Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-11
Peace and Prosperity Sole Aim.

fully and prosperously and to become
| a strong friend of the entente against
the Germans. 1t is probable Germany
, will remain menace since 1t is I'M
possible to destroy such strong ma
tionality. AS for our political future,
/ we do not see a way to tie up Aus
| trians or Hungarians. The breaking
up of the empire was a surprise, for,
| together by force and discipline, it
was impossible to carry out q revo-
luton while such force lasted.
But we do not wish to again try that
artificial union which played race
against race, and which kept Be-
hernia down by refusing to grant her
| pleas for tranSversal railways. 1t Is
| certain that in future we will try to
! maintain commercial relations with
the Jugo-Slavs and the Rumanians.
must maintain protective wall
! against Germany or our industries
! will be ruined.
I'VE also desire to establish the
frontiers of ancient Bohemia. 1t is
only just that we have what was once
| ours. 1t was during the thirty years
war that the Germans ruined us, kill
ed our nobility and colonized our
! territory. Yet our race is 50 strong
that we survived through the centu-
ries. However. we will be fairer with
the Germans than they were with US.
| We will not Cypress those within our
| frontiers. We will give them every
liberty, their own schools and Ian
guage, but the government must be
ours.
Business-Like Republic Planned.
eve are doing our best to set I'D
a business-like republic where pros
| perity may be distributed. Already
we have an eight-hour day instead
| of compelling workmen to labor for
| eleven hours We have abolished
titles and prepared law to care
! which will give the minority a chance
| to hold office and which will recog-
| nize women. although they may not
hold the highest posts, such as presi-
| dent, have been prepared. The di-
vision of large estates is one of the
| items in our program. We also seek
| to develop electric power for our
factories by an International plan
and to build a transversal railroad
running to the Black sea-"
defense of the Czecho-slovak repub-
| lie. spoke freely of conditions in the
| country. He said:
There are three points which it
! Is necessary for the allies, especially
America, to understand. First, our
weak military position; second, that
i we are menaced by bolshevism from
| without, and third, that we have food
but for two or three months. Under
the first head, both Austrians and
conditions of the armistice. We think
| the French were too slow in occupy
| ing Budapest, and also that the allies
| should take possession of arsenals
| and munitien factories at Vienna,
Pressburg and other points. Other
| wise these arms may be used against
US or the allies later.
1--WE would like particularly to have
American troops with us, both for mil
itary reasons and because they would
the future. They would also show our
people what a republic means. Their
presence here would bring immediate or
der by moral effect If the allies delay,
our fate may be that of Serbia.
Surrounded by Enemies.
1--WE are surrounded by enemies and
menaced by the Germans from the
north. Bolshevist agents are threaten
ing and Germany viii probably send us
thousands Of released Russian prisoners.
Poland Is also giving us concern. Our
food situation Is bad. We lack fats be-
cause our country was stripped to feed
as there are no cattle. Our grain supply
is insufficient. The beet sugar crop Is
unusually good this year. but We have
no coal to refine the product. II we do
not get more coal we Will nAVo lQIe
workmen, who will be ripe for mischief
''Our coal production ID limited. partly
because the miners are underfed and
unable to work, and because our largest
coal mining area is in Silesia, which is
now occupied by the Poles. If we are
not supplied by the allies. or II SilesIa is
rot occupied by them, there is danger Of
cur freezing this winter. It is not true
that we are preventing coal from going
to Vienna from Germany and Silesian
Poland. We do not desire disorder in
Vienna, for that would be a danger
C0lds Cause Headaches ana Pains
fevefish Headaches and body pains caused from
cold are soon relieved BY taking LAXATIVE
ERNM0 OVJINTNE TAhIetl ThAfAsn only one