KEY TO SECURITY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 148, 10 July 1937, Page 6

KEY TO SECURITY

■Fieu Aesoclation.)

Contentment Among the Nations

DR. LUTHER'S VIEWS

«By Tslegraph-

AUCKLAND, Last Night. , Once ' 'Flying Chancellor ' ' and re eently "Flying Ambassador," Dr. Hau.Luther, ex-Chancellor of Germany, anu jenoe & leading figure in the world oi finance, stepped ashore at Auckland £rom the Mariposa on a brief visit of a fortnight to New Zealand. He is taaking Ma way leisurely from Washington to Germany and said he expected to $pend six months in travelling through feountries en xoute. From New Zealand &e wili go on to Australia "later in the inonth. "I thini there are two diffexent jaspecti of peace if yon understand dv peace constrnctive peace which is the ialy Mad of peace that .really helps ♦veryone," said Dr. Luther. He remarked that trhde ezpansion and an increase in prosperity were keys to ftecurity and contentment among the nations bfit there' was also the, other #spect, the question of confidence " as affecting the health and welfare of the people. "I den'fc know whether you have , *ere ia New Zealand the kind of W*r talk which they have in so «any other .countries of the * world," he said. "There is a great |US«C in this war talk. "Ehere will he no war. "You ahould have no douhts on i that, lmt this talk of war prevents a retom of confidence and that • affecte trade. Do not suppose that X think there will he anything hut peece. There will he peace, hut what we need is real peace; peace' in the minds of the people.' '

Dr. Lnther said the signs of reviving trade to-day were encouragin g, but they srere slow and were not heing shared by pll eonntries alike. Some nations had f'turned the corner ' ' several years ago jand were enjoyable a considerable deJpree of prosperity to-day but there were f|ther» in which the signs of improve- | jnent were much more recent. In the jsaae of Germany, the trade balanee last rear was "active" and it was continuing favourable but so far there had not jbeen much expansion in Germany 's pverseas trade. As the head of the Beichsbank, Dr, iLnther stood for stability of the Ger S&an cnrrency and it was considered to be due in a great measure to his finandial wizardry, that Germany snrvived the series of crises which then threafc•ned to engulf her four years ago. Dr, 'Luther went to Washington as German Ambassador, a post from wMch he has just xetired. To a question of what he intended to ;do, he was non-committal. He invited -the interviewer to guess his age and flaughed londly when the figure given fwas wide of the mark. "I'm 58," he ieaid. **Do X look more than that?" 1 Although his white hair is tliin he is Ixobust and obviously enjoying life and iparticularly the prospect of .retirement jthough one may doubt whether he will jever be content to be inactive. "I'm just a travelling student," he eonclnded. "Not a student as you would understand it, but just one who wants to leatn." And again he laughed in his jovial way. The impression lef t was one of a most delightful personality. IHscussing aciation, Dr, Luther sa!id he had flown the equivalent of twice round *the world} having been the first German Minister to use this methotl of travel. Remarkable developments were •ceurring in aviation, and he thought that the future of the airship would not be prejudiced by ihe recent terrible disaster to the Hindenburg. Although flights across the Atlantic liad beeu itopped, that was to enable improvements t» be inade. "There is a firm will to go on," he •aid. "And • carefulness will be the keynote."Before leaving Washington, he interviewed- American aviation authorities who were working in the closest eo-operation with a view to a future Atlantic serviee. , Dr. Luther paid a wonderful tribute to the American people for their syrapathy and heroism at the timo of the Hindenburg disaster. Witliin four hours of tbe burning of tbe airship he •rrived at the scene by air and was deeply impressed by all tbat was done for the sufferers. About two-thirds of those who were on the Hindenburg were still liviug. Discussing Gertnany, f)r. Ltilher said the population liad inereastcj b.v l.CKJO.COO last ycar as a result of birtlis. "Tbat.is iiuire tliau the total population of New Zealand." cominen.tcd Dr. Halleutbal. Geifman Consu) I'or New Zealand, wbo bad conie I'roiti Wellington to meet Dr.' Luther.