HELPING GERMAN PROPAGANDA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 June 1922, Page 5

HELPING GERMAN PROPAGANDA

ADMINISTRATION OF MANDATED ' CRITICISM OF AUSTRALIA AND mw ?ea l and (Rv Electric Telem’wh—Copyright* (Australian and N.Z.’ Cable Association.) t ; ‘ J&YDNEY, June 16 ' Constant cavilling against. the •’ .New Zealand* Governnients > administration 'of Samoa finds an‘abundant echo in connection - ■with the Federal. Government’s administration of Papua. ’ Mr 'Hughes, replying 1 to 1 adverse criticism, says it is time these misrepresentations .were' stopped,. Deliberatelyr or’ unwittingly interested business and' public men ace assisting in- ah insidious propaganda which! is being carried on with, the object of discrediting Australia as a mandatory power.- Germany, wants the islands back and phe is being, assisted by those who .repeat aU the, rumours .they hear and retail all the. poisonous tittletattle of enemies of the Cpmnionyfealtih. German > propoganda is, an ipidious and. deadly thing. Its .agents spe many, and are* not confined, tp thpse of’ German nationality. Gross representations!’ Vrecently made, in the German' Reichstag against the Australian administration ‘of Papua were based upon the ■ authority of certain members of the Australian Parliament. Germany is to regain possession of her' lost B colonies, \ and is, binding every eftort to that end, ; endeavouring to persuade that Australia, is unfit to govern Neiw' Guinea. , But the retention of i,theso'‘islands is essential ’'to Australia's ! safety. Those who spread lying statements are enemies of'the Commonwealth 1 .-' 1 '