SALUTES FROM THE HUNS.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 August 1919, Page 2

SALUTES FROM THE HUNS.

HATS OFF TO BRITISIH OFFICERS.

“Do Germans in the occupied. terri. tories have to take off their hats and step 011’ the sidewalk on meeting British ofiicers, and is this practice to be discontinued on the s'lo‘n3tl.- - 5 1.0 or peace?” asked Col. Wedgwood in the House of Commons.

"'Gernl:ms s.pcakln-g to British ofi~l~ cars are required to take on’ ‘.”nci;hats,” zmsxvered Mr Cllurchil}. cheers supporting him. He saw no I'e:‘.S<_-11 to suppose that the practice. woultl be discontinued -on the signing of pe:‘u':('. He took it to be one of the Inilitary regu--I:,l‘£'iolls deemed appl'opl'iatc to the ‘period of occupation. These regulations were much less severe than those which the Germans were accustomed to impose on conquered areas.

Mr Churchill xfopliml that it was not our wish to take httvsh advan-rage of, our position. but an m'm_\' of occupation was entitled to certain marks of I'(_2_§pect from the enemy (Checi's.) Our I'eAgulal‘iolls would M3l‘ eomp:l.rison wifh the regulafions of any of ‘the other great P(){‘.'or*s, and he cer‘caillly was not prepared to do anything to deprive the army of what it was entitled to. (Cheers) ’