DR. STRESEMANN.
ILLNESS A BLOW TO DIPLOMACY A FRIEND TO BRITAIN. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYEIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICE.) LONDON, May 42 The critical illness of Dr. Stresemann, the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, is regarded as a. serious blow not only to British, but to international diplomacy, as it is expected that several months will elapse before he resumes office, his illness being a serious form of kidney disease. Dr. Stresemann is undoubtedly Germany’s leading statesman to-day. Indeed, it is recognised throughout Europe that he is one of the most outstanding figures in European v affairs, his knowledeg of which is far above that of anyone else in German politics. His friendship with Sir Austen Chamberlain, coupled with his work at Locarno, is one of the most striking features of post-war diplomacy. This is typical of Dr. Stresemann’s relations with Britain throughout. Certainly Britain sees in him a real friend’ to the British Empire.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 May 1928, Page 9
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156DR. STRESEMANN. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 May 1928, Page 9
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