HITLER ON COLONIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 November 1938, Page 5

HITLER ON COLONIES

QUESTION MOMENTARILY POSTPONED AWAITING MORE OPPORTUNE ATMOSPHERE TALK Ot’ NON-AGGRESSION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. PARIS, October 31. Herr Hitler does not regard the colonial problem as particularly pressing according to the former Minister, M Lamoureux, in an article in a provincial newspaper, throwing fresh light on the conversations between Herr Hitler and M Francois-Poncet. Herr Hitler said the question could be momentarily postponed and considered when a more opportune atmosphere would enable a mutually honourable solution, including a non-ag-gression pact, a promise to respect his own Belgian frontiers, economic agreements for developing Franco-German trade, and the prohibition of aerial bombardments of open towns. Herr Hitler added that he sincerely wished for a Franco-German agreement which would prevent European conflicts. He did not wish to meddle in French politics, but, while he was prepared to discuss the programme with M Daladier and M Bonnet, in whom he had confidence, he was anxious regarding the instability of. the French political situation. ALARM IN TANGANYIKA STATEMENT BY BRITAIN DEMANDED COLONISTS SHOWING TEMPER DAR ES SALAAM, October 31. Resentment at the Government’s continued failure to make an anouncement regarding the future and • increasing agitation against the return of, the colony to Germany, by which all types of immigrants _ fear they would lose everything, are strongly featured in the growing number of meetings through-

out Tanganyika. ■ Speakers during the weekend declared that a Nazi Tanganyika would mean a Nazi Africa from Egypt to the Cape, spelling the doom of the Empire and Democracy. It is recalled tna British Ministers have given repeatec pledges that the colony would not be surrendered, and it is asked whether Mr Chamberlain is now prepared to break faith with the inhabitants. The meetings vigorously adopted resolutions favouring measures to .protect their own interests, simultaneously expressing loyalty to the Throne. The leaders are doing their utmost to keep the movement constitutional, but they realise that the colonists’ tempers are fraying under the apprehension of. ruin.