Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-20
-sLOvAkS FIRM
ALLIES OF DEMOCRACY
Chicago Professor Tells Richmond
How Big Part EnSlavcd Ma
ton Plays in War.
HoLD OUT AGAINST GERMANY
when Bolshcvilii Would Give All TO
nun. thousands Who Had De-
serted To .ilIics Defended food
SuppIicS-Will St"nd to Last.

Declaring tho ideals Of An@lo- sax
ons vi Great Britain and America idcu-
t'cal with those OF Czcc Slovai<S.
Professor V. kralicck. OF Chicago III
an address 1T the John Marshall High
school last night. urged the people Of
inc Siav nations TO do their utmost in
aiding the United States in its war
upon Germany and Austria
Tho cause Of America is our cause
n: declared in closing his address
Hnerica Is hShtiiS for an IDEAL. her
uSmocracy. which is tho great aim OF
l,berty-lovinS tzccho- Slovaks who arc
amntiessly striving toward the re-
demption of thcr freedom from tho
yoke of Austria
Professor kraIicck outlined The
various characteristics nr The ,'xeci,o-
S,oNakS IN their homes in Bohemia.
MoraHia and other parts Of central
r.uropc. pointing out that they are
kinown as a hock-I"vinr. school-lov-
ing people. who arc noted for their
agricultural Skill and their interest IN
ART tic described tho destruction of
INC great Slav nation in 1870. when AS
inc result OF religious differences. the
Austrians swept over the Czechu-Slo-
YAK lands aud placed its people under
her domination
since then, the professor declared.
the CHccho- Slovaks have been in Slav-
cry. ana when the war WAS declared
these people broke away from Austria
almost half "a million cHcrho- Slovaks
deserted from the Austrian armies 10
the side OF Italy. Serbia and Russ ia.
and to-day are lighting on all fronts
against Germany and hcr allies.
THOUSANDS DESERTED AND
FORMED ARMY IN RUSSIA
Professor kralice< related how thou
sands OF czecho-Slovaks who deserted
OF their own after Premier kcrcnsl<v
came INTO power in Russia and were
driving, back the Germans at "a later
date when they were deserted by the
Bolshcrik troops and were compelled TO
hght their way back 10 safety. When
inc Russian peace treaty with Ger
tempted TO disarn the Czccho Slovaks.
but they were deficd and hnally grant
ed the troops the RICH, TO pass out OF
the country through Siberia.
This little remnant of an army
barely $4,000 men. has prevented Ger
many from gaining the great store
err and before another summer comes
you will sec the czccho- Slovaks driv-
ing the 3o!shcviki from power
throughout all Russia"
He explained that the antagonism
between the CZeCho-SlovakS and the
Bolshcviki is that althouG:. both are
Wiki insist on realizing their aims by
force while the Czccho- Slovak social
lists believe in education toward their
ideal.
Arriving in Siberia. this army of
CZecho-SlovakS took possession OF the
railway lines and great cities rcfus-
ing TO ncrmi, the Russians TO give TO
Germany the great stores Of wheat and
grain as payment OF the indemnity
fixed in the peace treaty. Professor
kralicek told Of how these troops bat
tied the released German prisoners,
and the Eolshcvik troops and brought
recognition from the allies. He says
there are now $4,000 Czecho Slovak
troops in Siberia aiding the Japanese.
American, British and other allied
forces
WANT Old FREEDOM WITH
IT'S PEACE: AND HARMONY
What do the czcCho-SloVakS want?
We want back our freedom which was
wrcStcd from us years ago. We want
10 be the united nation that we were
then. composed OF four great states
who can live together in harmony"
:" the aims of the Slavs were de-
SCribrd by Professor kraliCck lie
pointed out that the United States.
Great Britain, italy. France and other