Germany's Colonial Policy.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 72, 18 October 1884, Page 5

Germany's Colonial Policy.

The colonial policy of the German Government is being warmly applauded by the semi-official {papers of the empire. The Colonial Bank, which is now in process of formation, promises to assume very large proportions, and there is some talk of its taking the form of an imperial bank, somewhat after the style of the Deutche Reich.«bank. A recent number of the "Koelnishe Zcitung " contains a somewhat remarkable article, in the course of which it characterises the colonisation movement as not merely colonial, but national. German commerce, itasserts, is at length about to obtain the place w Inch tho long disunion of the country has hitherto compelled it to abandon to England and France. To attain this resu It tho lirstthing necessary, itthinks, is to avoid as much as possiblo tho use of English and French intermediaries, and to place German manufactures on a level with those of England and France. It further remarks that for a considerable time past German merchants have been obliged to admit that native modesty is a virtue the practice of which has been to J the advantage of foreigners alone— a statement that will bo scarcely accepted by those familiar with the modes of mamifaci ture and commerce practised in the Saxon manufacturing town of Chemnitz. It continues an follows : " Young Germans are found everywhere in tho employment of English, Dutch and other firms, as agents, manages, and in other positions of trust. It ih now time that their zeal, talent, andf knowledge should bo employed for the benefit of tho mother country. Satisfactory results in several directions have aheady been obtained, particularly with South America, Brazil, Rio de. Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Buenos Ayres, Montevideo, Valparaiso and other places." The " Koelnishe" then goes on to assert that thotime isnotfar distant when German manufacturers will, thanks to the still further communications which are continually being opened up, soon be able to dispense with the aid of England as an intermediary in commerce, and once the Colonial Bank and transoceanic postal service are established, German commerce a\ ill in a very short space of time be completely emancipated trom English capitalists, ship-owners, andagents.