GLOBE TROTTERS’ WAIL.

Grey River Argus, 20 July 1922, Page 5

GLOBE TROTTERS’ WAIL.

CANNOT GET TO GERMANY! IS AUSTRALIA's EMBARGO RESPONSIBLE? | A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received July 19, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 19. A feeling ls growing among Australians Va Loudon that they are not wel come in Germany. The Australian Press Association has received complaints from Australasians who are de sirous to visit Germany that they are faced with difficulties when applying fur p-'ssporls iniil visecs. Some state they are even refused visees, on the ground that Germans are not being admitted to Australasia. Other reasons that are suggested by/ the tourists include the Commonwealth lie ..-(’rnmentembargo against < lerniany, and a reprisal for the expulsion of tlie expert. German workmen from: Australia. The Australian. House of-1 finials, although they consider the difficulty of obtaining visees is more apparent than real. They assert that, whatever difficulties exist, they will probably vanish when the -terms for raising the Australian embargo on Germany on August 1 become known in Loudon. There arc daily inquiries in London as tn whether the embargo will be lifted unconditionally, and pronouncements on these terms from Australia would be welcomed. The officials point out that travellers wishing to visit Germany for trade purposes can obtain visees in London, i without trouble, but those otherwise inclined can easily secure the. necessary authority from I’m' Consulate in Brussels, or other Continental places. Cooks Tourist Agency, which is extensively engaged in procuring passports, informs the Australian Press that it is not aware of any differentiation against Australians, who are treated exactly on the same footing as other Britishers. The only distinction made was against Americans, who had to pay fifty shillings for a vise, compared with fifteen shillings charged British people. This is due to the exchange. Cooks Agency pointed out it was impossible to obtain visees for Cologne, unless the applicant proved he had accommodation there in advance, because Cologne was over crowded.