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-45 - 39 - in St. Nicholas on 1 May, in which they called Hungarian citizens of the Slovak tongue a branch of the Czechoslovak people, in whom they would have demanded the right of national self-determination for the Slovaks. Šrobár and the poet Hviezdoslav were charged with attending with some ladies the anniversary celebrations of the National Theatre in Prague. The investigation was extended to many persons. Also Miss Olga Janoška, Olga Pálka, St. Burian, Vilma Makovický and Paul Országh- Hvietsdoslav had to answer for the participation. the Slovaks at the anniversary celebrations of the National Theatre, and the obvious participation of Slovaks in the National Committee, where Mayor Rotnágl, Director Pilát, Dr. Kolisek and Modráček represented Slovaks, did not annoy Magyars very much. However, there was no trial of Dr. Šrobár, Hviezdoslav and comrades. Okto- ber l9l8 gave Count Stefan Tisza in the magyar parliament that the Germans and the Magyars had lost the war. Matuš Dula was called after the fall of the Tisz government to the new Prime Minister Károlyi, but rejected his proposals independently, deputy Ferdiš Juriga held on-19. On the day of the overthrow, Dr. Šrobár arrived in Prague, on the second or third day Fedor Houdek, Ferdiš. Juriga, to whom the Héyyash supporters plundered the apartment and who had formally forced them to flee from Fressburg, Dr. Blaho and several other Slovaks, The National Committee constituted itself as a National Assembly, in which also. Representatives of Slovakia were admitted. Similarly, the first Ministry was composed of Czechs and Elowaks. On 3O. In October the Slovak National Council met in St. Martin and adopted the well-known declaration: - 40 -