REBIRTH OF GERMANY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 212, 7 August 1945, Page 5

REBIRTH OF GERMANY

PROMISE OF FREEDOM

BRITISH INTENTION

(N.Z. Press Association.—Copyright.) (Rec. 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 6. “Tt is my intention that you shall have freedom to get down to your own way of life, subject only to the provisions of military security and necessity,” said General Montgomery in a broadcast to the German people. “1 11111 help yon to eradicate idleness, boredom and fear of the future. Instead, we want to give you objective hope for the future.”

General Montgomery declared that the second stage of the rehabilitation of Germany had now begun. He prorated freedom of the Press, the formation of trade unions and democratic political parties, the restoration of self-government on democratic principles, and the establishment of a voluntary system of education. “You may hold public, meetings and discussions,” he added. *“1 am anxious that you should talk over your problems among yourselves and generally set on foot measures to help yourselves.”

He issued a warning that the coming winter would be difficult because of the probability of a shortage of food and coal and because of insufficient accommodation and inadequate transport. “I will do all I can to get the population in the British zone through the winter, but you must work to help yourselves. I expect cooperation from you in the second stage of the Allied policy.” British process engravers in London, Birmingham, Barnet, Watford and Manchester for a whole week turned over their complete shops to help in the production of 5,000,000 school textbooks to re-educate German children in the American occupation zone. The Allied Control Commission plans to purchase 5,000,000 books. by October 1. It has already acquired 600,000.