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A History Lesson on Slovakia

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Suzana Megles
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You might say Tiso and his parliament had really little leverage if any and you
would be right.  If they didn't declare their independence and become a puppet
state under Hitler, they would again be annexed to Hungary.  What would you do? 
I would have done what Tiso and his government did.

AT ONE TIME I HAD THOUGHT FATHER TISO ET AL TERRIBLY MISGUIDED
UNTIL I READ THIS VERSION.   No more.  These men were put into an
untenable position. God bless them.  They did what they thought was best for
Slovakia.  Too bad we had no friends in the Czechs, Hungarians, or the
Germans.  

After the war and when exiled Czech President Evard Benes returned to
Prague, his government had Father Tiso arrested, tried, and found guilty of
treason.  Benes could have interceded I'm sure, but did not.  Fr. Tiso was
hung by the Czechoslovak authorities on April 18, 1947.  I have never
understood the justice of this.   I personally believed Fr. Tiso to be a man of
integrity who tried to help Slovakia become independent.  In my opinion,
THAT'S NO CRIME.

History is complex.  If anyone has more knowledge and a better explanation
of this time re Father Tiso and the German connection, I am willing to consider
reading anything which is true and unbiased.  I am saddened to end on a note
which personally makes me angry at the forces which precipated his hanging.
But finally, because of Fr. Tiso and his cabinet, we survived as a nation. 
Hopefully, we will treasure our independence and never again have to answer
to anyone save our own Slovak people.

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