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Show UNITED STATES ACCEPTS CZECHOSLOVAK CZECHO-SLOVAK NATION AS ALLY IN THE WAR I WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. Tho Unit-I Unit-I ed States has rocognized tho Czecho- Slovak peoples as a co-belligerent na-I na-I tion in the war against Germany and 1 Austria -Hungary . I Professor T. G Massnrek, president of the Czecho-Slovak national council ;and commander-in-chief of tho ! Czecho-Slovak armies lighting In Russia, Rus-sia, France and Italy, met Secretary Lansing at the slate department at noon today and was formally notified of President Wilson's action. Great Britain, France and Italy already al-ready have recognized the Czechoslovaks Czecho-slovaks and Japan has given implied recognition by participation In the international in-ternational Siberian expedition which j is aiding the Czecho-Slovaks and loyal Russians In re-establishing the eastern east-ern D'ont. The headquarters of the nation na-tion are at present in Paris but its territorial ter-ritorial boundaries include Bohemia, Moravia and a portion of Galicia, all now under Austrian domination. s Lansing States Situation. In extending recognition Secretary Lansing said: "The Czecho-Slovak peoples have taken up arms against the Gorman and Austrian empires and having placed organized armies in the field which are waging" war against those empires under officers of their own nationality and in accordance with the rules and practices and civilized nations and; "The Czecho-Slovaks having con-1 fidenco in their independent powers in If! the present war confided supreme au- m i thority to the Czecho-Slovak national a council : 'jfl "The government of tho United 53 States recognizes that a state of bel- S ligerency exists between the Czecho- j Slovaks thus organised, and tho Ger- (I t ,man and Austro-Hungarian empires. S. "It also recognizes the Czecho-Slo- m vak national council as a de facto bel- -IB' llgercnt government clothed with pro- jun i per authority to direct the military j I ; and political affairs of the Czecho- m F Slovaks. 1 1 , "Tho government of the United J - States further declares that it is pro- ijj J pared to enter formally into relations J , with the de facto government, tfeus a '! recognized for the purpose of prose- 3i culing the war against tho common , enemy, the emperors of Germany and j Austria-Hungary." ions of a race now estimated to num- : . her about 8,500,000. They lived In 1 southern central Europe long beforo jjj'Ji the advent of Christianity and In spite jjj of long generations of subjugation JR L have successfully resisted Gcrraaniza- 'J j, tion. r Tho chief units of.Jhe armies are if : those which are fighting with the Rus- 1 j! slans and those, refusing to disband L1 F ; when the Russians fell to pieces, made m their way into Siberia hoping to reach p p j Franco and take their place on tho j k western front. jjj . )lt |