USA: Jan Masaryk arrives for US lecture tour (1939)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Jan Masaryk, son of founder of Czechoslovakia arrives for US lecture tour. Full Description: USA: New York: EXT General view of Jan Masaryk off boat / Masaryk waving hat / Masaryk talking into mike. Sound Effects. Masaryk says that 32 years he came with 30 dollars in his pockets and no cutter was waiting for him, and that now the cutter was not waiting for him but for the idea he had brought with him. He continues that his country has been butchered up, but if it is for peace he is glad of it, but if not may God have mercy on our souls. Personalities - Relatives; United States of America; Jan Garrigue Masaryk (1886-1948) Background: Jan Masaryk, son of founder of Czechoslovakia arrives for US lecture tour. FILM ID: VLVAXLKV4EJXVG00O0KXUBZ931XH To license this film, visit