The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 3/What the magazines say

WHAT THE MAGAZINES SAY.

 

Literary Digest for April 26 reprints Dmitrij Chaloupka’s story which the readers of the Czechoslovak Review found in the December number. It is given in this important weekly under the title "The Plain and Illuminating Tale of a Czechoslovak Private." In introducing the story the editor says: “Phrases that appear very nebulous in newspaper reports of the Peace Conference, such as free determination of peoples and government resting on the consent of the governed, receive very practical illustration in this Czechoslovak private’s story, which is not only his individual story, but something of a modern history of a whole nation.”

The American Review of Reviews for May has an account of the "Music of the Czechosloslovaks", based upon Ladislav Urban’s booklet “The Music of Bohemia.” Mr. Urban who contributed a brief article on Bohemian Musical Art to the last issue of the Czechoslovak Review has recently written a more detailed story of the "Music of Bohemia", published tastefully by the New York Czech Artists Club. The American Review of Reviews quotes from this booklet at great length and prints the entire score of the great Hussite hymn “Warriors who for God are fighting.”

The National City Bank of New York, an institution with deposits of more than 800 million and assets of nearly one billion dollars, publishes a monthly business magazine, entitled “The Americas”. In the April issue the most important article deals with Bohemia. It is entitled “Picturesque Old Bohemia to be a New Market for American Products.” The story is very well written and based upon a sound foundation of facts, historical, political and economic. It is illustrated by a map and twelve excellent pictures of scenes from Bohemia.

An important interview with President Masaryk appeared in the "Outlook" of April 16. It was secured by Gregory Mason on March 1, and as on that date the topic of uppermost interest in Prague was the discovery of German conspiracy against the safety of the Czechoslovak Republic, it was natural that Dr. Masaryk in his interview emphasized the fact that German mentality has as yet undergone no change. To our readers Masaryk’s views on Russia will probably prove of most interest. We quote from the Outlook:

“What do you think the Allies ought to do about Russia, Dr. Masaryk” I asked.

His always thoughful face grew more rigid. He half turned in his chair and his eyes, too, seemed to look across to the opposite hill and rest on that symbol of Russia, fantastic and beautiful.

“A man who could answer that question justly would perhaps be the biggest statesman of his time,” said the Czechoslovak leader slowly, just the tremor of a smile breaking the seriousness of his face. “I think the biggest problem for the Allies is Russia. We must do something, but what? Yet we must do something; we cannot let Russia drift any longer. In my opinion, we must intervene, justly, consistently, and decisively. However, that is only my opinion. But it is self-evident that we must make up our minds to do something. The greatest need of the Allies is a policy toward Russia.”