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- 43 - 35 other information about foreign countries and the situation at the front. Šrobár gave several books to Denis and Scotus "Vistors and brought them to Prague, well-equipped with reports, in April incognéto travelled to Prague and after long consultations in my residential area and at Rotnágl, in which also Votruba, Rotnágli and Pilát were involved, we decided to ask Prof, Vlček to prepare for the publication of "Slovak textbooks fir our future schools. In the Slovak seminar Prof, Vlčeks, well-known educators and members of the "Czech-Slovak unity" came together, as far as I can remember: Vlèek, Bílý, Táborský, Votruba, my later secretary Sedláček, Stanislav Klíma and Šrobér, although the reading books were not finished until the end of 19l7, individual experts began to sank and put together the manuscript material. Šrobár learned in Prague that a May declaration of the deputies' club of Czech-Slovak MPs prepared for the Vienna Reichsrat: we, We and Votruba drew his attention to the difficulties that the Slovak cause encountered in Prague, the sympathy for us at that time was great in Czech society, but the politicians feared that an open approach to our gurters in the Vienna Parliament would have disastrous consequences for our Slovak politicians, persecutions, etc. Public concerns of some Czech MPs, who still lived in the banne of the old historical Czech right, were also a hindrance. The Agrarians and the socialist parties, similar to the Realists, were in favour of an open call for Slovakia to join the historical Bohemian countries, the Klerikalen, the Alttschechen, many Jungtschecnen and state-lawlers resisted it or skipped unencumbered. I drew Šrobár's attention to discussions that I had with various politicians and especially with university rofessor historians - who could not think into the idea of the complete destruction of the monarchy. I remember a debate that I held with Prof. Bydlo had, I pointed out the Napoleonic formations from the beginning of the l9, year-round and their rapid disappearance. More than once I had e ~ 36