ists ▁from ▁E ger ▁for ▁an nex ation ▁to ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁We imar ▁Republic , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁German - A ust ria , ▁which ▁was ▁however ▁soon ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Conference . ▁During ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Saint - G erm ain - en - L aye ▁the ▁Americans , ▁like ▁Allen ▁Wel sh ▁D ul les , ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁other ▁powers ▁to ▁make ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁pen ins ulas ▁within ▁Germany , ▁like ▁A š ▁Land ▁or ▁R umb urk ▁in ▁the ▁Š l uk nov ▁Hook , ▁legal ▁parts ▁of ▁We imar ▁Germany . ▁Thus ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁newly ▁established ▁state ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁and ▁received ▁its ▁current ▁Czech ▁name ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Czech ▁milit ia ▁to pp led ▁the ▁monument ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Joseph ▁II ▁against ▁local ▁protest , ▁where by ▁three ▁citizens ▁were ▁shot : ▁ 2 7 yo ▁Ferdinand ▁K ün zel , ▁ 4 5 yo ▁b aker ▁Edu ard ▁Sch ind ler , ▁ 2 2 yo ▁Robert ▁K äß mann ▁A ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Czech oslov ak ▁census ▁counted ▁ 1 8 3 ▁eth nic ▁C ze chs , ▁in ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁census ▁ 5