The explosion also killed a bystander and injured 13 other persons. two of them seriously. Dr. Cernak. as regional chairman for Germany of the Slovak National Council. naturally was well known as a leader among the antiCommunist refugees from his homeland. It is. therefore. reasonable to assume that this act of terrorism was the work of Communist agents operating on instructions from behind the Iron Curtain. The press indicates the police are searching for a man of Slavic origin who is believed to have mailed the package. and I personally feel sure that an investigation will substantiate the fact that this is merely another of a series of Communist terrorist activities. In this connection. it should be stated that the Communist government at Prague has recently been making strenuous efforts to lure many of the refugees back to their homeland. It is even possible that Dr. Cernak was urged to return and. when such efforts failed. that other means were found to eliminate him.
Identified stereotypes
Associating a man of Slavic origin with communist terrorism.