NAZI REGIME

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 424, 4 May 1937, Page 5

NAZI REGIME

ORDINARY PEOPLE’S LIVES High Officials To Do Manual Labour Press Association —Copyright. (Received 11.5 am.) Berlin, Muy 3. In order to enable them to make contact with ordinary people and to understand the problems of th© land, General Goebbels has instructed all high officials of the Propaganda. Department to do two months’ manupl labour in factories, and on the roads and farms. EUROPEAN HARDSHIPS German And Italian People Press Association—Copyright. Auckland, May 3. The intense hardship suffered by tho people was the outstanding impression formed by Dr. J. C. Duncan, Government bajneologist, during a visit to I July. On his return by the Niagara to-day Dr. Duncan said the sufferings of the people were indeed great. They were taxed to the utmost limit, but strangely enough, taken on the whole, they were fairly cheerful. The Mussolini regime was resented from the highest to the lowest in re spect to employment problems. “The working man is asked to work four months in the year and in the remain ing months he was idle,” Dr. Duncan said. In Germany Dr. Duticain found tne atmosphere of repression on every side. The younger people were definitely hypnotised by Hitlerism but the older people were definitely unhappy under the present regime Everywhere a miliary attitude was displayed and there was no freedom of speech. Dr. Dunclan said he renewed acquaintance with Mr Bernard Shaw in England. Mr Shaw said that if he could arrange his business affairs he would like to come to New Zealand to finish his dlays. "In laboratory and clinical work wc have a great deal to learn, but New Zealand has an asset that nobody Use on curth has,” said Dr. Duncan, who Visited the principal s pas in Europe “Our baths, massage an I physiotherapy are as up-to-date as anything ( in Europe. The waters- of Rotorva ure infinitely more valuable and. potent than anything in Europe. Those in charge of the spas on tne. Continent would give their eyes t o have our waters,”