NAZI AFFRONT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 162, 12 July 1939, Page 9

NAZI AFFRONT.

CRITICISE BRITAIN. Australian Polish Consul Is Astounded. MINISTER REBUKES GERMAN. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 11 uni.) S\DXK\, tliis day. The Consul-General for Poland, M. L. de Noskowski. referring to the secretary to the German Consulate in Melbourne, Herr W. Biasing's statement, in which he said that in respect to Danzig Britain was putting her finders in a pie which did not concern her, said: "It is astounding that a German consular officer stationed in Australia should have the effrontery to criticise Britain. I am afraid that Danzig concerns Britain very much in .spite 0 f Herr Biasing's displeasure." A sharp rebuke came from Sir Henry 0n 1 let t, Minister of External Affairs, who summoned the aeting-Ciermaii Consul, Dr. Neger, to his office in Canberra and told him it was cjuite beyond the function of any consular service in Australia to engage in propaganda against the United Kingdom. Such a course could only lead to difficulties. Sir Henry Gnllett said he completely subscribed to Britaill's peace policy, nnd peace had not yet been broken between the I nited Kingdom and (Jermany. He added that the Commonwealth (iovcrnment desired that the relationship between Australia and (iermanv should continue 11 pon the friendliest basis. It was stated from Canberra that people in Australia who were known to be interested in Nazi organisations were kept under official surveillance, but Common wealth investigations revealed that Nazis in Australia were not fittempting to influence Australians.