SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 401, 7 April 1937, Page 5

SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

ANTI-NAZI BAN. HERTZOG’S DEFENCE Political State of Country. Press Assocla^’on —Copyright. Received .'! p.m. Cape Town, April G. Defending the anti-Nazi p.m ma tion in the Legislative Assembly to day, eneral Hertzog said, "Since 193? the conditions' in. South-wes: Ift oa have been so bad vhiat for a time the Government of tho country could not be carried on. "I am unable to say which party was blameworthy," continued General Hertzog, “but the Germans called the attention of ihe German Government to the condition of things with a view to persuading it to take over the Adminisvratios.” The Cape Times publishes.' a blunt-ly-worded leading article in reply to the German Minister’s protest against the proclamation. It .states: “The Gemran protest/ frankly is not worth the paper on wEieH it is written. It defies all the ascertained factn and suggests that Berlin is very badly informed regarding the true position in Southwest Africa.” The London Times says that the terms of the proclamation are certain ly drastic, but. nothing like so drastic asi the measures which the German Government would l have taken against members of a foreign organisation fomenting subversive political agitation in Germany.” The German Note denies that Germans are interfering with institution!' in South-west Africa, and adds that the German Government, which repeatedly urged elimination of tension oy mutual understanding, now cons id-, ers it to be its duty to raise a warn ing and ask the Union Government to take steps Co prevent serious damage In carrying out the proclamation.