechs with great satisfaction. This is the first time in the history of the European Union, and it is the second time that the European Parliament has taken a decision on this matter. Whether in Chicago, thanks to the influence of the noble Andrej Schustek and in New York, practical cooperation on meetings and bazaars is achieved thanks to Getting and Ihricky, as well as on all other occasions, is not achieved because of the mistrust against the Czech free-thinking element in Slovak Catholics, which form a strong factor in the league. In the spring of 19l6, under pressure from Chica-go, a young lawyer, Osuský, who had not been very well known until then, went to France to work with the National Council. Traffic then becomes more lively and lively and especially political activity already happens due to mutual cooperation. In the Slovak movement one can notice: Editor Ignác Gessay, Editor J. Bielek from: Pittsburgh, Catholic priest Murgáš from Pennsylvania, Ku-.. - 43 -