The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-26

unions, for tn Czccho-Slovak army in France will include soldiers from all parts of the world. Many of the war. riors hay" bccn cartiycs O. the allies. Although regiments composed of men of these races had refused virtually to join with the German and Magyar troops, multitudcs were driven to do SO at tn" point of the hayonct. When through the fortune, of war they fell into the hands of the allies they con sId"rcd themselves prisoners of hope They seized the first opportunity to declare Themselves devoted to the cause oi their Cdptors Ii captured by the German, they will be shot as traitors So great k their hatred of the Tcutou yoke, however, that the El dly embrace t'is double chance oi death. Thousands of then. who wor" caught by the Italians are being sent 10 France upon the declaration of
 
 soldiers of these races who, early in the war, joined the Canadian army and are now asking to be transferred to the force composed of their own Countrymcn There ar" also Amcri can soldiers Of Bohemian origin who may eventually be sent to the divi- sion From Africa hundreds of these volunteers have already made their way to France. and the same is true of many subjects Of the dual monarchy Nho had settled in south Am%ica. It is estimated that there ar" also sixty thousand members of the Cz,cho-Slo. YAK army in Russia who are only hiding their tim" to march against Germany.
 This division was officially rccog lized by the president of the French republic, and although nominally un. der the direction of France, it is cor- trolled. at least in the political sens .. by national council established in Paris Affiliated with the movement are natives of MoraYia and Silesia who hay" been drawn to the stand ards of revolt by the same love of liberty.
 The action of President Poincare in . recognizing au independent Czecho- Sloyak army was based on d rccom- mcndation made by Premier Clemon- ',au and by stephen rmchon.
 France. to quote this op"nr".t. has always supported with au hrr no&er the national calm~ or the clech~ and SIo,ah~ Tn, nuahcr ol volunteers o0 tho-, nououal,c. who placed themselves under the French lag rom the declaration ol War is lu. pprg ur and thc -ap- in their ranks pro jncoa,e..',. the arIof With
 hirh they fought against our onc. mics.
 "Certain allied governments. in particular the Russian provisional government, did not hesitate to au- thorize the formation on our fronts ol units composed of CzcCh-Sloyaks. who escaped from the oppression of the enemy. IL is just that these fla uonaliti"s should be given means of defending under their flag. side by side with us, the cause oI the right and the liberty of the peoples. and it will be in accord with French tradi- tiOns to assist in the organization Ot an autonomous Czecho Sloyak army"
 The cause for which fight the sons of the land of Iluss is epitomized in the message of President Wilson to congress in which he defines the fight for democracy as one for the right . of those who submit to authority to i have a voice in their own govern !. mcnts, for the rights and liberties ol i small nations. for universal dominion |. Of right by such concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free
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