GREAT POWERS
BRITAIN AND GERMANY
PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING VITAL INTERESTS AFFECTED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) 'Received Feb. 16, 3.5 p.m.) BERLIN, Feb. 15 Sir Neville Henderson, in a speech at the Anglo-German Society dinner, stressed the necessity of AngloGerman understanding, based on respect for Germany's vital interests as a Continental Power and Britain's as an overseas Power. He added that the foundations of peace and understanding were laid at Munich. It was contrary to commonsense to regard Britain and Germany as politically antagonistic. They were complementary. Germany is a great Continental Power and Britain a great maritime Power, which did not imply that Britain was not interested in the Continent or Germany not interested overseas. There was ample scope for both, economically and in a civilising sense. It was only political competition which was dangerous. Commercial competition might be strenuous, but was neither hostile to peace nor disturbing to evolution, and must ultimately iead to sound Anglo-German friendship, otherwise Europe would founder.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20732, 16 February 1939, Page 10
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163GREAT POWERS Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20732, 16 February 1939, Page 10
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