A GERMAN RADICAL ON AUSTRALIANS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1918, Page 1

A GERMAN RADICAL ON AUSTRALIANS

Maximilian Hai’den, editor of “ Zukunft,” a Radical, and one of the leading German publicists, wrote an article on Australia when the Australians voted against compulsory military service. Addressing a recruiting meeting. near Sydney last week, Mr G. W. Fuller (Home Secretary) read a portion of that article, as follows: — “We have the greatest contempt possible for any human to possess for the Australian, doing as little work as he can, spending his substance in sport, in gambling (which is his religion), and in drinking. We who can claim to be honest laugli at the quixotic bravery of the Australian, whose enthusiasm carried him away to face our God-led army. . . . We will break the hearts of the unionists for all time. . . . We are gratified at the success of our agents in Australia, and the power of German gold. Those Germans who, like Judas, have turned against the Fatherland in its lionr of trial will be suitably dealt with. Those who have stood firm and are now interned will be placed over their captors and in high administrative positions. . . The Australians are the most ignorant people in the wide world. They cannot speak or write correctly the British language. . . . Our propaganda in the land of the Southern Cross'has been most successful. . We will scatter them over the face of the earth, whilst we will retain in Australia their women to be mothers of a new German race in the Great Pacific.”'

“ Any young Australian with the old British blood in his veins must answer that in the only possible way—by enlisting,” remarked Mr huller.