OUTSPOKEN TEUTON

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 18 September 1933, Page 7

OUTSPOKEN TEUTON

“GERMANY IN FETTERS.”

ACCUSATION OF ALLIES.

THE NATION’S POSITION

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) BERLIN, Sept. 16.

Baron von Neurath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressing foreign journalists, bitterly accused the Allies of keeping Germany in the fetters of Versailles, as a result of which recent attempts at international collaboration had ended in stagnation. Foreigners must finally realise that Germany had the right to oppose Versailles with her entire strength, though she desired peace, not war. The Four-Power Pact, said the Minister, would lead to understanding if goodwill prevailed, but the disarmament question must cause the utmost scepticism since highly-armed States were less willing than ever to fulfil their obligations. The victors had no right to talk like a schoolmaster to Germany. She would not listen. The only alternative to equality of armaments was the collapse of the disarmament idea, and for this tragedy Germany would not be responsible. Germany would not interfere with Austria’s internal affairs, but insisted on non-interference of other nations in the Austro-German conflict. He added that the “absurd chattelregarding the Jewish question” would be settled when people recognised as necessary the cleansing of public life and the restoring of law and justice in Germany. International co-operation would be possible when the nations recognised the Soviet, with which Germany hoped to foster a long-standing friendship. A real European policy was impossible without or against Germany.

FRANCE’S REPLY.

“GERMANY HAS SPOKEN.”

Received September 18, 8.35 a.m. PARIS, Sept. 17. “Germany lias spoken. The disarmament talks about to begin have no more meaning.” This sums up the French opinion of Baron Von Ncuratli’s speech. It is felt that everyone now knows where he is. 'There is a tendency to cry: “Thank Heaven for Hitler.”

BROADCAST OFFICIALS’ ARREST.

Received September 18. 11.55 a.m. BERLIN, Sept. 17. The head of the West German Broadcasting Company and his Chief of Staff havo been arrested and sent to a concentration camp as well as .100 others in tho Frankfurt district. They are mostly Communists. One of the Berlin broadcasting chiefs lias committed suicide.

BOYCOTT BY JEWS

COST TO GERMANS

Received September 18, 11.5 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 17. • The Observer says that British Jewry’s “secret” boycott of German goods lias already cost Germany £1,000,000. A big multiple store recently cancelled a seven figure order. A committee of Jewish doctors is investigating the possibility of obtaining in Britain drugs and chemicals hitherto imported from Germany. Tlie boycott is prevalent throughout Europe and has had such effect that many German firms are employing Jewish travellers in an attempt to retrieve trade. Jewish importers have ceased to use German ships.

POLITICAL PRISONERS.

BERLIN, Sept. 16. Ten thousand political prisoners now herded in concentration camps throughout Germany are being marshalled in barracks on the desolate marsh of Papenburg, near the Dutch frontier.

THE REICHSTAG FIRE

COMMUNIST’S EVIDENCE

LONDON, Sept. 16. At the independent inquiry into the the Reichstag fire, 'Wilhelm Ivoenen, secretary of the Communist Party in February, said he was almost continuously in Torgler’s company. On the evening of the fire they left the Reichstag at 9.30 p.m., a.nd were sitting in an adjacent restaurant at 10 p.m. when a waiter shouted, “The Reichstag is ablaze !” AVitness and Torgler were utterly astounded. Torgler exclaimed: “For God’s sake we must find out what’s at the back of this!” Ivoenen denied the existence of doc-umonts incriminating the Communists, or that they started fires in order to begin a revolution.