NAZI ECONOMICS

Grey River Argus, 14 September 1937, Page 6

NAZI ECONOMICS

CONGRESS CLAIMS Industrial Recovery [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] NUREMBERG, September 12. Herr Hitler, addressing one hundred thousand motor flying Storm Troopers, when presenting new flags, again referred to the Red Terror. He said: You must defend the flags just as fanatically as you did of old. That is more necessary to-day thanever, how we see ourselves surrounded by an enemy bringing the nations into confusion. We know under our flag, the symbol of victory, Germany will be victorious for all time to come. Herr Hitler addressed a mass meeting of Hitler Youth, in pouring rain. He said that instead of Germany enduring such weather, the past fifteen years of Naziism had brought sunshine to lhe country; but the youth of Germany must be trained to face storms and to make sacrifices. Cleverness, commonsense and consideration were needed to secure married happiness. Herr Hitler told twenty thousand women, “It is not a question of who is master of the house. A woman knows that appearances are often deceptive on this point. Our men are happily conscious, beyond any other country, that women are their truest supporters.” The Finance Minister, Herr Reinhardt, declares that unemployment has been wiped out and social economic and financial distress overcome. Three million sterling has been spent on new industrial plant in the last four years, while the production reached £5,200,000,000 from £3,072,000. The national income is £4,960,000,000, compared with £3,600,000,000. The average wages increased by five per cent., owing to the lengthening of the hours from 6.91 to 7.59 daily.

Dr. Schacht Dissatisfied RESIGNATION TENDERED. [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] BERLIN, September 9. Dr. Schacht has handed his regisnation to Herr Hitler, on account of his disapproval of the Nazi economic policy. The British United Press’s Berlin correspondent, says it is revealed that. Dr. Schacht recently sent a memorandum to Hitler, demanding measures for the stimulation of exports and the diversion of raw material manufactures, instead of rearmament and public works. It is not known whether his resignation will affect lhe presidency of the Reichstag. N.Z. VISITOR. IMPRESSIONS OF GERMANY. AUCKLAND, September 10. Women performing manual labour in the fields, grim-visaged Nazi police everywhere, a poor harvest reaped with primitive scythes, inferior living conditions,, strict laws enforced by an unbending Government, practically no agricultural machinery, and farmers growing gram crops, but unable to feed the wheat to their fowls. These are among the impressions of modern Germany, obtained by Mr C. A. Wilkinson, National M.P., for Egmont, who' returned by the “Akaroa”, this morning, after an extensive business tour of Britain and the Continent. “A large portion of the national revenue is being expended on armaments, and Germany is tightening her belt,” he said. “Very rigid control is enforced in the disposal of crops. Everything is under Government control. even every yard of agricultural land, but this year the harvest was bad, and the country is undergoing a very difficult period. Living conditions are definitely below those of Britain and New Zealand.” In contrast to Germany, Mr Wilkinson said that Czecho-Slovakia appeared to be tnriving, and he attributed the content and prosperity to a recent change in Government. “England is prospering. There are no signs of unemployment, and London is growing at a rapid pace. Factories are being built in all directions, and city limits are being extended.” He added that new cars were going on the roads at the rate of 500 daily. “Rearmament is going on at an unprecedented rate. It is responsible for the scarcity of raw materials and labour. While I altogether agree with the policy, 1 think it may eventually cause reaction.” Mr Wilkinson paid a glowing tribute to the High Commissioner: “Mr Jordan seems to be filling the bill in a very satisfactory manner. He is very popular, and gives immense service to all visitors from New Zealand.”