Germany’s Aims

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 205, 13 August 1927, Page 7

Germany’s Aims

French Press Inferences. FROM HERR KARDOFF’S SPEECH ABSORPTION OF AUSTRIA AND RECOVERY OF ALSACE. (By Cable —Press Assn. — Copyright.) (Received 13, 11.15 a.m.) Paris, Aug. 12. Herr Kardoff’s speech in the Reich stag caused excitement here. “Le Journal des Debats” says it "is more venomous and more full of hate than any from Germany for a long time, besides being full of misstatements. From such a speech we must conclude that Germany aims at the absorption of Austria, repudiation of the Dawe’s plan and the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine.” “Le Temps” declares that the speech “shows there is a lot to be done before disarmanent is a reality. The speech orginates in a spirit against which reason is powerloss. ” —(A. and N.Z.) (An overnight cable stated that Herr Kardoiff speaking in the Reichstag on the eighth anniversary of the Republican (Constitution, said Herr Ebert and President von Hindenburg were the saviours of Germany, in which the Republic alone could lead to freedom and peace. Meanwhile she would proceed along fire sorrowful path until the Rhine was -free. Germany was heavily manacled by the Versailles Treaty, but would take an equal place with the nations to which «he was entitled.) TRAINING A FIGHTING FORCE. UNDER THE GUISE OF SPORT. Berlin, Aug. 11. General Gullaumat, Commander-in-Chief of the French forces occupying the Rhine, wires to a French periodi cal accusing the Reich of systematically seeking, for a year past, to carry out a plan to weld together a fighting force in the occupied" territory which at a given moment, could move against the French. The newspaper "Koehnsche Zcitung,” which is thoroughly informed on Rhineland affairs, asserts that Gen eral Guillaumat’s contentions are untenable and especially emphasises the fact that German sports is increasingly participating in international contests and has nothing to conceal. The paper courts and fullest investigation of its activities, and adds: “It is quite unfounded that German sports instructors include a percentage of former officers.