Marble Hill press., 1920-07-08

r.,m ~ ,ur th,urI.. uf kaH Marx Russia and
Europe" q, % record ug Dis observations and an
able and sympathetic auuiysIs ~ ~. ambitions
aud purpose, ~ 'hr northern S.n's
with DIS services rendered. 90 the cause of
the Cg,,bu Siu,ak r.uul, Hrd o." allies the world
Is familiar o., organization of thr Czech" >lo'ak
troops iu Russia Vill stand nn' as one ~ the
greatest erlrs " tie worlds history
UI-ru ,b, creation ui The CStrhD S'oyak rrpuh.
uc Masaryg w1, selected ~ 's first president
Immediately hc resumed bis role nf fearh"r-
O teacher ut practical politics There In The
white House" NJ Czrohu- SjoyukIu the ancient
and historic castle NJ IIradruny u rmsue, Little
Fufhrrr traurrD Masar,k IT,irucis his people
10 the science " ,rl' government
Masaryk says. The republic was created by
work aud %, toll it must exist" This has been
adopted us thc country, rrred. Al th" world
rrullf,- that the republics fuur" rests in indus
try agr.ruIfur, and commerce To healthy re-
ylyal of these agencies President Mnsaryh bends
every effort and d',afr- his energies
u consider ho~bysl,r communism an impos-
sltllfty tn Cze,ho So,HEla" he says Real, sin
ytrr politics must be founded "u science. en-
l.ayur always 20 PUT my political views on
sound scientific basis, ou what science has taught
M. Science Is truth nothing more or less and
political truth Is democracy. Bohemia can never
accept the deals az Prussia and Germany which
wuuld enSiavc the world hy military drill and
Machsyclian misuse ~ science and culture. The
allies have proclaimed as their aim the reconStruc.
ton aud Regeneration ~ Europe. and It is evident
this cannot be- attained merely by reshapng the
map Europc'S whole mentality must be changed.
Her regeneration must be aS much moral ana
spiritual uS political"
Sc much for the official sketch II should be
added here that President Nasaryk'S son. Jan G.
MnSaryk and his daughter, Miss Olga MaSaryk.
have ioyallv worked with their father and have
given valuable aid
MaSaryk is essentially a student philosopher
and teacher Nevertheless he does not believe In
pacfsm He said in his birthday reply to the
felcitations Of his people
"The program Of humanity is a moral Ideal
10 be truly man. The program OF humanity Is
not the program Of weak pacfSm and supIne yield
Ing II Is true that our Checicky, and In modern
lavs Tolstoy identified humanity with non-resst-
ance 10 evil. That Is not correct. | recall how
I had controversy several times with Tolstoy
on this point because drew the deduction from
the program Of humanity that It is Just the love
of neghhor love nj nation and OF mankind which
commands us 10 defend ourselves with all energy,
o resist evil everywhere ALWAYS and In all things
This philosophy OF resistance to evil has
guided Masaryk In his career a fighter and prac-
teal statesman through his political career, whtah
long antedates the world war. He was OF the
prominent figures OF the old Austrian parliament.
where he led a group OF Czech deputies called,
characteristically the Reast party. Many years
hack when most of the Czech leaders still hoped
TO achieve their national purposes within the
framework of the Ausro. Hungarian monarchy, and
did not devote much attention to foreign politics,
Nasaryk recognized that the growing influence of
Germany In the Austrian government would in.
ev,tably work against the interests of the Czech
nation and he concentrated on relentless cam.
naign against the impcrialistic program of the
German Austro. Hungarian alliance.
The world war gave Masaryk the opportunity
70 fulhll the mission of his life, the liberation of
the Czecho- Slovak people from Hapsburg rule.
What he had foreseen has come to pass, German
imperialism In Its trend toward the East, was to