Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-06

"Cz.ric- S.ovai,i;'s Five Hundred
Years Fight for Freedom was tAe
.,uoj.ct before rhe Open Forum or
Sunday evening 1T the Winthrop
Stree. Univcrsa!is1 c2'."cl'. the
speaker being Prof. Albert Fl. Gi'mcr
Of TUFTS College. who is rnr o. tha
greatest authorities on III" sl'pject IN
This country todav. From hae.nrnS
10 end. Prof.. Gilmer'a acdl eas va
inast Interesting and instructive 9Hd
with a fine attendance thc meeting;
was very successful
TIE Forum vas presided over ~ lis
president. G. Wailron saith. Wjlo
stated that hy til" forums II is hoped
that III: community spirit VAL p" Dc
vtloped n this city, ina IL Is the
.,t.opie- J.:4o MAKO up the r'lrGmS. an
Lhar it Is hoped tleCe VA. be iAra"
i.urrne- Of peUp.e await th@Ti,aS'F"S Oh
ln.. OPPORTUNITY to hear ii" spea itrs
=. these sessions.
I,rave. vas offered b. Ee". \.
:,,,ucis Watch ara the spe-;ner o; tie
evening was then introduced Ny Pres
iuenr smith. The history = tne MAJ
y.Ious new nation, 'tZ-cno- s>lnvn ki';.
through its 500 years Of eEoiu.loH.
vas unlolded' ly prot.sso C''lalfr 50
that his audience could See the IN
nortarc" CT this nation. so s-rali ~
-iza but GREAT IL spirit. His talk was
highly appreciated AMI e-4joyed ~
ever. retson IN the audience and was
i.rt.urCis.G warm applause.
Professor T.iner in opening his i'd
dress s.a;ed that what arms can %.
;a;,n, have done. He emphasized IN"
,act ina. tic United states which ~ :
always considered Itself IS is"l2tt d,
entered uron new ec" Nhan the
first American sold.e" pIt ;'Is foot On
France and that the United States
having now come out into the world.
,rl:st learn more about the other
countries. He pointed out That this is
especially i'm pnrtirL ncca'lsr the
world is becoming n3rToW"t al IN" ,
time aud the airshlpS and steamships |
ave made distances seem :" small.
So that the events IN European coun-
tres do concern this country and the
ncopic o.. this country must reip solve
these nia Problems.
lie showed that this country wants
peace. but that peace must nave =
iirnl Foundation. First 1t lnnst Rave
th. intent understood based upon
facts. 1t must have sympathy and
must be willing TO Co-operat" III
making the world a bette place in
which tc live. And a.y1.n. il must have +
infinite patience. The speaker stated
that Czecho- Sloval>ia is in the very !
heart Of the world is i'll tn, northern |
wv, hnl
$4,000 square miles and Is divided m |
10 four states, tne lar-est u when Is
Bone mia.
Bohemia was shown 70 IL some vhac i
hike the states of New Hampshire and
Vermont combined witt, the mountain
ranges around the outs In these
mountains are found practically al the
minerals &C the earth. Tile countr"
people are Interested in dairTinc, viii
in the cities manufacturing is going on !;
About the fith cer;ur. the Slavs calue ,
west and the kingdom OF Pohe ma wa
esta blsl,ed long before Prussia. In l34S
the first university was established with
700 students The Germans became
Jealous OF its influence and wanted the ,
university They burned the university .
anu cS IL oAiSiicd al 4iiESlSItS ;
at Leipsig.
Bohemia produced three great men
John Hus. great religious martyr: .
John Z;ska. wonderful, military .
genius: and kamensiy. great educator. .
The religious martyr. Illus. preached ,
against the corruption ii the Roman
church and in this manner made enc
mics in Rome who ordered him to re- :
cant. He would not. anI was burned j
10 the stake, Bu. his influence still
lived
7ska developed an army tina. protect
e,i the land Of Bohemia until his death
20 ,:.,s :!ic inventor O. ar ar-cred
wagon in which vas the FIRST idea OF the I
tank which has been usei so efficiently
IL the great war II 1hsc the great Thir-
r Years war was commenced. in which
the Germans and Austrians under the
direction Of Rome sought to externli-
rate all nationality il, Bohemia. Eohe-
mia weIt down until it was like Bel
siiin at the present time, but out OF the
-Afs3 people remaining there began to
grow the new nation. Czecho-Slovahia,
II. the 18th century
The great educator, Kemensky went