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71 - 43 - bášek from New York, the preacher Bradáč from Whitting, the pastor Vaniščák from Chicago, the banker Bosák from Pennsylvania and their Slovak foremen. The 'Czech National Union', in order to avoid the suspension, is in the first row about Slovak or Czech Catholic money, does not push for financial support, and so it comes from this side quite late, only in the course and towards the end of the year l9l7. But where joint bazaars were organised, the sums of money were not shared, but sent directly to Prof, Masa-ryk in London. During this time, especially political rallies were already held together. The first conferences of our national organizations were limited only to the members and their own delegates, but already the other meetings had a more numerous Slovak and Catholic delegation and a delegation of the "Czech National Association" also participates in the congress of the Slovak League and the Catholic Association. Aif the beautiful congress of all three corporations, which took place at the conference of the Czech National Association in Chicago from 9th to 12th. In February 1918, the permanent unity of the Czechoslovak people in America was sealed by the establishment of the "Czech National Councils" (Československá Národní Rada), whose seat was moved to Chicago, and this body, consisting of the same number of Slovaks and Czechs, was placed at the head of the whole Czechoslovakian representation in Amerika and became a rally of its unity. Ján Jánček, who came from the Siberian army to the United States, had a great influence on the design of these things, and after which he had assumed the position of secretary of the Slovak League, had done a good deal of work for the Czechoslovak people. This whole agreement, which had been carried out after long difficulties, hostility and struggles with internal and external enemies, was certainly a testimony of the maturity of our people. Dewey, a leading figure and the first pioneer of the "Active School", spoke of the individual national branches in the United States, condemned the unde- mocratic impact of the Polish movement and spoke to - 44 -