LOYAL TO HITLER

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 10

LOYAL TO HITLER

GERMAN NATION

NEED FOR RAW MATERIAL'S

Some interesting . observations on economic conditions in Germany were made to a "Post" 'reporter today by Mr. R. G. Kain, a Wellington business man, who returned by the ,Arawa after a six months' visit to England and'the Continent/ ' ,' ' ' ' /"■;■

, Mr. Kain said ' that ' England ; "Vw'as prosperous,, but to'a large .extent, that prosperity had been-brought about by the re-armament programme. ;The:majority of the mills were working night shifts,; and in many industries expprt orders could not be .filled on account of munitions orders . taking, precedence. There was a distinct hardening of prices, and increased prices were being asked for in the cotton trade particularly.. Mr. Kain;expressed -■theopinion that there was' no. prospect-of lower. I prices for i at..least twelve months. If England continued to rearm at the present rate for 4he jnext two years, prosperity would remain. Prices for primary products sh'ouldibe. good. Mx\ Kain spent some time in, Germany, where he found the people peaceful and happy. Germany was hungry for wool, which ■ was, sought eagerly. Internally, Germany was happy and prosperous, but she had very little external credit., Mills in Germany were booked up with, orders for six or eight months ahead.- The country seemed very happy under Hitler, in spite of.restrictions on expprt trade by reason of a shortage of credits. Mr. Kain said that one reason for Hitler's popularity 'was his help for the poor. One Sunday every." month everyone had a certain/class of meal, which was compulsory, .and 70 per cent, of the profits went to ■■ the poor. "They . are all , very . loyal to Hitler," he said, "and internally Germany is a happy nation. The last thinr the Germans want is war. On the other hand they feel that they cannot remain as they are. They must have access to raw materials, 'and other countries will eventually have to realise that they will have to make those raw materials available by some means or other." - Mr. Kain said that Germany was anxious to ' trade with Australia and New Zealand on a barter, system. That was information which he had acquired as a result of ■a. visit to officials in Berlin. At present Germany ■ was trading by barter with'Australia,'and the turn-over was about £50,000 annually. "Germany is making great progress in commerce," said Mr. Kain, "and she will be a; factor .in. the'future the same as she has been in. the past."