A SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEM.

Western Star, 6 April 1939, Page 3

A SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEM.

GERMANS FORM NEW NON-NAZI

GROUPS.

Events are moving fast in German South-west Africa in the direction of dividing the naturalised Germans into two distinct groups—those who look towards Germany for political inspiration and those who accept their British citizenship and the Union nationality as a beacon to guide their political activities. Tlio Deutscher Burnl, which claims to represent all the naturalised Germans, just now faces the reality that its claim ' is not,, justified. Another party, also I'-mpi'ising naturalised Germans, has taken the field. This new party, wified the Deutsche Afi ieaniselie Partei, is openly opposing the Deutscher Bufid. The now party contends that the Deutscher Bund is subservient to Nazi interests and that its policy hag ■ only resulted in strife and bitterness between Gcriuuus and South Africans in

the territory. The new party is out to end this, and hopes to he able to cooperate extensively with the South Africans in the economic, and social field. It remains to he seen whether sufficiently largo numbers of naturalised Germans will come out into the open to support it. Observers of political events in the territory in the past six years are not optimistic. —‘South African News Letter.’