Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
CZECHO- SLOvAKIA
REALLY MERGER
OF OLD KINGDOMS
Bohemia Was for Centuries
Center Of Culture in Europe
Among First Nations to
Embrace Christianity
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New York, Nov, 24-Sliced out OF
the heart of northern Austria and
Hungary by the sword Of war, the
Czecho-Slovak republic, youngest re-
cognized member OF the allied fami-
~ OF nations, is in reality a merger
under democratic government of the
ancient Bohemian. Moravian, Silesian
and Slavic kingdoms. subjected for
almost 500 years to Teuton and Mag
var domination.
The rebirth of Czech and Slay indie
pendence forms one OF the most strik-
ing romances of the war. For cen
turtles bohemia stood in the forefront
OF European culture, giving to the
world tho Christian martyrs and ed
ucators, Huss and Jerome of Prague,
the poet kollar, the lnguist and
teacher Comenius, and, in the field
Of art, Brozik, the painter, and the
musician DvOrak with many others
whose deeds have found places in his
tory, Hardly less advanced was the
civilization of her sister states. With
such Inspiration, the Czeoho- Slovaks
retained, despite Austrian oppression
a national organization, and were pre-
pared even before the start OF the
conflict now terminated by arnistice
to strike the blows that have given
them freedom
They opposed the mobilization OF
the Austrian army, resisted induction
of their manhood. despite courtsmar-
tial and wholesale executions, and
throughout. the war INSTRUCTED and
undermined tho Austrian administra-
ton From their ranks through de-
sertion or capture, thousands OF
fighting men found their way into the
Russian and italian armies where
they turned and fought the power
that had conscriptSd them. BY their
spirit and efficiency as soldiers they
gained recognition by the Allies OF
Czecho- Slovak units, and before the
war ended more than 100, 900 Czecho-
Slovak troops, under their own COM
manders. were embattled for the al
lied cause in France, italy European
Russia and Siberia.
In Russia the Czecho- Slovaks have
so, 900 men under arms, some recruit
ed from the demobilized Russian
army, others deserters from the Aus
trian forces or former Austrian pri-
soners of Russia released by the ke-
rensky or Bolshevik governments
The Czecho-Slovall force in italy is
10000 strong, composed wholly Of in
dividuals or units from the Austrian
army taken prisoner by the Italians
In France the organization numbers
IL 900, including G 900 men from the
Czech army in Russia and 5000 vol
unteers from the United States.
Rule from Prague,
Czecho- Slovalss are ruling their lib
Grated countrymen from their capital
in Prague today because they foster
ed through generations the Pickering
flame of freedom. which Austria and
Hungary attempted to snuff out in
1921. They maintained a succession
of secret political organizations, cul-
minating in that which set afoot act
i've opposition to Austria in the early
days Of the war, and, through pro-
paEanda conducted among emigrants
in Russia. laid the foundation for the
independent CZecho-Slovak force
which has held for more than year
the Volga front. preventing the Ger
mans and Bolsheviki from drawing
on the food supplies of Siberia,
OF new nations formed or in pro-
cess of formation through the ur-
heayal of war, the Czecho-Slovak was
the first to win allied recognition
and the only one so far fully recog-
nized in America. Existing only or
paper as long as the Hapsburg dyn-
asty remained in power, the republic
became an actually with the disso-
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pire. Its president. Professor Thomas
G. Masaryk. formerly of the UniVerS-
tv of Prague and lately stationed II
Washington, through DR.. Karl kra'
MARI the vice president, for years g
political prisoner charged with urea
son against Austria, and his associ'
ates in Prague, is administering the
affairs of $4,000, 900 people occupy
ing $4,000 square miles of territory
approximately the size of New YORK.
StateD
Extending from Saxony and Ra-
varia on the west to 'Ungvar and the
Carpathian mountains on the east. q
distance of $50 miles. Czecho-Sio-
vatia cuts a swath 120 miles wide
into the former Austro- Hungarian do
main. Its western half, comprising
the one time Austrian provinces OF
Boil. emia. Moravia and Silesia, fol-
lows the borders of Saxonv and Prus-
STA on the north and skirts Bavaria
on the south until the Austrian boun-
darv is reached, when IT swings thir-
ty miles north of Vienna to the Aus
trian boundary to the March river
The eastern half formerly the Hun
garian province of Slovakia, follows
the Danube from Pressburg to the
river Tpola. twenty miles north OF
Budapest. where it turns northeast
ward to the Carpathians. From ing
var, the eastern limit, the line Follows
the old Galician border west to the
prussian line thirty miles west OF
cracow. The new state effectually
cuts Hungary off from its former pro-
vince, Galicia, which is now claimed
by Poland.
The republic boasts the University
of Prague, long center Of eastern
European culture. With independ-
ence. its representatives in this coun-
try declare. another university, for
which large funds already have been
subscribed. will he erected ut Brunn
and countrywide nublic school sys-
ZEN will be established,