PEACE PROSPECTS GOOD
TRAVELLER'S OBSERVATIONS PEOPLE DO NOT WANT WAR [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION - ] WELLINGTON, Wednesday In tlie opinion of Mr. C. W. Neilsen, of Wellington, who returned by the Wanganella to-day with his wife, after 12 months abroad, mostly on the Continent, the prospects for peace are good. "It was made plainly evident to me that none of the peoples of Europe want war," he said. "We were in Germany when Mr. Chamberlain made his first visit to Herr Hitler, and Mr Chamberlain's efforts undoubtedly met with warm approval throughout the Continent."
During a leisurely tour of Italy and Greater Germany, Mr. Neilsen concluded that dictatorship rule had good results in Italy without noticeably affecting the spirit of the people', but in Germany a tremendous amount of discontent had been driven underground. It was impossible to avoid beiim deeply impressed by the efficiency of the government of both countries.
Gloomy comment on the political future of New Zealand was encountered by Mr. Neilsen in England and elsewhere. He said that when he first reached London last June the Dominion's credit did not stand high, and certainly there had been no improvement since then. The actions of the New Zealand Government were regarded as socialistic experiments, and were watched with interest, but commercial circles were not hopeful of slxe outcome, • ' "\ v '' y.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23273, 16 February 1939, Page 15
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