EUROPE’S FUTURE.
CREATION OF UNITED STATES.
MR L. 0. AMERY’S OPINION. INTERVIEW IN BERLIN. LONDON, Dec. 31. Mr L. C. Amery, Secretary of State for the Dominions, in a special interview in the Lokalanzeiger, in Berlin, expressed a belief in the possibility of the creation of a United States of Europe, worked on a similar basis to the British Empire, without a central Government.
Questioned whether he thought Germany’s former colonies ought to be returned, Mr Arnery said: “Germany at the end of the war renounced her colonies in favour of the Allies. Let us leave it at that. If we begin to discuss the question there is no knowing where it will end. We want to take the end of the war as the starting point and go forward to an understanding among the nations of Europe. Germany does not need colonies to assist in her recovery, and her prewar trade with those colonies was insignificant. Colonies are not necessary from the viewpoint of prestige. Aus-tria-Hungary before the war had great prestige and no colonies. Portugal’s many colonies did not give her any prestige.’’—A. and N.Z. cable.'
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 29, 3 January 1927, Page 7
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