“PAINFUL MEMORIES”

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 221, 14 June 1930, Page 4

“PAINFUL MEMORIES”

Zeppelin’s Visit to London Both the London correspondents of the “Berliner Tageblatt” and of the “Germania” give a frank account of the reception of the Graf Zeppelin in England. The “Berliner Tageblatt” writes:— “Although there was no lack of approving voices, it cannot be denied that the feelings of the English people were very mixed on seeing the Zeppelin. It is to be hoped that thq lesson will be learned in Germany that visits of airships, U boat commanders, and war generals should be reduced in number in the interests of good relations between the two countries.” The “Germania” correspondent contrasts the very warm reception of General von Lettow-Vorbeck with the moderate reception of Commander Hashngen, the commander of a German submarine, and the definite coolness which the Zeppelin met in many quarters. It considers that Zeppelins and submarines are associated with peculiarly painful memories for the English, because they were the weapons which threatened English soil most directly and first shook confidence in’the ability of the Navy to preserve England from hostile attack.