GERMANY'S COLONIAL POLICY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 141, 4 March 1918, Page 6

GERMANY'S COLONIAL POLICY

NO WISH TO MILITARISE AFRICA

i 'FOLLOWING IN STEPS OF : OTHER, POWERS

Amsterdam, March 1

'Jii ; liis speech in the Reichstag, Dr. Solf 'declared that General Smuts's East' African policy was based on force. This was'not a peace spirit. He denounced the .Franco-British policy of raising native levies. Germany desired to neutralise all colonies, in the interests, of the whito race. Siie did not wish to militarise. Africa, but was forced to follow-in the steps of other Powers.- It was true; that the British public was making increasing demands for an international understanding regarding the colonies", but the large masses followed General Smuts's views, which undoubtedly were those of the British Government, and Germany must shape her policy accordingly — ■Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

COLONIAL CAREER MUST END

"DOMINIONS WILL NEVER PER"MIT IT." (Bee. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 2. The "Daily Mail," discussing Dr. " Bolf's speech,- said there were at least three reasons why Germany should never resume her colonial career: ■♦'First, the self-governing Dominions ■will never permit it. Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa have given Wood and treasure in the task of making an end of Greater Germany. They would feel that Downing Street had unscrupulously sold them if the -old avowed enemy again supplanted their -flags. Any proposal to surrender Germany overseas possessions would go near disrupting the British Empire. Secondly, the whole Empire is determined that Germany shall not use. the colonies as a military stronghold. Thirdly, Germany has never treated subject aliens with merov or/ justice. The native races her bloody, fcriital rukv."-Aus,-N-.Z. Cable Assn.