REDISTRIBUTION OF COLONIES

Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 13

REDISTRIBUTION OF COLONIES

DISPLAY AT LIBRARY Are Germany, Italy, and Japan justified in their claims to colonies? Are those countries really overcrowded ? Is war the only solution to their plight? These are some of the questions for which an answer may bo found by reference to the books now on display at the Public Library. Abundant material exists both in the lending and reference departments. In the lending department ‘ Economic Consequences of Peace,’ by John Maynard Keynes, ‘ The Expansion of Italy,’ by Luigi* Villari, ‘ The Post-war World,’ by Hampden Jackson, ‘ The Expansion of Europe,’ by Ramsay Muir, and ‘ Europe, 1789-1920,’ by E. R. Turner, give an idea of what has led up to the present crisis in Europe. ‘ The Principle of Population,’ by Malthus, and ‘ Danger Spots in Population,’ by Warren E. Thompson, are relevant to one aspect of the question. ‘ Europe in Convalescence,’ by Alfred Zimraeni, ‘ The Revision of the Treaty,’ by J. M. Keynes, ‘ls It Peace?’ by David Lloyd George, describe in a detailed manner the problems of the postwar world, while ‘The Foreign Policy of the Powers,’ by prominent political writers of different nationalities, is most valuable as a statement of national problems. Interesting in reference to the policy of the two greatest expansionist Powers of the present day are ‘ Germany Reborn,’ by General Goering, Hitler’s ‘My Struggle,’ ‘ Hitler’s Reich.’ by Armstrong, and ‘ Benito Mussolini,’ by Sarfatti. , Of interest to New Zealand is Breakdown,’ by Briffault, was educated at the Dunedin Medical School, In the reference display, ‘ The Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ’ contains good short articles on such subjects as raw materials, Imperialism, colonies. ‘ Social and Economic Geography,’ by Brettlo, shows the distribution of raw materials. Magazine articles on the redistribution of colonies are obtainable, as are also newspaper clippings classified under Japan, Germany, Japanese-Soviet Relations, Imperialism, Redistribution of Colonies, etc. Material on this subject is abundant.