“HATE” PAMPHLETS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1941, 18 February 1919, Page 2

“HATE” PAMPHLETS.

NOT TO BE GIVEN TO ’ CHILDREN,

EDUCATION BOARD VIFAV

“I don’t think wrought to distribute things of this kind,” said Mr H, " Trimble at the meeting of the Tara-;, naki Education Board last week, when consideration was being given to a request from the New Zealand branch of the British Empire Union for certain circulars to be given out among the school children. The circular related to the German .jubilation over the sinking of the Lusitania, which was acclaimed as “A German Naval Victory,” and about which the Kolnische Volkszeitung of May 10th, 1015, said, “With joyful pride we contemplate this latest deed of our navy. . .” The devices of a medal struck by the Germans to commemorate the event was printed on the circulars, which, it was suggested, would serve to remind the children of New Zealand of the terrible deeds of , which th.c Germans were guilty in - war.

Mr Trimble said that no doubt the Germans did very dreadful things during the war, and in the next war might do worse things, “hut,” he continued, “1 don’t think we ought to try to keep up a spirit of haired towards the Germans or any other people. If there is to he peace in the world, any kind of permanent peace, the- whole of the nations will have to join each other. You cannot leave one nation out, boycotting it for ever, and the sooner we can get over the feeling that everything the Gormans did was had Hie sooner we shall have a proper peace. The feeling towards Germany now is not very different from what it was towards France at the end of the Napoleonic wars. For a time France was boycotted —as we call it now—-by the rest of the nations of Europe, and this had a very had effect indeed- upon intercourse between nations. The same effect will take place if Germany is to he treated as an outsider for a very great length of time. We are happy that the war is over now, and we have to hind the wounds caused by the war as soon as possible so that there may he a general peace in the world. . . I have no doubt that Hie Gormans have done very dreadful things, hut we have to try Id forget them, if we are'to make them look on things from a different point of view.” The other members of the hoard agreed with Mr Trimble in the main, and" the letter making the request was received.