MILITARY SPIRIT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19332, 24 May 1937, Page 4

MILITARY SPIRIT

EVIDENCE IN GERMANY VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS The promineneo of the military spirit in Germany to-day was commented on by Mr. A. .L. Stanton, Dunedin, who returned this week after a trip abroad which extended over four months and a half.

Mr. Stanton, who visited Leipzig and Nuremberg among other centres, stated that a traveller could not help being impressed with tho number of soldiers who were to bo seen on all hands. Another noticeable feature was the number of flags that were flown bearing the Nazi emblem. Almost every shop and business house was beflagged, and it seemed that unless one was flying the Nazi flag it might be considered as an indication of disloyalty. German soldiers travelling in trains appeared almost to resent tho presence of civilians in the same carriage, and did not hesitate to show their disapproval, while some thing of the same spirit was noticed in the police, who were extremely officious.

Mr. Stanton visited the Leipzig Fair, which is held twice a year and is considered to be equally as important, in the commercial world in Europe as tho British Industries Fair. Industry in Germany appeared to be flourishing, with long hours and higher wages for workers, but through it all Government domination was evident, a state of affairs which was reflected in the universal r '.Hcil, Hitler" which had now taken the place of ordinary expressions of greeting such as "How are you?" or "Good day."