Baťa was a "fighter", determined to preserve his business and his people regardless of British misunderstanding or hostility. He was the opponent of the Munich capitulation. His opinion was that the country should have fought.
Záštitu poskytl i ministr zahraničí Jan Lipavský. Vyslal diplomata Amb. Jaroslava Olšu, Jr. z oddělení pro krajanské záležitosti, což považuji za urážku krajanů a všech exulantů, kteří odešli z politických důvodů.
To this day, we have not returned the stolen property to the descendants. They had to buy what they have. The family villa of Jan A. Baťa in Zlín is still home to Czech Radio and Czech News Agency. Only a memorial plaque was allowed!
This was not improvised; by 1938–39, the Baťa organization had established a structured rescue network that ultimately enabled thousands of people to escape during one of the most dangerous periods in modern history.
„Povždy dvě sil soupeřilo o svět: Duch a Meč. Duch vždy zvítězil nad Mečem.“ Napoleon Bonaparte – Jest nám buditi se ze strachu a zbabělosti. Přivolat kapitál ke služebnosti a boj s Antikristy