NAZIS’ LOST LANDS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12914, 16 July 1936, Page 5

NAZIS’ LOST LANDS

AFRICAN MANDATES

WOULD CAMEROONS SATISFY GERMANY ? (U.P.A. hy Elec. Tel. Copyright). CAPETOWN, July 14. -Commenting upon tho recent statement of the South African Minister of Defence, Mr. O. Pirow, the Cape Argus states that as Mr. Pirow rules out Tanganyika and South-west Africa for return to Germany, nothing is left except the Cnmeroons, with which Germany would not be satis-, find. Tho Argus considers that Germany would accept the C'umeroons grudgingly, and demand more and would set about getting more. “Is a baby’s rattle likely to satisfy the .mailed fist?” asks the Argus.. NO OFFICIAL COMMENT AT HOME BELIEVED VIEWS STRONG SECTION OF CABINET TORIES RESENT STATEMENT ! ■ UI.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). (Received .Tilly 15, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 15. The Morning Post’s political correspondent says : “Conservative cjrcles iutensely resent- the statement of the Hon. O. Pirow, on which there is no official comment, though there is reason to believe that it corresponds with the views of 1 <t strong section of the British Government, to which questions will be put in the House of Commons to-morrow.” The eor.esponde'nt adds.— “Colonial compensation to Germany in the form of the transfers •of mandates h'a.s been strongly urged on Cabinet, by powerful outside influences and only tactical considerations have hitherto kept the questions out of the discussions. The Government is expected to be challenged to make an unequivocal ■statement of policy regarding the future of the mandated territories” FEELINgIn~ BERLIN MORE CRITICAL ' THAN APPRECIATIVE (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). BERLIN, July 15. The Times Berlin correspondent says:— “Mr Pirow’s statement is being given prominence, but comment is more critical than appreciative.” The Borsen Zeitung says:— “By describing Tanganyika's and South West Africa’s return to Germany as impracticable, Mr Pirow. deprives his verbal recognition of Germany's colonial claim of ‘nearly all practical significance.’ ” 11 adds : z - ' “Mr Pirow apparently is one of those platonic advocates of Germany’s return to: Africa (of whom there are many both inside and outside the British Empire) who believe that Germany should be given ft.- slice of Africa in which the giver himself has no interests. Mr Pirow’s statement- is accepted as obliterating the last remnants to the so-called “colonial guilt” lie. but his method is useless and will not modify Germany’s colonial aims.”