GERMANY’S ROADS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18528, 15 October 1934, Page 2

GERMANY’S ROADS

VAST NEW NETWORK HUGE EXPENDITURE BENEFIT TO INDUSTRY MUNICH, Sept. 4. A;n invitation to foreign experts to inspect Germany’s vast new network of toads was extended by Herr Hess, Herr Hitler’s right-hand man and deputy leader of the Nazi party, at the International Boad Conference. “You are not only allowed, but encouraged to inspect everything that interests you,” ho said, “and that is the best pa-oof that Germany’s road building policy is not in pursuit of imperialistic aims ”

The motor roads planned will traverse the whole of Germany, and extend for a total of 4COO miles. Work has already liegun at £0 different places. A point emphasised by Herr Hess was that the other European, country which had devoted great attention to motor roads was Italy, “which is, on the whole, governed on the same -principles

as Germany.” This ifact, he said, provided matter for thought. WORK FOR. 150,000 The roads scheme had provided work on the roads themselves for 150,000 men, and, in the concerns supplying the material, for an additional 200,000 in a single year. By the end' of the present year the total figure would be over 400,000. No less than £60,000,000 annually was derived by German industry from the work now proceeding, and for bridges alone, half a million tons of steel had to be delivered. In His opinion there was no connection between debts owing by Germany and the public works by which she was seeking to relieve unemployment.; If work were not found the situation would be one of consumption without production, for the unemployed could not be allowed to starve. Moreover, all the material used was produced in the country itself. The congress was attended by more than 2000 delegates from 50 different States. Great Britain and the British Empire were officially represented by eight delegates,. The airship Graf Zeppelin Mas been chartered for a special voyage, which will carry selected delegates over portions of tho new mertor roads.