GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 755, sig. 110-5/44

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5a -_10 = Among the participants, however, after-molding was that: need was present after a pronunciation. According to these reports, the complaints raised in the held debates and occasionally other manifestations of the land-based industries were essentially concerned with the employment situation in agriculture, with the lack of occupational clothing for agricultural workers, often compared with industry, and with the determination of delivery quotas. AsO farmers from the area of Pilsen explained: "It would have been as much as in vain to participate in this meeting in Pilsen, as everything that had been presented there had already been known." e A farmer from the region of Budweis about a local rally: iThe speech was actually already read in the Sunday newspaper because Minister Hruby spoke exactly like that. There are food battles in the individual communities, in which teachers such speeches are made. So if that is enough for the other farmers, I don't know why we were quoted for 30 minutes." ... At about 12 o'clock half of the participants had disappeared, the remaining ones, which remained until the end of the conference, left the hall in a scolding way and called this future as superfluous, one had heard nothing new and already no farmer believes in the many promises. It was time to help the farmer first and then ask him to keep reminding him of his duties. (from a report on a local meeting in Prague.)tiota Participants at the rally in Brno said that what the minister had said was heard daily from the mouths of associations, municipalities and state authorities. This was all the more disappointing because, after the extensive progranm of the invitations, one had expected to hear something new. However, the program had then been severely circumcised according to an instruction from Prague. I There were corresponding cancellations like: "That's why they let us come to Brno?" "That could have been sent to us in writing!" "We've heard all this at least lo Mal." Attention triggered the speech about the special difficulties of the agricultural population. To this end, participants of the meeting expressed the view that only promises were made about the allocation of professional clothing. However, they no longer believed in anything and wanted to be over-accelerated by the actual issue of these articles. It is ridiculous to accuse the peasants of the trade in exchange, since they are forced to obtain in this way what they are promised but not given. (Prague) 64766