They
are not wild, unruly, nor obstinate. In the United States
there are five hundred thousand Czechs, and you never hear
of them giving trouble to the Government nor any one else.
Everywhere they are known as a quiet, industrious race,
doing their business and offending no one. In Europe they
have a great many obstacles to overcome. One of them is that
the Germans are trying to crush them wherever they can.
Every nation loves its tongue and wishes it to live, so do
the Czechs. Because they oppose, are they to be called wild,
obstinate, and ill-governed? The Czechs' language is not so
difficult. I know Americans speaking the Czechs' language
as well as Czechs themselves. I do not wish to discuss their
rights, but I do feel that where a sad mistake has been made
it ought to be rectified. Young readers must be informed
correctly; and knowing it to be your aim to inform your
readers so, I take the liberty of writing. I hope you will
not think me prejudiced, nor that I merely write from a
Czech's standpoint. An injustice has been done and ought to
be righted if possible.
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