EYES ON COLONIES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1930, Page 5

EYES ON COLONIES

GERMANY AND TANGANYIKA.

LONDON, Aug. 14.

A significant sequel to the goosestepping parade of German marines from the cruiser Karlsruhe in the mandated territory of Tanganyika (East Central Africa), which brought a strong British protest, is the satisfaction expressed by the German newspapers a,t the incident. Their attitude is that the mandate is a temporary affair, and that Germany is aiming ivtu’ultinmte recovery of her colonies. They express pleasure that the incident has served to demonstrate this fact to Britain.

The Berlin correspondent ;of The Times, commenting on the affair* points out that Germany is keeping the colonial idea alive by means ol societies which maintain touch with German settlers in the mandated tend tories. He adds that German publications usually contrive to suggest that the British administration of these colonies is inferior to the German,

Herr Speiser, the German Consul at Tanga, where the march took place, has made an official statement, that 30 sailors from the Karlsruhe were ordered to march past the hotel, because the ship’s officers thought the ceremonial would please their German hosts. He was surprised when the Provincial Commissioner ordered the closing of the hotel bar, on the ground that the march past was a military display which could be regarded as a fonn of propaganda among the natives. Herr Speiser called on the commissioner next morning and explained that no military display in any way was intended. His explanation was accepted.