WHO OWNS THE SOIL OF GERMANY?

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20513, 3 September 1936, Page 9

WHO OWNS THE SOIL OF GERMANY?

LAND PROBLEMS FOR NAZIS ARRESTING NOTICES ISSUED PLANS TO SMOOTH OUT DIFFICULTIES United Press Association —Bv «ectnc Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 2, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” says that a hint that the Nazi Party proposes to tackle the land problem, is contained in an announcement that Herr Darre, Minister of Agriculture, has requested the Reich Statistical Office to make a survey of the distribution of agricultural land throughout Germany. The accompanying memorandum points out that many countries, including Spain and Russia, have had cause to lament missed opportunities. Ownership of land has always been the starting point to the seizures of political power, for which reason it is regarded as important to establish who really owns German soil. The memorandum’s emphasis on the political influence of those owning land, suggests that the Nazis would feel justified as the first step in eliminating the Jew as a landed proprietor. Moreover, the Nazis favour intensive settlement of peasant proprietors as helping to make Germany independent of foreign foodstuffs.