AN ABYSSINIAN CLAIM

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 155, 28 December 1935, Page 11

AN ABYSSINIAN CLAIM

(Received December 28, 10 a.m.) . ADDIS ABABA, December 27. The Government announces that troops under Dedjasmatch Hailu yesterday drove Italian outposts from positions in the Tembien region, near Makale, and captured eleven machineguns and a quantity of rifles and ammunition.

GERMAN ARMAMENTS

HITLER STATES A CASE

COLONIAL AIMS

LONDON, December 27.

The "Manchester Guardian's" diplomatic correspondent says that the trend of German foreign policy in the New Year was indicated by Herr Hitler himself at a recent meeting of the German Cabinet.

"The time for Germany to make her weight felt in pursuit of national aims abroad has not yet come and may be delayed another year, perhaps several," he said.

''German re-armament is not yet complete and must be speeded up. The Italo-Abyssinia conflict is unlikely to last much longer and there will then be a renewed attempt under British leadership to secure limitation of international armaments, but Germany will not accept limitation until she has re-armed in the measure she considers necessary. If Germany is sufficiently armed other Powers will be unable to exert pressure on her to reduce armaments.

"Speeding up Germany's re-arma-ment is also necessary for internal reasons. Limitations mean dismissals of workmen from arms factories, making Germany's already grave unemployment problem graver still."

Dr. Schacht, Minister of Economics, alone criticised Herr Hitler's remarks, especially those on economics, arguing that Germany must, above all, be able to import more raw materials and increase her foreign currency holding, but his arguments were brushed aside.

It is pointed out that if Germany forgoes an active foreign policy for at least another year Nazis may lose ground in Austria,, but Herr Hitler was seemingly convinced that this would easily be recoverable when the time to act comes. He believes that an ultimate Austro-German union is certain.

The correspondent adds that Germany is likely to make a claim to the possession of overseas colonies next year, though Herr Hitler may at first merely demand recognition of "Germany's right" to be a colonial Power. His chief concern is to formulate the claim in such a way as to avoid arousing British mistrust and ill feeling.