EAST AFRICA

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 45, 4 February 1928, Page 5

EAST AFRICA

DEFINED BRITISH POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANDATE. NO ALTERATION PROPOSED. (By Cable — Preu Assn. — Copyright.) (Received 4, 10.40 a.m.) London, Feb. 3. Ex-Governor Schnee and Dr. Stresemann have taken too much for granted in their allusions to Tanganyika. The official attitude is (1) Britain has in no way suggested any East African scheme to involve violation of the rights under which the mandate is held; (2) if ex-Governor Schnee had read the Hilton-Young's Commission’s terms of reference, ae would have found that they merely concern domestic supervision within the mandated territories similar to the adjacent colonies. There is no suggestion of the British introducing sovereignty into the mandates. The Mandate Commission has full right to question whatever happens within mandates, and likewise to question any action contemplated, The British attitude is that Britain definitely does not propose any alteration in the mandate system, therefore there is nothing for the German Government to stfapose.— (Sydney “Sun” cable.)

Schnee, ex-Governor of German East Africa, drew attention to the activities of the Hilton-Young Commission in East Africa, especially the scheme to unite Tanganyika with British territory. Schn#e added that there was much talk in Britain of a great East African dominion, but that would be a violation of the mandates system and a violation of German rights amounting to dishonesty. Germany should not agree to such changes without her consent. Dr. Stresemann said the German Government would certainly oppose any alteration of the mandate system in East Africa and elsewhere.