English Translation

4. - 3 - Article sent to the newspapers, the current minister Habrman, then editor of the 'Nová Doba', had to represent an article which he wanted to print in the 'Nova Doba" in the Austrian parliament because he had been confiscated. Then the article al; its interpellation was printed. In this article, facts were published, which I have just talked about. When the Austrian government, and the Viennese military elique, wanted to challenge a n:u war in the Balkans at any cost, it became clear that the preparations for the war in Germany were going to meet their köhepu ikt. In America, I think, we were much more aware of the approaching world war, as it was in Europe. We had a distance to it, and because of that, the world war did not surprise us as unprepared as the political leaders here. To the fact that one was not prepared in Bohemia, had also contributed to the fact, that the political life in Bohemia shortly before the World War in B gripe var to disintegrate. Of course, one remembers the affair of Šiha, which had its roots in the first days of the World War. Šviha's affair had torn the friendship between the Czech politicians, so that at the beginning of the Weltliege aich nienad dared to take the first step. About March 1 944, the Association of Journalists in New York, whose 'ize-chairman and cassier I was to build a news network : n Europe, events of extraordinary importance were awaited; the death of the old Austrian monarch and the resulting consequences were expected I turned to Prof, Masaryk, Habrman and Machar as representatives of the Association, the Journalis, so that they would give us advice. This happened, and in May 19l4 I traveled to Bohemia to build the news network. On l0, iuni 19l4, the Ksbelgrafische Gesellschaft "The Wes ern Union Telegraph- Cable System" in London sent me a contract, according to which they sent us from Prague, Pilsen, Vienna and Warsch: u telegrams to New York without having to pay ahead. The cable telegrams should be recorded here