September 14, 1934

350th years anniversary of Moravian Croats

(text below is from: Jugoslovensko-Čehoslovačka Liga, "Izvještaj o radu u godini 1934", Zagreb 1935, pp.11-13, partly deleted;
photo left is the monument settled on this occasion in Dobro Pole, taken from: Almanach Moravskych Charvatu, p.6)

Dne 14 septembra 1934 slavili su moravski Hrvati 350 godišnjicu svoga doselenja u novudomovinu. Tim povodompozvao je "Odbor za proslavu 350 godišnjice doselenja moravskihHrvata" u Frelichovu i Ligu na proslavu. Liga senajpripravnije odazvala pozivu, uputila proglasna građanstvo da se pridruži pozivu i sudjeluje na proslavi. Isto jepozvala Kraljevsku vladu, Bansku upravu i grad Zagreb. Isto dobno umolila je i građanstvo da pokloni što više knjigazamoravske Hrvate, jer se Liga brine za to da im osnuje u njihovim selima knjižnice na njihovommaterinskom jeziku. Pozivu odazvali su se mnogi građani i poklonili knjige i to:

Ministarstvo prosvjete Beograd — 66 knjiga
Banska uprava Savske banovine, prosvetno odelenje — 400 knjige
Odbor gđa za Strossmayerov spomenik (gđa Solalr) — 5 knjiga
(ima još u navedenom tekstu, ovdje nećemo sve prikazati. napomena autora ovoga bloga)

On September 14, 1934, Moravian Croats celebrated their 350th years' anniversary of settlement to their new "homeland". On this occasion, "Odbor za proslavu 350 godišnjice doselenja moravskih Hrvata" (Committee for the celebration of 350 years anniversary of Moravian Croats) in Frielištof (Jevišovka) invited the League (i.e. The Czechoslovak-Yugoslavia League) to the ceremony. The League accepted the invitation, and also appealed to citizens for participation to this ceremony. The League also appealed to the Kingdom's authority, Ban's administration and the city of Zagreb to take part in this anniversary. The League at the same time asked citizens to donate as many books to Moravian Croats, so that Croats in Moravian villages set up libraries with books in their mother tongue. To this appeal responded a lot of citizens, who donated the following books:

Ban's administration, Sava banovina, section of education — 400 books
Ministry of Education Beograd — 66 books
The committee of foundation for Strossmayer's monument — 5 books
(.....)

Dolazak naših delegata uz prisustvo predstavnika državnih i vojnih vlasti te našeg poslanika g. P. Grisogona bio jeneobično zapažen kao i njihovi pozdravi moravskim Hrvatima iz njihove stare domovine. Živila Čehoslovačkarepublika i Jugoslavenska Kraljevina, orili su se tih dana u mestima, gdje se prije kratko vrijeme čulo mnogonjemštine. (...)

Arrival of our delegate, accompanied by the state representatives, military authorities and our representative Mr. P. Grisogon, and their greetings to Croats in Moravia as well, received an extraordinary attention. "Živila Čehoslovačka Republika i Jugoslavenska Kraljevina" (Hail, Republic of Czechoslovakia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia!), people roared these days in villages where German had been prevailing until just before. (...)

U vezi s brigom za moravske Hrvate umolila je Liga Ministarstvo prosvjete da pošalje učitelja moravski Hrvatima. Molba je dosada u rješavanju, jer spada i u oblast rada Ministarstva inostranih djela.

Worrying about Croats in Moravia, the League requested the Ministry of Education to send a teacher to Croatian villages. The petition is in process, as this kind of matter must be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jugoslovensko-Čehoslovačka Liga, "Izvještaj o radu u godini 1934", Zagreb 1935, str.11-13

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