GERMANY'S AIMS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1938, Page 13

GERMANY'S AIMS.

MOVE TO EXPAND. EFFECT ON NEIGHBOURS. ATTITUDE TO BRITAIN. i (From Our Owe Correspondent.) HAMILTON", Friday. A warm champion of the Nazi regime in Germany is Herr Paul Mullar, who recently came from Germany to reside in Hamilton. In his opinion, Germany would never engage in war with Britain and was not interested in her overseas possessions. Herr Mullar said the absorption of Austria was an inevitable result of Nazi ambition, as would also be the occupation of Czechoslovakia, the future of which would be decided very shortly. The Sudeten Germans were looking forward to the day when they would be reunited with the Reich, and it was only just that they should be. When that plan was completed Hitler would not look for further European territories for at least ten years. Fate of Czechoslovakia. Hitler's desire, he said, was to eonfine the future German Empire, which would be formed with the annexation of Czechoslovakia, to the Germans alone. In his new State he planned to build a strong, virile race, well trained in military tactics and capable of meeting any emergency. To-day Germany was experiencing a period of unprecedented prosperity, brought about by the better regulation of capital, better working conditions and proper control of the means of production. The integrity and self-sacrifice of the people had made possible a more beneficial distribution of money. "In demanding the return of the former German colonies Hitler has no intention of using them as a startingpoint to get more possessions," said Herr Mullar, "but he realises Germany cannot always be self-supporting. Hitler wants to keep the peace, but he will oppose any aggressor nation which may threaten Germany's borders." He commented on the growing strength of Fascism (which he called "Socialism") throughout the world. The cult had spread far and wide, and in New Zealand he had noted its development. Censorship of Press. Touching on the censorship of the Press in Germany, Herr Mullar said that before Hitler took control the Press was in a chaotic condition and was urging war against the successful nations who caused Germany's defeat in the last war. To-day the German newspapers, under the control »f Dr. Goebbels, were directing the attention of the people to the need for retaining the Nazi rule. All forms of free public expression were suppressed because Hitler believed that people should be trained to think in the way that was best for them. To expel the Jews was, in Herr Mullar's opinion, the only way to ensure prosperity, since representatives of that race left Germany with huge sums of money instead of investing it in the country. The Rome-Berlin axis, he continued, was a permanent agreement between the two countries, but Hitler was "boss," and it was unlikely that Mussolini would be allowed to conduct any campaign without consulting his neighbour.