English Translation

.A-27 - 16 As mentioned in previous reports, trust has brought out the program according to which one should work: 1.) Inform allied diplomats by Czech delegates, 2.) Inform the allied press about Czech literature, culture and political standards and principles. Journalistic and political activities should be: Prof. Pupin, Thomas Čapek, E.V.Voska and Milan Geting, the editor of the Slavic Sokol. A certain Josef Kopecký was appointed as mediator between the London and American Czechs in London." When we saw that cs Masaryk's wish was to bring more politicians from Bohemia abroad, we sent new messengers to Bohemia. Our fellow countrymen in Switzerland did the same. One of our first Czech leaders, who was not in the country, said when they negotiated that he was going abroad: "What do you think I am? Can I go abroad with a suitcase?" That was understandable! Our political leaders in Bohemia were too comfortable to make a revolution. While our simple people on the front were exposed to the danger of being shot, they surrendered to form a new army abroad: our first politicians, on whom we had very much relied, spoke in this tone. Many and many letters are kept in my archive, in which we repeatedly requested that Czech leaders come abroad, because, as I have already said, we knew that the revolution cannot lead us, that it must be led by the political leaders from Böhmon. I had the intention to present some inscriptions, but there is no time. Correspondence is very substantial, and the majority of the letters are so detailed that it is not possible tonight to read them out, If a historian is interested in it, he can ask Dr. Werstadt in the museum to let him do this document, so I have to go over this point of the lecture, because I want to talk about other things.