WAR NOT WANTED

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14069, 16 February 1939, Page 5

WAR NOT WANTED

IN EUROPE PROSPECTS OF PEACE ARE GOOD. Electric Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON. February 15. In the opinion of Mr C. W. Neilson, 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 plainly evident to me that none of the peoples of Europe war,: war. We were in Germany when Mr Chamberlain made his first visit t-o Herr Hitler, and the former's efforts undoubtedly met with warm pr l

throughout the Continent. During a leisurely tour of Italy end Create Germany. Mr NviDon concluded the dictatorship rule had good results in Italy, without noticeably affecting the spirit of the* people* but in Germany a tremendous amount of discontent liad been driven underground. It was impossible to avoid being deeply impressed by the efficiency of the government of both countries.

Gloomy comment on the political future of New Zealand was encountered by Mr Neilson in England and elsewhere, he said. Wh* n 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, hut commercial circles were not hopeful of the outcome