El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-12
Czecho-SLoDaRs Are
Nation Without Land
They Have n Ruler and Several
Armies and Are Fighting
for a Place an n RecoE-
nized Independency.
BIZ MADISON c. PETERS.


/ IL Washington At the present time
l there IS a man who occupies a
unique position not only in reference
TO this country but TO the whole
world He is DR.. T c. Masaryz,
/ president OF the Czecho-Slovak ma
I tional council and as such the head
OF the Czecho-SloFak government,
which has been recognized as a gov
eminent by this country.
Probably never before has there
been a man just so placed as Dr. Ma
/ saryk. A short time ago he was
technically an enemy alien IN this
country, as a subject OF Australian
gary. As such he was liable TO have
his movements restricted and even
his freedom denied. Today he Is
recognized as the head OF a new ma
ton Of 100000 people, one OF the
allies in the fight for freedom.
The change in the case Of Or. Ma
ssryk was brought about recently
when the United States government
recognized the Czecho-Slovaks as a
belligerent nation. They had been al
ready decognized as such by the al
lies.
Occupy Big Part OF Austria.
The ho-SlOvaks occupy a big
slice OF upper Austria. lying next 70
Germany. They were subject 10
Austria but chafed under the Aus
/ TRAN yoke. From the beginning OF
the war they did not want Germany
| or Austria to occupy Russia, so when
the Hun combination invaded the ter
rltory OF the great white bear one Of
Z the greatest scolars and philosophers
I IN Europe and then a professor il
the University OF Prague. said to him
self. This must not 20 on" That
professor was DR.. Masaryk.
His Indignation was aroused. Fling
ing aside his professors cap and
gown he went out on the streets OF
Prague and asked the people TO fol-
low him. They did follow him and he
led them into revolution against
Austria and Austria felt their power.
They became rebels to Austria and
consequently rebels to the whole Hun
outfit and that IS why the allies rec
ognized them, that is why the
United States has recognized them
that Is why DR.. Afasaryk who fled to
the United States is no LONGER an
enemy alien but the recognized head
Of nation. the head OF an army, in
IacL OF three armies now placed on
standing with those OF the allies
Yes, three armies. for Nlasaryk was
-Gau OF armies now scattered through
France, italy and Siberia
Ii Is Spirit That Counts.
Never has there been a parallel to
the case OF Masaryk and his armies.
Now he is recognized head Of a ma
ton, nation without a foot OF ter
ritory in its own boundaries-and its
armies on alien soil But as Masaryk
says in his idealism: Territory is
but material It IS the spirit that
counts and the spirit controls matter
and so the new national conscious
ness OF our people, the spirit OF free
dom viii triumph over ell obstacles"
The CzechO-Slovaks viii have TO be
reckoned with. their recognition by
this country and the allies gives them
legal standing. but they must get
a military one as well and this they
can get only by an allied victory.
Patching the Map.
When the war is over there will be
high old time tinkering with the
map Of Europe, patching and mend
ing subtracting and adding and no
one knows how many other things
VIII have TO be done before boun-
daries are fixed. for instead Of being
straight there viii be many a twist
and curve and bend and turning and
our friends, the Czecho-Slovazs will
necessarily give a lot Of bother IN
having their slice OF territory deter
mined. It Will probably include Bo-
hemia, Moravia, Silesia and the
northern part OF Hungary. now known
as Slovakia.