Germany’s Right To Colonies

Northern Advocate, 31 January 1939, Page 6

Germany’s Right To Colonies

(Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 30. In the course of his speech at the Reichstag, Herr Hitler said: “We do not desire to export our system. It is our patent. We certainly have no intention of attacking anyone, or imposing our regime on China, South America, Holland or Australia. “But that is what westerners predict. Perhaps they think we will occupy the moon.”

In a later passage in his speech, Herr Hitler claimed that Germany had the same right as any other country to open up the resources of the world, and declared that the theft of colonies was morally unjust and politically was madness. The Alternatives. Either the world’s riches must be distributed according to power or violence, or by justice; then peace would prevail. But it was madness to imagine that a few nations can occupy permanently all the resources of the world. “Such theories may satisfy capitalist democracies, but are not for us. It is folly to imagine that Italy and Germany can be excluded from the wealth of the world.”

It was stupid to pretend that Germany could not manage colonies, he said, and he described as hypocritical the argument that colonies would be advantageous to Germany strategically. Germany did not want colonies in order to raise armies in them, and did not need colonies for strategic pur-

poses. No nation could continue to exist without bases for food supply and raw materials. “We want colonies for economic relief,” he said.

International Press Blamed,

“If there is tension in the world today, it is almost exclusively due to the agitation of an irresponsible international press, which insists on agitating, wracking the nerves of unhappy mankind,” said Herr Hitler.

“An attempt has been made in the last few months to use wireless for these criminal designs.” “If these broadcasts into Germany do not desist, we shall soon reply to them in kind.” The Fuehrer described the agreement with Poland as a constructive contribution to peace, and referred to the friendly relations with Rumania, Turkey and Greece, He heped Czechoslovakia would find peace, 'and not relapse into the tendencies of the Benes regime.

Hint to United States,

“Our relations with the United States suffer from the campaign of calumny for which the Jewish press is responsible. I am convinced the campaign does not represent the feeling of millions of the inhabitants.

“Germany wishes to live in peace tend friendship with America, as with other countries, but just as she does not intend to meddle in American affairs, she forbNs Americans to meddle in German affairs.”