A “GUNPOWDER PLOT”

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 17 June 1936, Page 2

A “GUNPOWDER PLOT”

EUROPEAN RELATIONS GERMANY THE FOCAL POINT (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, This Day. After visiting France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary and other countries, Mr Brian Dunningham, of Auckland, who returned by the Wanganella to-day, describes European relations at the moment as being a “gunpowder plot,” needing only a spark to set it off. In the United States Mr Dunningham made the acquaintance of the Dean of Canterbury, and accompanied him as secretary through Canada, subsequently visiting Europe with influential introductions. He said that Germany was the focal point, as there was held to be only one solution to her present financial troubles. Germany, in a military sense, was by far the best prepared country in Europe. The occupation of the Rhine was only a minor act in a much bigger play. His information from influential sources was supported by his belief that what Germany wanted was a piece of Russia Her eyes were on the southern oil fields and grain lands of the Ukraine. He saw many evidences of military preparedness.