MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE GERMAN COLCfiiES. KEPJA r TO I>K. SOLF. THREE RE ASOX* FOR NOX- = 'RESTORATION'. Received March 3, 5.5 p.m. London, March 2. The Daily Mail, discussing Dr. Self's speech, says there arc at least three reasons why tlie Germans should never resume their colonial career. The first, reason is that the selfgoverning Dominions would never permit it. Australia, New Zealand, and South. Africa having given thpir test blood and treasure to the task of making an end of Greater Germany would feel that Downing Street had unscrupulously Bold them if the old avowed enemy again planted their flags. Any proposal to surrender the German overseas possessions would go near disrupting the Empire. Secondly: The whole Empire is determined that Germany shall not use the colonies as military strongholds. Thirdly: Germany has never treated her aubjeet-ali(in3 with mercy or justice. The native races hate her bloody, brutal ruleGeneral Smuts has returned to London. London, March 1. The Daily Mail declares that Germany must never be allowed to resume her colonial career. ■ The Dominions, after giving their Witt blood and treasure to end Greater Germany, would feel unscrupulously sold if 'Downing Street even considered the question. Statesmen capable of such criminal stupiditywuld be wholly incompetent to conduct tiie EmpircVaffairs, and the proposal'to surrender the colonies would go near to produce the disruption of the Empire-