THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 7, 198
NAZI METHODS OF SEWING
UP
TRADE
HIS TONGUE WAS England Alarmed FIRE, HIS BRAIN At German Activities
WAS ICE
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the town. Grim mouth, eyes aflame, the Leader takes the salute. Tramp! Germany echoes to the tramp! Germany is on the march!
Tramp!
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Washington.
By taking a nose dive into British economic and trade publications you get more of an idea why England was glad to take any step, such as the trade pact with the U.S., offering some offset against German trade aggressions.
MR. H. MORRISON
AND THE PREMIER
"A Danger To Peace"
Speaking at a Socialist party meet- ing at Hackney, Mr. Herbert Mor- national and international tragedy rison, M. P., said that it was a that the British Prime Minister at this juncture should be Mr. Neville
By a system of trade inventions that amaze the English, Germany is able to buy and buy and The buy food, cotton and other raw materials, and sell intriguers sapped and bored. Reich-countries which England once considered her own Chamberlain."
customers.
The moles were busy, too.
swehr General Kurt von Schleicher conspired with Von Papen, Junker Diehard politican, and President Hindenburg to throw out the Catho- lic Chancellor Bruning. Hitler would then support (and, as he re- solved, control) Д Von Papen Cabinet. Von Schleicher thought he would do the controlling.
Bruning fell. Von Papen enter-Germany offers to buy large sup-department here, however, suspect
Mr. Morrison regarded Mr. Cham- berlain and his colleagues not only
An article in the London Eco-, rals not yet developed in the Bal-as a danger to peace and traitors nomist points out some of the me- kan countries will be opened up by to democracy but as men whose chanisms by which Germany sews German money and thus create for policy had been fraught with the up trade. Suppose tobacco, oil and Germany a huge military asset wheat are needed. All these are which could not be cut off.
gravest danger to the security and available in the Balkan countries. Some authorities in the commerce wealth of Nations.
well-being of the British Common-
plies of these goods. She will pay aski marks, which are good only for purchase of German goods in
return.
PAYS HIGHER PRICE
ed in. The next elections Hitler 230 seats in the Reichstag. He thought "Von Papen is my pri- soner." The new Junker Chan- cellor, however, backed by the old Junker President, proposed simply Maybe the Balkan countries don't to make use of this "Bohemian cor-like to be tied up to buying only poral" (Hindenburg's phrase). German goods, so they object to Hitler mobilised the Brownshirts, the deal. Germany promptly offers Von Schleicher threatened to shoot to pay higher than the world mar-
an
the estimate of these sources is ex- that he had high qualities of ad- "I have always freely admitted cessive. But the Balkans at present are capable Ministry of Health," said Mr. Mor- whatever develops, ministration and decision at the of supplying 20 per cent of Gerrison. "But as Prime Minister it many's raw material needs and there is little doubt that their ability out of his depth in his reckless seems to me that he has got quite will be swelled rapidly under Ger-handling of foreign affairs. man guidance and trade pressure.
"While his foreign policy, leaves us with fewer and fewer reliable
them down with Reichswehr ma-ket price. Farmers, eager for ADMIRAL'S TRIBUTE
ly insist that the deal go through: TO GERMAN
NAVY
"They Are Our Friends'
friends in the world, he has badly
failed in securing from the military and civil defence departments that action which is so important in this dan-
efficiency and energetic
gerous world.
chine-guns. Hitler demanded position "like Mussolini's." Bluntly insist that the Hindenburg refused.
And since peasants in the Balkans The Fuehrer was in fury. The outnumber everybody else, they Nazis voted Von Papen out. The have to be satisfied, Reichstag was again dissolved. But That leaves the Balkan banks
"Despite the perpetual abuse and at the election the Hitler vote fell loaded with aski marks with which A plea for the maintenance of ments.
treachery of the Fascist Govern- by two million votes. The party they can buy only German goods. friendship between British and Ger- never to be happy unless he is in Mr. Chamberlain 'seems was in a desperate state, dishear-Now if a Balkan importer has been man naval officers
WAS made by the arms of either Herr Hitler or tened, hopelessly in debt.
used to buying British shoes or Vice-Adml. On top of it all Strasser revolted. fabrics or steel, he will be persuad-speaking at the annual dinner in that both of them seem to be almost Sis Geoffrey Blake, Signor Mussolini, despite the fact The new Chancellor was Von Schlei-jed instead to buy in Germany London of the Royal Naval Sailing incapable of keeping their word.” cher. He offered Strasser the post because the banks have to use up Association, over which he presided of Vice-chancellor. When Hitler this German exchange. Thus Britain as Vice-Commodore. said No! Strasser resigned. The loses a customer.
Remarking on whole show wobbled.
the sailing com- Hitler was
There has been so much of this petitions between the two navies at frantic. To Goebbels he shouted. that the Balkans are loaded with Kiel, in which, he said, we should "If the Party breaks up I'll end aski marke. They can't spend them continue to participate, "whatever matters in three minutes with my for anything except German goods. happens," Sir Geoffrey said: "If gun!"
It was the fourth time he And Germany isn't always willing we can only get our two navies to- had threatened suicide.
to sell them what they want. The gether, you know from the atmosp- All was not quite loat.. The Balkans may want steel building here over there that it is one of The Bishop of Manchester, Dr. Strasser rift did not widen. Hitler materials but Germany instead the most friendly co-operation, cx-Guy Warman, has banned the pro- denounced him before the Party wants to sell toys and glassware, actly as it was when we were in th.duction of an anti-Nazi Nativity chiefs. Yes, Strasser, of all men, Yugoslavia was compelled to buy Mediterranean.
Play in St. Hilda's Church, Denton, had betrayed him. He sobbed buge quantities of aspirin, Rumania "German naval officers-I don't in which the player of the role of Strasser was expelled.
bought thousands of typewriters, care what you say - were our King Herod was to have been made It became a mad race against dis-and Greece bought mouth organs friends and they are our friends." up to resemble Hitler. aster. The storm troops were rid-by the hundred thousand, dled with discontent, anger and be- wilderment. At any time they
MUNITIONS OBSOLETE might break out, seize the streets the growing supply of aski marks, In an effort to use up more of --and be swept from them by Rei-many Balkan countries agreed to chswehr bayonets.
buy German munitions. Now why Von Papan saved Hitler. He should thought he was securing
Germany; engaged mi an himself. armament race, sell munitions. He made a coalition to beat Von Simple says the London Economist. Schleicher. There was to be a Germany sells munitions which are National Government. Hitler, Chan-growing obsolete for a first class cellor; Von Papen, Vice-Chancellor. power. They still are satisfactory Hindenburg assented to the deal.for smaller countries. Von Schleicher fell. Hitler was Much of this same type of trade named Chancellor.
goes on with South America. Sell- On the might of January 30ing armaments to these countries is Hitler stood at one window of the an especially good deal for Ger- Chancellery, Hindenburg at the next many. It means that the countries window. A vast torchlight proces- which buy armaments from Ger- sion filed past for hours. Hitler many must continue trading with smiled for the first time for many her, because only Germany can weeks. At the last hour he had supply spare parts and ammunition vaulted into the saddle.
for the military equipment.
The London Economist is fearful To-morrow:
y: The Reichstag Fire. that a tremendous source of mine"
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BANNED IN ENGLAND
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