YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-09-01

FOR the benet q those 81 our friends Who are
ar with the Slovak tongue and perchance With this
orabe song, shall read its translation BY Pr Pisek
"Ho We Sovaks! our beloved language still suryfveth;
While the faithful heart within for nation stveth
Yes, the Slovak spirit Iveth; it will live forever:
Hell and thunder, ganst raging vain your endeavor
Who earth then shall presume this gift from sder
Though the earth filled with demons rights assang
We defy them God is with His strong prevailing
Rocks disrupng oaks uproong, shaking earths foundation
Yet we like castle walls vested rights asserting
May the earth enguf the traitor from ranks deserng
ageous defiance and unconquerabe spirit is lost in trans
For many years. the Magyars fearing it's emotional ap
peal and its power to awaken patriotic response prohibited
the singing of that memorable song
Until near the end of the World War; the Sovaks were
integral parts of Hungary unwilling capves in that
ill-assorted aggregation Of Hapsbug states.
Thus nearly thousand years, they unwilling
province of the Kingdom Of Hungary.
However during this period of almost ten centuries not
scntia evidence is found Of any voluntary assimilation
between the Sovaks and the Magyars From the first the
Slovaks have always remained apart distinct
people with their language and their culture
neither of which anything in with the Magyars
At no period in history has there been any question Of
the Of of its culture
ing into the nationality of the conquerors
Finally the tyranny Of the Magyars oppressive,
that forty years directly prior to the World over
million Sovaks out of average popua-
ton of little two millions left their native soil and
sought refuge elsewhere United States being the haven
of most of them
Then came the World War; and with it. the golden oppor
tunty for the Slovaks join Of the Allies Of which
the watchword was he liberation of the smaller European
nations from tyranny, despotism and oppression
The consciousness that once, many centuries ago. the
Sovaks had lived national life of their distinct and
honorable the glowing ember in their hearts that never
died.
At last out of long subugaion the Slovaks beheld
the dazzling light Of liberty passionate love OF liberty
and ouenchess regain the lands Of their ancestors
ever present forth expression at favor
able moment they readily grasped for that dazzling light
Thus thousands upon thousands the forced
Ito serve in the Hungarian Army willingly deserted their ranks
and lost no opportunity passing the forces of the
Allies and there up shoulder to shoulder with the
Allies fight for humanity for civilization, for democracy
and for liberty.
Then came the nevertobeforgotten anabass of the
hundred thousand Sovak and Czech troops Rus
Siberia who later christened the
Legion.
Does any doubt that it the self sacrificing vaor
Sovak volunteer troops the French Italian and
fronts which almost wholly moved the Allies 10 acKnoW
edge the right of the remnant OF the Sovak nation 10 once
free people and to take it's place
the family of nations equal partner in the Republic
of Czecho- -Slovakia?
see that thousand years of Magyar servitude
years of Magyar oppression thousand years of
Magyar domination not able to extngsh the fire of
Slovak spirit the fires of Slovak naonas which shoulder
burned in the bosoms Of ustous ancestors and
forebears.
This vitality of nation and this herosm Of people,
domination fought for its heritage until reganed on the
28h day October 1913 when the Republic of Czecho
Slovaa established - is of the epcs Of European
political and cultural and enthnic history.
What other nation, large small, oppressed through
Of time has waged such desperate and
seemingly hopeless struggle against absorption and national
iteration and with miraculous tenacty has preserved its
racial integrity its culture and its language and finally has