"GERMANY CAN NOT BE IGNORED"

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 56, 29 November 1937, Page 5

"GERMANY CAN NOT BE IGNORED"

-Presa Assn.'

Will Succeed Through Her Own Strength

GOERING'S BOAST

(By Telftnrraph-

— Copvrigtit.i

(Eeceived 29, 8.4o a.m.) HAMBUEG, Nov. 27. General Goering, elaborating on the text of Germany's desire to share in world commerce and regain her colonies, said that she did not intend to isolate herself. On the contrary, the creation of a greater Hamburg proved the importanee of these aims- and indicated that she intended to join tbe world in peaceful competition. He added: "We shall not cease to demand our colonies back. We shall succeed not through others' goodwill, but through our own strength." The four-year plan was intended to make Germany independent in evory direction, said General Goering. "Foveign'ers hope to bring ns economically to our knees, but they will not succeed. We seek not only political and military independence but also economic indopendence. There is no desire to isolate ourseives economically, but foreign uations are compelJing ue to do so .by withholding from ns world produets." After emphasising thf. growth oi! Germany's armed forces, its said: "Germany ean no longer be ignored. No nation in the world can alford to ' treat Germany's interests with less attention than her own." He added that other nations realised the value of Germany's friendshiD. "The steel axis binding us with Eoma and Tokio is a better guarantee of world peace than the Leagne chatterboxes which meet at Geneva," he docJared.