GERMANY'S AIMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23010, 11 April 1938, Page 11

GERMANY'S AIMS

FULFILMENT METHODS OPPORTUNITIES AWAITED WORLD REDISTRIBUTION DEMAND FOR COLONIES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, April 8 Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Miniser of National Enlightenment and Propaganda, *in a speech at Nuremberg, said that German history could be summarised as a chain of lost opportunities enabling Britain to build up an Empire, says a message from Berlin. The Minister admitted the impossibility, in the circumstances, of complaining of receiving too little. The nation must be active lest it retire empty-handed. The rare moment had arrived when the world was being redistributed, but Germany must proceed cleverly and without risk as with the Rhineland and Austria.

Dr. Goebbels' speech contained an extraordinarily frank explanation of German methods, says the Nuremberg correspondent of the Dailv Telegraph. He stated that Germany bided her time and awaited the best opportunities. She had occupied the Rhineland when France, Britain and Italy were tearing each other's hair over Abyssinia. When the quarrel was really hot. she had said: "Now is our turn." "The colonial problem will.be solved in the same manner," said Dr. Goebbels. "I cannot foretell when. These things must be done when the least possible risk will be involved. "Herr Hitler is now carefully awaiting the rare moment to come for the world to be apportioned anew and Germany again demands her place in the sun."

GOERING'S SENTIMENTS NO RIGHT WITHOUT MIGHT CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA BERLIN, April 8 "Germany was once the anvil on which others hammered, but now Germany is the hammer and does the hitting," said Field-Marshal Goering, speaking at a big election meeting. "Mere paper protests do not avail in the world of politics." said the speaker. "When the Germany of to-day makes protests they are backed by the bayonet. Germany knows from experience that there is no right without might." The world should be grateful to Germany for ridding it of the Austrian nightmare. "I considered myself well-informed of events in Austria," continued Field-Marshal Goering, "but I was astounded and shaken by the unspeakable tortures which the country had suffered. Not only had men been deprived of their work and means of existence, but they had been tortured by the most terrible moans of the middle ages, being branded in the ribs by red-hot irons simply because they wanted to be Germans."