Czecho

They organized in Czecho-Slovakia and in Poland mass executions by which they got rid of every man who had a glimmering of a pretence to be a leader.

Defence of Liberty—There and Here 1941

Hitler, for instance, decided to destroy, to ruin Czecho-Slovakia, the last truly democratic country in the European East, the last faithful ally of France in the East.

The Reich and the German Minorities 1939

When you see them giving away CzechoSlovakia -- a lovely province down in Czecho-Slovakia -- where the people were cut off after Munich without a minute's notice, it is a different trick than giving up Tunisia, or little Corsica or even Savoia.

Conflicts of Doctrines in Europe 1939

This morning Hitler made his first speech in Czecho-Slovakia -- in ancient Bohemia -- and he had the effrontery to tell its people and the world that they were not being taken arbitrarily under the control of the German people but that they had been part of Germany for the last thousand years.

The Ides of March 1939

Immediately following the seating of the head table guests, the President stated that it was the custom in Czecho-Slovakia to offer bread and salt to a guest upon entering another person's home.

Conflicts of Doctrines in Europe 1939

While I was in Czecho-Slovakia just a few weeks ago I had an opportunity of discussing the outlook, as it was apparent at that time, with the Federal Prime Minister in Prague, Monsieur Beran, as well as the Leader of the Official Opposition in the House.

The European Checkerboard 1939

Here was a man whose father had created the nation which was founded on the ancient culture of the Czechs and Slovaks, a nation which I can say from what I saw in Czecho-Slovakia, had worked out one of the finest forms of democracy in the whole world.

The Ides of March 1939

May I, therefore, largely concern myself first by bringing you a few illustrations of developments in Czecho-Slovakia since Adolf Hitler annexed the Sudeten country into the German Reich.

The European Checkerboard 1939

Thereupon Miss Margaret Hunter, dressed in Czecho-Slovakian costume, approached Mr. Masaryk, who partook of the bread and salt which she offered him.

Conflicts of Doctrines in Europe 1939

While there was no definite suspicion of the impending German coup in Czecho-Slovakia while I was in any of the European capitals, the Czechs, I believe, smelled a rat when, having done everything to qualify for the Four Power guarantee, nothing was done about it and all they got when they pressed for specified performance was a stall, based on the reason that the delimitation of the new frontiers was incomplete in a few minor details.

The European Checkerboard 1939