English Translation

The Lords of St. Martin disagreed and humbled themselves so far that they called for the help of a magyar detective and spy against the Czechophile "Slovak Dayblatt". And so Slovakia remained dependent until the end of the war on the "National Newspaper", which appeared every second day, and a few weekly papers, because the Magyars stopped a number of Slovak magazines in 1914 and 19l5. With the attitude of the "Slovak Tagblatt" also the visit of the spy Pázurik was connected with me, Pazúrik had been in Buda pest my friend and as a student even for a time in my apartment, about his moral case already during his stay in Sillein and later I was superficially infor- ated, and so he received from me information very doubtful value. Just in time, I informed Jozef Rotnagl and others to pay attention. He sniffed around Prague for several days and told everyone about the Czech-Slovak Association and left. Before leaving, I told him in the face that I knew everything he had done in Prague and that our Czech people had been watching him throughout his stay. He went shamed and frightened by Prague. Until 1917 nothing more serious happened in Slovakia. The Magyars ruled unreservedly and without the slightest public criticism from our side. The war was coming to an end. The Austro-Hungarian monarchy lost its last forces and from abroad, which was completed by a cordon of troops and gendarmerie, came only reports, which indicated that the Germans lost the war. Our foreign employees sent letters and cards, which we understood well. The mood in Prague improved. I informed us in the manner mentioned above, but otherwise the information work of the Slovak side was rather weak. In 19l5, when Dr. Kramár, Dr. Rašín, among other things, were still on the loose, I arranged together with the editor of the "Venkev, Franz Votruba, the sending of an information letter to Steed, the principal writer of "Times", and Seaton Watson, letters brought us the "Bohemian String Quartet", singers and other persons I did not even know, across the border, We let them in hard note covers and - 34