English Translation

6 - 13 - for the first time. I think the time interval is already sufficient to be able to talk about some things and secondly because one of my first collaborators, whose name you will perhaps hear today for the very first time, died on December 11, 1923. This was John R.Rathom, an American journalist who will take an honorable place in the history of our revolution. He had requested that these things be talked about only after his death. The Confidentialminner organization who, I would like to say, is an organisatic in the organization. As I have already indicated, our people have risen almost spontaneously throughout the Czechoslovak colonies, held meetings and expressed their wishes and hopes for the coming days. They promised themselves from the war the victory of the Allies and the resulting independence of our homeland, of course among our people also found themselves "cautious", some completely or strongly Easter-rich friendly. Finally, one had to get out of this chaos and create and consolidate a firm organization. For this purpose, a congress was convened in New e York, where nar the American East was represented. Therefore, a second congress was called in Cleveland, where almost the whole Czech America had its representatives. At this conference on 13 March 1915, according to the protocol, the gentlemen Kysela and Truneček, for Cleveland, for Chicago Dr. Fisher, Dr, Vojan and Štěpina, for New York and the surrounding area, Baltimore and Boston Voska and Kovár, fir Detroit Prof. Znrhal and Kavan, for Cedar Rapids Svoboda, for Omaha, the Czech National Association of Telegraphically Vojan, and the Tsckechische Fonds authorised Voska to represent. The Protck•ll, which was then published in magazines, also said: "The chairman of the consultation was Mr. Judge Kysela (Cleveland), Secretary Vojan (Chicago). The first three hours were taken from the report of Mr. Voska, who gave detailed reports and detailed original documents of his connections with your