Iron County register., 1920-07-15


ternatonally known as OF
the great statesmen of the times!
Masaryk's place in the affection and confidence
Oh his people Is shown by a unique provision in
the new constitution of the republic. The presi-
dent Is elected for term of seven years and no
one may be chosen for third term-no one except
President Masaryk. This is equivalent to an cleo
don for life.
Who shall say this unique honor is not de-
served? Apparently Masaryk is truly the "Father
Of His Country" If ever state or nation was
made" by one man, the new republic was made
by its life president
So Masaryk's people seem to feel His seven
feth birthday recently celebrated as a na-
uonal holiday by the entire CzechoSlovak nation
In Hradcany castle in Prague the ancient palace
ut Roman emperors and Bohemian kings, now the
presidential residence foregathered the representa-
dves Of foreign powers members of the national
assembly and the cabinet delegates of the churches
and other notables. The president of the assembly,
Tomasek, addressed Masaryk as follows:
Leader of our national revolution, creator OF
our independence, teacher Of our nation, guide In
new roads, our golden good, beloved little father,
may you be well and strong for many years, for
many decades to the well-being and success Of the
nation and the republic"
Here is, In part sketch of Masaryk, sent out
by the Czecho-Slovak News Service; 1t probably
may be taken as official:
March 7, 1850, in an obscure district of Mo-
l ravia. Thomas G. Masaryk was born. He is the
Son of a coachman. His education was begun
I'm the local schools, continued at the gymnasium
of Brno and finished at the Universities of Vienna
and Lepsig
While studying at Leipsig he met Miss Gar
sigue Of Brooklyn N. Y, who was studying music
1T the conservatory. She returned home in the
summer Of 1878 and Masaryk followed and wooed
her, finally winning her hand. This was Masaryk's
first visit to the United States. The impressions
made on him by American institutions fostered
his love of liberty and longing to free his native
hand.
At twenty-nine he was appointed an instructor
In philosophy In the University of Vienna, and
three years later he was chosen professor Of phi
Eosophy in the new Czech University of Prague,
Immediately he was recognized as an able inter
prefer of modern philosophical, political and so
eial tendencies. Incidentally he became the most
potent force In molding the thoughts of Slav stu
DENTS particularly of Bohemians and Sovaks.
In 1891 he was elected deputy for Moravia
In the Austrian parliament, subsequently resigning
10 devote his entire time to scientific research. In
1907, as adhereM Of the "Realist" movement,
which subsequently was merged with the Progress
sive" party, he was again delegated by his con-
gtituency to represent 1t In parliament. One Of
the panks of the platform on which he was elected
demanded ultimate independence for Bohemia.
Masaryk is the last and the greatest, of the
Sawakeners" of the Bohemian and Slovak people,
who, following the disastrous Thirty Years. war,
reduced to utter political cultural social and
religious impotence Freedom Of mind and body
and the liberty of his country were always upper
most In the thoughts Of the teacher Of philosophy
IN furtherance Of his ambitions and convictions
Masaryk published and edited newspaper, the
Times which soon became the most influential
journal Of the Bohemians. 1t openly demanded
autonomy for Bohemia. 1t was one Of the first
Journals whose publication was suspended at the
outbreak of the great world war, because Of its
persistent advocacy of the rights Of the Bohemians,
its defense of Serbia and Its open avowal Of the
cause Of the allies.
Masaryk exposed the forgerfes prepared by
che Magyar, Count Forgach, who was then the duly
accredited ambassador to Serbia, and who, with
the connivance Of Vienna historian, DR.. Fried
Jung made possible the charge that the Jugo-Slavs
of Austria Hungary were engaged In conspiracy
against the dual monarchy. In Agram (Zagreb)
Mfty-three Croatians sentenced to the gallows
ms result of the efforts of Forgach and Friedjung,
and they would have been executed If Masaryk
had not appealed to the world against the bar
barity and immortality of Austria Hungary in sacri
Acing innocent men to supposed political expedi-
ency Of making out case against Serbia. Masaryk
demonstrated beyond doubt that willing tools and
eourtly officials Of the dual monarchy's foreign
efice manufactured the documents which were
used as the basis Of the proofs on which the con-
viction of the Jugo-Slavs was predicated
Masaryk Is an author Of no mean ability and
MS writings cover wide field. At twenty-sx he
published his Immortality According to Plato"
This book was followed by his "JaH Hus" "Karel
Havlicek" and the Bohemian Question all OF
which aimed to uplift the Bohemian nation morally
and spiritually. His Social Question" is a criti-
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