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Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1925, Page 2

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[“Tee Times” Service.]

11 IN DENB F IKES BO LI CY. BERLIN*, April 20,

Advices front Hanover state Marshal Von Flindenburg, in pursuances of bis Presidential candidature, this evening received a number of foreign, as well as German journalists, when he read out in a, clear voice a vigorous statement. Of this, the gist is that there was need of peaceful labour and of the restoration of the Fatherland and their collaboration in the progress of the world than blatant falsehoods about a threatening military reaction having inspired his candidature. He emphasised that he only was striving to ensure German sovereignty and freedom, with a place in the sun of the nations, “lo attain this,” he declared, ‘‘the grave charge of our war guilt must be dropped. You will surely believe that all this prattle about my unconstitutional plans and reactionary and other dangerous machinations is senseless.’ The address was frequently interrupted by shouts of “brava!” and enthusiastic cheering, especially his reference to war guilt.

At an interview. Marshal Yon Hindenburg said that if elected President, he would act constitutionally, and he would protect the laws of the Heidi. Ho was specially interested in the question of a security pact guaranteeing the frontiers of France and Belgium. He asserted that Germany’s Eastern frontier must lie altered by negotiations. Enigmatically, lie replied to a question as to whether-he favoured the Bepublic or monarchy, that his persona) wish was of no avail. flindenburg, replying to a question submitted by a correspondent. said that- if chosen President, lie would respect the military as well as the other provisions of the \oi so ill's 1 rente . His outlook was a peaceful l,lß '* 1,0 vts convinced that it would he foolisl for Germany to indulge in any warlike adventures, which* alter the war. he had always opposed, because they could only end disastrously. As a milit

experl, he did not think Germany now to he even capable of defending herself against the small neighbouring States. Poland anil Czccho-Slovakia possessed bigger standing armies, and they were protected by military alliances.