“WE SHALL NOT CEASE”

Wairarapa Age, 29 November 1937, Page 5

“WE SHALL NOT CEASE”

GOERING ON THE DEMAND FOR COLONIES. DECLARATION OF GERMAN AIMS. BOTH POLITICAL & ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. (Received Saturday, 5.5 p.m.) HAMBURG, November 27. General Goering, in a speech, said: “We shall not cease to demand oui colonies back. We shall succeed, not through others goodwill, but through our own strength. General Goering declared that the Four Year Plan was intended to make Germany independent in every direction.” Foreigners hope to bring us economically to our knees,” he said, 4 4 but they will not succeed. We seek not only political and military independence, but also economic independence. There is no desire to isolate ourselves economically, but foreign nations are compelling us to do so by withholding from us world products.” After emphasising the growth of Germany’s armed forces, he said: “Germany can no longer be ignored. No nation in the worid can now afford to treat Germany’s interests with less attention than its own.” He added that other nations realised the value of Germany’s friendship. “The steel axis binding us with Rome and Tokio is a better guarantee of world peace,” , he declared, 41 than the League chatterboxes who meet at Geneva.” Elaborating his text of Germany’s desire to share in world commerce and regain her colonies General Goering said she did not intent! to isolate herself. On the contrary, the creation of a greater Hamburg proved the importance of these aims and indicated that she intended to join the world in peaceful competition.