It is deplorable and almost unbelievable to Fnglish people who judge the Czechoslovak Republic from the ideals and representations of its founders, to find that censorship and suppression of newspapers is still enforced. There is a Press Department of the Ministry of Justice whose duty is to censor newspapers. I have a big collection of recent date with more blanks than prints. My collection includes Slovak, German, and Hungarian papers. 3 - The great British historian could have found many like those also in Ruthenia.
Censorship varies in different localities.
How did the famous English Statesman See Our Conditions. We could continue for several more pages. The Czechs, and partly the Communists, had in Ruthenia the benefits of the freedom of assembly, but no other party of the opposition. However the Communist party could not be considered opposition because they were in the favor of the government. The Rusin and Hungarian opposition had to report every meeting in advance, even those of cultural or social character.