Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-09-08

all ulCek KraJanu v Amer1ce
zrozenych do nasich ceskych
skol. Otiskujeme vyzvu Csl.
Narodn1 Rady v Americe v ia
zyce anglickem.
WHY LEARN CZECH?
This war has opened the
eyes of American people to the
advantages accruing from the
study of all important modern
languages.
Our soldiers who are figh-
ting in many distant lands
have found that a knowledge
of a foreign tongue is a distinct
advantage for those who can
put that knowledge into prac-
tice. Those active on the home
front have come to realize that
there are many places of en-
ployment open for people who
speak a foreign language even
in this country, because bust
ness concerns maintain more
contacts with other nations to-
day than they did during nor
NAL times.
After this war is ended the
knowledge of foreign lang
uages will be even more i'm
portant than it is now.
Owing to the greater interde-
pendence of all nations, based
ION the modern inventions of
communications and inter-
course such as airplanes and
radio, our children will be COM
PEELED to devote considerable
time to this field cd know
ledge.
The business dealings of A
merica with other nations will
have increased to such a de-
gree after the war that there
will be a great demand for
young men a women who pos
sess the ability to speak some
other language besides English
in addition to their special
training.
All other nations will have
to train people for the same
purpose. Yet America has a
distinct advantage over other
countries.
We are, indeed, fortunate to
find among our population
people of various nationalities
who possesses the ability to
speak several languages and
the desire to acquire a know
ledge of other languages. This
knowledge of tongues is a pre-
cious cultural heritage and
business advantage which
should de cultivated and uti-
lized for the common good.
According to the United
Estates census of 1910, there are
one million of the first, second,
and third generation whose
mother tongue is Czech or Slo-
wax. I'm this census the mo-
Their is defined as the principle
language spoken in the home
of the person in his earliest
childhood.) There are thou
sands of their children who
should earnestly avail them
selves of this opportunity of
perfecting the knowledge of
Czech or of Slovak which they
have acquired from their pa
rents or grandparents. With
comparatively little effort they
could develop this ability to
good advantages to themselves.
Why learn Czech?
Why should You urge your
child to attend a class in the
Czech Language maintained by
the Czech societies in your
City?
The following reasons be
carefully considered.
1. The Czech language has
the same value educationally
that any other modern lang
uage has.
2. 1t is the language of a
country of 100000 people.
The Czechoslovak Republic is
the ninth country in respect
to population in Europe. In
the Western hannisnhara there
are only three nations more
populous - namely, the Uni
ted States, Brazil, and Mexico.
3. Since Czechoslovakia is
a highly industrialized country
after Germany the most impor-
tant in this respect in Central
Europe, Czech is an important
business language. Before the
outbreak of the war, Czecho-
slovakian exports and imports
were greater than those of