the latest of his war portraits broadcast over Station XCDN, Mr. John Harford outlined the history and ideals of the members of Czech-Slovakian provisional government, at present in England, All these men fought fiercely for the independence of their country after the last war, and although some of the original menibers of the cabinet did not manage, or did not want, to leave Bohemia when it was attacked by Germany, those that did are striving constantly to restore their country to its former rights and lands. The broadcast follows:—
"Munich seems a long time ago now but from the moment when Hitler started breaking the pledges given centration camps and gaols.
"From Poland they reached Great in and France and from among President Benes has chosen his Mors in the task of forming carrying on a government out-the country which when the went across the border in an international train disgüised as a stoker. on skis. But the majority went on foot through derse forests across mountains in hourly danger of being seen and shot by Nazi frontier guards. Among these was Monsignor Jan Sramek, now Czechoslovak Prime Minister who, at the age of 69 took this perilous journey with a fellow priest and made his escape.
Trained as Priest "Father Sramek was {he son of a poor farmer who died when the child was two years old, 90 it was through his mother's efforts and hard work that he was trained for the priesthood, "Early in his career when he was Dean of a town in Moravia, then a part of the Austrian Empire, he started his fight for the rights of Czech education and Czech culture. In 1906 he was elected to the Moravian Diet and in 1907 became a deputy in the Austrian Parliament. There he organized a Catholic party and thus it was that after the foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic he became Leader of one of he five big parties in that country, the Catholic Peoples Party.
"From 1921 until 1938 Father Sremek wes a Cabinet Minister in Yhe different administrations, having been successively Minister of Communfeatióna, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Health and Vice Premier, When he escaped to London from the Mat domination of his country be immediately started to work for its liberation and made this his answer to lying Nazi propaganda that he hed agreed to the so-called Protectorate.
"In France other leading Czechs headed by General Sergei Mgr, now Minister of War, and Hubert Ripka, now Secretary of State, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried to reach an agreement with M. Daladier for the French Government to recognize a provisional Czechoslovak Government with its seat in Paris.
Charlotte Garrigue. Before the last war Jan Masaryk was living in the United States bus had returned to Europe for a holiday in 1014 just before getting American citizenship. He was surprised by the war and as an Austrian subject had to join the Army where he was closely watched as the son of the most prominent Czech nationalist who was already working for the liberation of his country. Jan Masaryk was asked his name one day by an Austrian Colonel who was inspecting his regiment. "My name is Masaryk" he answered. "You have the same name as that Czech traitor, do you know him?" seid the Colonel, "He is my father" Masaryk replied. "That's funny." saíd the Colonel, "the father betraying the country and the son defending it". "My father will probably betray it better than I defend. it" was Masaryk's answer. A few weeks later came the collapse of Austria.
"When the Republic of Czechoslovakia was formed after the War Jan Masaryk entered the diplomatic service. He was Consul-General at Geneva from 1920 to 1925 and from then on he wes Czech Minister in London the most important post in the Service.
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