“ The American Czechoslovak Board, and the organizations composing it—Bohemian Natinal Alliance, National Alliance of Bohemian Catholics and the Slovak League—feel that they cannot wind up as yet their work in behalf of the old country. The Slovaks above all realize that their American organization has many duties to perform. Fully one fourth of their people is found in the United States, and thanks to American environment it is the most progressive and aggressive part. In Hungary their people have been held down, kept in ignorance, taught to fear the Magyars ”

“ During July and August the American Czechoslovak Board with the assistance of the New York consulate offered opportunity to individuals to send boxes of clothing to their relatives abroad; since the food situation is greatly improved, stress was laid on sending old clothing and goods for making new clothes. ”