ALARM OF SETTLERS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19248, 13 February 1937, Page 15

ALARM OF SETTLERS

BRITISH IN EAST AFRICA GERMAN COLONIAL CLAIMS LONDON, Feb. 2. British sei tiers in East Africa are alarmed at Germany's new colonial campaign. ■ They are, preparing demands for tho incorporation of Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, NVasnlnn' 1 and Northern'and Southern Rhodesia into a new Dominion. Tho sottlers' alarm has been in creased by an announcement that Krupps and six" other lending German (inns have been granted constructional and exploitation contracts in Angola. Portuguese Last Africa. Angola abuts on Southern Rhodesia and Kenya touches Italian Somaliland.

By a process of growth the six Bri tish territories mentioned are already coming to form a single economic unit.

Machinery to set, in action Horr Hitler's new demands already has been created. A comprehensive memorandum stating Germany's case for the restoration of her lost territories will he presented- this month to the "interested Powers."

lierr Hitler has ordered the Beichs bank, the Labour Front, and the Miu istiies of Labour and Economics to cooperate in drawing up tins document

Of the territories mentioned only Tanganyika was formerly Gorman. Retweeii them they produce many things of which Germany is short gold, copper, tin, cotton, rubber, tobacco, grains, coffee, tea, cattle, sheep and timber. The total area covered by the territories is about 1,000,000 square miles, and they curry a total population of 17,000,000 natives and 100.001 whites. Kenya and the Rhodesius are Crown olonies. Uganda and Nyasuland an protectorates and Tanganyika is n mandate. One argument used to justify Britain's seizure of Tanganyika was that the Germans had permitted slavery in the territory. The taking and selling of slaves was abolished by law in W-2-2.