The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-10-25
UNION OF MID-EUROPEAN
RACES BEGINS ACTIVITY

ington which has a program that is
one of the deepest and most response
Bile that has been undertaken by any
group of men since the beginning Of
the war. 1t is called the Democratic
Mid-Europe Union and it has just
opened the doors of it's new head
quarters in the McLachlen building
at 10th and G streets. It's president
is DR.. Thomas G.. Masaryk, who is also
president Of the Czechoslovak nation
al council. Its executive director is
Herbert AdOlphus Miller, formerly
professor of sociology in Oberlin col
lege and for many years close sta
dent of the races OF middle Europe.
Briefly, the purpose of the Demo
cratic Mid-EurOpe Union is so effect
a unity OF effort among the oppressed
nations of central Europe to smooth
out and adjust their differences. and
to provide a common council cham
Der where their representatives may
meet together and discuss their
problems from time to time
Seven Groups Represented
There are seven groups alre~dy
represented in the Union; the CZecnO-
slOvaks, the Poles, the Roumanians,
the Jugoslavs, the Lithuanians, the
Ukrainians. and the Italian Irredent-
lists. Other nations will be admitted
later, if they seek representation; the
Let's, Firms, EsthOnions. Albanians.
unredeemed Greeks and others. Even
the Bulgarians, if they show thor
ough change OF heart and a desire
to subscribe to the aims of fedora,
ton will not find the way barred to
them.
To begin with. the organization will
hold meetings every other Wednes-
day. Special sessions will be called
whenever important questions of the
moment seem to demand them. The
men who sit about the council table
will be accredited representatives Of
the different official national commit
tees and councils which have been
formed by these people since the be-
ginning of the war. Each group Will
have one vote. The expenses of the
committee will be met by all of them.
each nationality contributing a frac-
tion proportionate to the numbers of
its population At present about 65.-
600 900 people viii be informally rep
resented, by the delegates at the bi
weekly meetings.
Union Of Recent Formation
The idea of this important fedora.
ton has been in the minds OF some Of
its members for 8 very song time.
But active steps 10 form it were taken
about three weeks ago at meeting
in the Biltmore hotel in New YORK
On this occasion Professor Masaryk
presided at a little gathering of in
terested persons, and definite arrange
ments were made to carry the project
10 w dS4llE lOu anu Scth tire NOOBCA~t-
ton of agencies OF the government.
There followed number OF short
conferences ana meetings at the IA
tional capital. and an impressive au
dience at the white house with Presi-
dent Wilson AS result the orgaui-
cation was perfected and quarters
were found to house the or.ce and
routine part Of its activities.
There is a large council room i'll
which the regular gatherings OF the
committee will take place. Already
number Of interested persons aave
found their way into Director AIilier's
office and some have volunteered their
services in aid OF the work. Within
a short time the headquarters Will
be very busy place. and the delib-
erations which take place may be
expected to be of rrofound world i'm.
portance.