RECONSTRUCTION

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4536, 13 February 1942, Page 3

RECONSTRUCTION

GERMANY AFTER THE WAR “Nazi Germany must be disarmed and occupied for a term of years to see that disarmament is carried out completely and there is no prospect of it again raising its head. The leading criminals, if they have not committed suicide, must be put on trial and executed. The Gestapo must be rooted out, and the Black Shirts expiate their crimes. Nazi text books must be burnt, and Nazi teachers and professors must be dismissed. The educational system must be brought into line with that of civilised countries.

The law courts must be re-establish-ed, and there must be freedom of the Press and printing. Free association must be restored, and trade unions, co-operative societies and political parties must be allowed to form themselves. The Civil Service must be democratised and purged of Nazi and military influences. No corps of exofficers must be allowed to roam about the country murdering democrats as they did after the last war. After a term of years, perhaps three years, during which we should supply food to the German people, as we are .supplying food for the people of Persia, and raw materials for industry, a party of civilised and reasonable people might arise with whom we and our Allies could deal.”—Mr Cocks, M.P., in the House of Commons.