TAKEN TO TASK.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 March 1937, Page 5

TAKEN TO TASK.

- ■ GERMAN AMBASSADOR. ‘•■LIKE AN UNDATED ULTIMATUM.’ ’

■(By Telegraph --Press Assn.-Copyright > Received Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. LONDON, March 3. Mr X,. C. M. S. Amery, at Manchester, described Herr von Ribbentrop’s speech on Colonies .as unpleasantly like an undated ultimatum. It seemed to call for an immediate answer from the German ambassador, who could not make speeches like that and expect immunity from criticism.

“We hope there is growing appreciation abroad of the injustice done to ■Germany regarding colonies, and that it will result in the mandatory Powers making the gesture we expect, and which Germany has a right to demand, 7 7 declared Herr von Ribbentrop, addressing the Nazi Economic Council at Leipzig Fair in a speech on March 1, which it. is believed he made with the full understanding of Herr Hitler. Herr von Ribbentrop declared that it is in the interests of all countries to remove the world-wide unrest created by this injustice. The remedy, he said, can be found either by solving the problem of returning Germany 7 s colonies or by Germany 7 s own strength. Herr von Ribbentrop denied that Germany would nse colonies for strategical purposes.