HUN EYES ON AFRICA.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1917, Page 5

HUN EYES ON AFRICA.

COLONIAL POLICY GLIMPSES.

WORLD POWER PLANS.

; LONDON, April 13. An article has been published in the London "Times" declaring emphatically that German colonial ambitions are by ■ no means dead. It cites a number of j recent statements by German responsible ! journals, illustrating the fact that the I idea of a great colonial empire in Africa j is firmly rooted in the German mind, and that the whole German colonial movement now subscribes to the doctrine. The article quotes a statement by Professor Delbnick that German world policy in reality is nothing but a j colonial policy conceived on large lines. Writing in the "Colonial Calendar" for 1917, Dr. Wilhelm Solf, German Colonial Minister, and formerly Gov-ernor-General of Samoa, says-—"The history of our colonies in this world war -has shown what we lack. It has shown that ours was not a proper empire, but merely a number of possessions without geographical or political connection on established communications. These experiences show what direction our aims must take. Our colonial political aim in future must be regarded in connection with all other aims which we are dctermned to attain by the world war." A PRUSSIAN FORECAST. Quotations arc given from articles by Herr Emil Zimmerman, a colonial publicist from tho Prussian Year Books, forecasting that 50 years' hence Germans will be in possession of Central Africa, and that when great cities have grown up on Lakes ' Chad ami Tangayika, and in the Congo, it will be possible for a German commercial traveller to ho ordered to take the Congo express to Wilhclmstadt, which will then be the name of Stanleyville, in September, and to have his go~'l delivered in December. Tbe journey from and to the Congo will take seven days. In a previous article Herr Zimmerman had explained that German Africa would make Germany a world power, enabling her to exert a decisive infln«rec nnon the world and upon the political decisions of her enemies and of other Powers, and to exercise pressure in shaping the policy in Africa. Asia Minor, and Southern Europe. Moreover, a German Africa will Ind allies immediately hi Aby-sinip, and in Maho—lmedan frr-do-n movem-nts, thus making the emiloyirent of black troops aauinst her European frontiers impossible. EXi-TAIN'S DAKGE-t. Commenting on tV-se o-iin : "':s. the 'Times" says they =how t'">t this is not an isolated view, but is fully endorsed 'iv the whole school of Oertr.il col-nisl thinkers at the present moment. They aseume that Gerv-fin Africa in future will consist of at least the o'd German -olnnies, the v-hrle of *"n,n f orial \frica. -Mid will e-n'-nin Honnoto g-rri-sons and rnuniti-— faotorio« with *-ival bases at Dares* -Ifairi. t'-e *muth of the Cameronm E'tiiTv. on the Cor"*o Coast. Angola, a"- 1 the --«=■'■ nf Southwest Africa The "Time?" o-ilarges upon tho dangers r/i the British Env-ire' if Germany i 3 able tn enrrv ""t he- i'lcnK Fortification on lmif tho West Ccast of Africa would mean that as soon as, in a new war. t'>e Suez Canal is closed against England by t''e Turks, all tralie between Knglnr-d and India, Australia, and South Africa must rro round the Cape and nass th" c-ipf of fJcniiim Central Africa. pe~o^;ta' : -.-- Fr-'-land stationing a eonri 'Table f e~t i-i South Africa, wonl-onin"- her f'ir-r.e in Furinoan gant." the "Times" adds, "~o did the writings of Tiornbe— li md -fr*--) l-'forc the war. M-,in«-hiV. TV sdlon-v of the Gorman OHoriiM (V*** ,]nrs n-t viean it is idle if it is and pigeonholing its plans."—(Reuter.)