The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 3/Osusky accredited to the Court of St. James

OSUSKY ACCREDITED TO THE COURT OF ST. JAMES.

The career of Stephen Osusky is one of the romances of the war. A few years ago he came to America as an immigrant, and last month he was received by King George as the first Czechoslovak envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain.

When war broke out, Osusky was finishing law studies at the University of Chicago; in 1915 he got the decree of doctor of law. From the outbreak of the war he devoted most of his time to the movement which was organized by his people in America in favor of the union of Czechs and Slovaks in one independent state.
Stephen Osusky. In 1915 the Slovak League sent him abroad and placed him at the disposal of Masaryk in London and Beneš in Paris. Osusky knew in addition to his native tongue English and Magyar thoroughly, and in a short time he perfected his knowledge of French. After Masaryk’s departure for Russia early in 1917 he was assigned to the London post, and when a year later the British government recognized the Czechoslovak National Council as a belligerent de facto government, he became the Czechoslovak diplomatic representative in London. When the peace conference began its sessions, Osusky as a good linguist and diplomat was appointed secretary general of the Czechoslovak peace delegation, composed of Premier Kramář, Foreign Minister Beneš and a large number of experts and clerks. Now he is the Czechoslovak minister to England.

Next to Štefanik Osusky has been the most prominent figure among the Slovaks in the campaign for independence,, carried on for four years in the Allied countries. He has relatives in Chicago and a host of friends all over America. The Slovaks of this country are proud of him.

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