The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
Ey G.. NASARYK
President OL the CfeiGo- Slovak RCEub-

Ey G.. NASARYK
President OI the Cfeflo- Slovak RCpub.
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our new state, our new republic
and democracy in addition TO their
administrative apparatus and army
need a ftrm moral basis. without
moral individuals. individuals OF
( character, without sound family life,
without faithful friendship, without
4 loyalty to the different social organ
I isms of which we are members, with
out uprightness in all our activities.
f.. we cannot have a strong republic,
I Democracy that does not acknowledge
. moral authority the authority of
principles and leaders, is an impossi-
bility.
We have achieved our independent
republic because we had a burning
faith IN our national ideals. because
in our hearts we acknowledged and
honored something sacred, because
We had faith IN our fellow men and
the people. In the game way we
shall maintain our republic and de-
mocracy if we keep our faith in our
ideals II We recognize that which is
sacred in our lives, and il we have
faith In orc another.
RELIGION AND MORALITY
sNeitt I'filitHl " lttiS StLlN TINT VIZ
American republic was possible be-
cause Of it great reverence for re-
ligioo and morality, our democrat
ic republic which has abandoned the
Cid political authorities, monarchism
and nilitarism will firmly rest on
general morality. after the pattern of
he dem ecratie republics like Amer
lea We shall also at-l at the sep
nratioH of state and church and thus
IRE" ourselves from ecclesiastical au-
thorify a il was built IN ny Austria.
fut that does not seem loosen
InE IF nle-aI- hnuds-Q -thc-cnn-
trary II Would moan a REINFORCEMENT
If general morality. II was because
the UapShurgS misused it for politi
cal ends. that the church suffered a
loss of esteem amongst US. and that
people are dtsincltued to listen to
moral e&hortatiou but we must not
10 content with u neEatlon ot The
church 'N@ must not bc afraiA to aim
ae Z! ing public morality and pro-
dacirg ;hat inner strength which our
greatest men fearlossiy demanded Of
as. I do not hesitate 10 repeat that
~ the separation ef church and state
I sec also a means of strengthening
religious authority
SPECIALIZATION DIFFICULT
From this moral standpoint J also
regard the tasks of social reform
which face as today These reforms
must he far~reaching. We are all
talking about socialization Social
cation in completely abnormal con-
dttions caused by the long war IS q
rltticult and responsible ask. Dis
tinguishod Socialist leaders and writ
ers maintain that in the existing post
war conditions is is absolutely inn
possible.
/ want to ado Il few remarks on
this matter Solicitation presup-
poses public control OF the whole eco
| nomic life. In the same way that
we ask for state budget we must
/ ask for public balance sheet Of
/ every enterprise In the state, for a
budget OF production budget Of all
ncce Saries.
Marx and his followers rightly an
ayzed the anarchy of modern produe-
ton. Without t6e knowledge Of al
economic forces without the knowI :
edge of all production and all neces~
Saries, it is impossible 10 initiate sue
cessful specialization.
! Moreover, socializa ton is not pos
sible If the masses OF the workers
I 20 not try TO understand the whole
! process of production and diStribu-
ton. IL is not enough to force tbs
! so-ca1led bourgeoise to specialization
| by means Of dictatorship, no violence
| is ever beneficial and that aopIjes
not only to political violence but TO
! economic and social violence as well
WORKERS MUST HELP
Socialization is not only matter
I OF the workers taking part in the
adm aistration Of industrial concerns
/ 1t liz a matter ri creating new under.
! takings. or at any rate Of competing