GERMANY AND NEW ZEALAND.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3484, 12 May 1920, Page 5

GERMANY AND NEW ZEALAND.

Eaily in March (says a. London cor-rc-s_nondent) Sir Thomas Mackenzoie rec-e~l_ved the visiting card of the representative of the German Government in this country. In mentioning the fact at a luncheon a few days ago, he said that unfortunately he was not in the office when the call was made. Sir Thoxnas said he ‘thought it spoke volumes for the restraint that the British had shown in receiving at all in their oflices a. German agent. One had to remember the escape that we had from the clutches of Germany to appreciate our forbearance. We are told that we had. to help in the reconstruction of

Germany, help her with raw materials, help her with the flotation of a loan, help her to build up her wealth and prosperity, and, incidentally he supposed, her army and navy. \Ve were told that unless this was done she would not be able to pay ofi her war indebtedness. The High Commissioner expressed the belief that as soon as Germany could evade payment of any obligation she would do -so, but it would be a thousand times better she should not pay off a. penny than that she would be able once more to build up her power and once more strike us at a time when perhaps we may be less ready than We were before. _'l'hat was his View of the situation. “Germany is a nation not to be trusted. Therefore We have to fear any prosperity that will come to that country.”