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Germany's prewar colonica consisted of territories in Africa and the Far East. Those with any considerable population or wealth of natural resources were in Africa:
Colony
"
Ares
Population Cernus Eat Africa 953,000 mg, klim. 7.66LOKË
(new Tanganyika)
Cameron TEACHES.
Togaland... 37,200
German B. W.
Afries -Ꭽ Ꮧ ..
2,553,000 *1,023,Cap
195,000
To these should also be added German New
Samoa, Guinea, Kiautschau, the Caroline and Mar- shall Islands,
*Not Including: ' non-indigenous coloured population.
These territories were taken from Germany during the war,
GERMANY AND IT FORMEN COLONIES
All of Them Wers Lost-57 the Terma of the Verales Treats, but Now Germany Would
Like te ilare Thum
Relarned in Ber.
were
bargain, but not so the victori- ous powers. Germany, Dr. Heinrich Schnee, former Governor of Gorman East Africa, writes in the latest edi- tion of his book on the German colonies, "Die deutschon Kolo- nion vor, in und nach dem Weltkrieg," rejects the methods of Gonova in colonial matters, because they are contrary to the preliminaries of the peace, as found in the Lansing Note of Nov. 5, 1918, which (in Point 6 of President Wilson's 14. Points) offered "a free, open- minded and absolutely impartial. adjustment of all colonial claims as concerned the interests of the natives." Instead of an Im- partial investigation boing undertaken and the natives being considered, Dr. Schnee declares that Germany's incom. petenco and unfitness to ad-
colonies minister its accepted as sufficient grounds for turning this country's and the peace treaties which competent to be a colonising
colonies into mandated terri- followed regularised a break-up power.
The "fiction of Germany's in- which was already an accom- plished fact.
IN the early post war years, it would have to pay for these competence in colonial ulminis- which Germany "Germany," Article 119 of the vital problems at home called raw materials in foreign valuta, tration," Versailles Treaty reads, "re- for solution, so that the colonial which in its present condition refuted from the beginning, Stubbs Rd. nounces in favour of the princi- question had to be relegated to it could not afford to do. To enabled the Allies, another Ger- has declared, to satisfy pal allied and associated powers the background. But it must those foreign critics who argue man
exchange dif. their consciences and talk about all her rights and titles over her not be concluded from this that that foreign overseas possessions." And as it was ever entirely abandoned ficulties are only temporary, such administration as "a sacred if to give moral justification to by Germany. Silence in this, Germany replies that even if it trust of civilization-though not
their own. this action, Article 22 of the as in a number of other funda- solved this problem by currency without placing
any similar interests first." League of Nations' Covenant mental foreign political issues, devaluation or declared that "the tutelage of did not mean neceptance of the method, the costs of such raw such (native) peoples should be allies' thesis, as later events have materials would still be an im- THE Third Reich ceased to belong the League after Oct. 21, entrusted to advanced nations proved.
possible burden on its industry. 1930, and to-day thinks not in terms who by reason of their re- There has been a sequence in Germany must get its vegetable of mandated territory, but of the re- Sources, their experiences or German political aims during oils, fats, fibres, rubber, tea, turn of its former colonies under its own Sovereignty, "The present their geographical position can the last seventeen years-a coffee, etc., from within its own discrimination against Germany best undertake this responsi, sequence logical to condi- currency area.
could be brought to an end," the Culonial bility." These same powers by tions nt home and in the Regarding the possibility of president of the German excluding Germany from among international field. The goal settling some of the country's Association wrote in October, "only. by the return of its former colonies, en-mandatory states automatically has been always the same surplus population in these for the mandate system, so long as it
classed it as unworthy and In- restoration of an equality "in former German colonies, Na- ia unilaterally applied, represents
all respects," which therefore tional Socialists reject it on the form of discrimination against it. Until it is applied equally to the includes equal status in arms, grounds that it would mean possessions of
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But Germany rejects such a solution on the grounds that it tory. does not solve its problèm, since
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read the plea put forward by NOTES OF THE DAY the return of the colonies, and ultimately losing such settlers powers, li mun, the other colonial
Mr. A. W. Hughes, in the S. C. M. Post, that the spirit of pessimism and lethargy should be replaced by a determination to take definite action with a view
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Scientific achievement during the past century and a half has been so rapid and so wide in its alferations of the peace treaty as citizens of the Third Reich. status in colonisation would probably scope and application that the frontiers by negotiations. area of the earth's surface that
Arctic explorers in
Two expeditions are planned for as
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the world
Critles may Justifiably point out. that Germany demanded a higher standard of international morality from the allies in 1918 than it
terms contemplated. peace envisaged. that its ples for equal When it was recently stated be more effective abroad if National to a prominent German colonial Socialism's racial theory and practice did not brand the Jews within its to bringing about an improve has not been mammed and explored DURING the early months of expert that these colonies can gates as an inferior community, and ment in the local situation. In is now comparatively small. Mo-
the Third Reich, doubts only take comparatively few further that the Third Reich's appeal brief, Mr. Hughes' plan is that dern means of communication now existed in certain circles abroad white inhabitants, he replied, to the world's moral conscience ne pears strange in the light of the the banks, insurance companies, kes even
touch with the capitala of the regarding National Socialism's "You English people juggle with confessions of its own leader that figures as to how few whites can National Socialism pine its faith not public utility concerns, private world; while modern transport can attitude on colonies,
or there. Our on international treaties and agree- firms and individuals should almost literally fling passengers This is undoubtedly traceable be settled here
"strong right arm." raise a fund for the purpose of and goods from one end of the to the fact that there appeared former colonies are a luxury to ments, but on the
world to the other. There is thus a lack of unity among party you, but not to us. We should bringing to the Colony two less and less scope for the adven- leaders themselves as to the put more energy into this pro- DUT admission of such inconsisten-
'blem,
make Remember, necessity is Dcles cannot specialists; whose business it turer who seeks to play a lone value of a colonial empire.
hand. Yet youth must have its Some should be
preferred German the mother of invention. Eng- Ignere either Germany's claims to to study present adventures. There is scarcely one penetration. inte stern Europe land is like the gentleman colonies or the consequences of such
Germany neglect.
looks to-day conditions and make recom- healthy boy who does not dream of and the possible unification of farmer who picks and chooses particularly to England, as the great mendations aiming at general adventure in some shape or form.
To meet modern conditions, how. all German-speaking areas on his land-Germany, the small colonial power, to initiate a fair deal Germans of all recovery: It is suggested that
Ever, such adventure must geser the periphery of the Reich-holder who must make his soil in this matter.
And have hades of opinion would-welcome- the two men needed
bold venture by England, not simply area ally be organised, and in England new imperialism based upon the yield a livelihood. practical business man of wide there is a Public Schools Explora- German theory of "blood and you ever thought of the psycho- because of the material advantages logical effect how it would in which might accrue to themselves, tion Society which enters for the soil." experience and recognised abili- students who have the urge to in Support for this standpoint fluence the outlook of our people but because of the Impetus it would
give to moral and cultural forces ty, and an agriculturist of like vestigate the lonely places of the appeared to be found in "Mein and react favourably on over Germany which are now compelled to standing. If for no other reason world. The Societe was founded Kampf" (p. 742), where Hitler whole state policy?"
lio dormant. in 1932 by Commander Levlek, writes: "finally, we make an
Germany's demand for equal status than that it seeks to offset the who
But imposing as these two was a member of Captain end
in the colonial issue will have to be of the colonial and trade arguments from necessity may met sooner or later, either as a basic spirit of defeatism so prevalent Scott's last Antarctic Expedition policy of the prewar period and appear, they are secondary acknowledgment of justice or as a
There are nearly two hundrei in many quarters, these сол-
members. The first
expedition Pass to the 'Bodenpolitik' ('land to the demand for the restora- concession to the mighty military force structive proposals deserve ser- they made was to Northern Pin settlement policy) of the tion of its former colonies as an this country is now building up: To
day, the Third Reich continues to lious consideration. In particu- land in 1932. The following year future."
acknowledgment of Germany's ask, "Shall a great, highly cultural A party went to Finland, while
But this is outweighed both equal status among the leading and efficient nation like the Germans lar, they are to be welcomed be another party went to Newfound by the later statements of res- powers. For this is not simply be excluded from this great cause they rest on self-help, as land, and the Newfoundland ex-ponsible National Socialist a question of commerce, and to cultural work (of civilisation)...P
To-morrow, it will demand, distinct from the tendency al-pedition was repeated in 1934. leaders, from Hitler downward, treat it as such cannot bring a The future ownership of the well as by the categorical final solution. To dismiss it former German colonies may decide ways to look to the Government Lapland this summer, one for bova declaration in Point No, 3 of merely by saying that it is a other important: International issues. when hard times are encounter-between the ages of fifteen and the party programme, which de- question of national prestige The decision may influence the aut- CC58 or. failure of the League of ed. We live in times when we half and seventeen, and the other cannot afford to ignore any con- for boys between seventeen and mands "land and soil (colonies) also gets nowhere, for no student Nations, which in colonial
nineteen years of age. The re for nourishing our nation and of history can ignore the catas other issues alma at the triumph of crete plans which alm at lighten-sults from the point of view of settling our surplus popula- trophes which neglect of that the common standards of Justice and ing our troubles and possibly character-building are wholly ad- tion."
factor has brought in its train. duty, etc., which all civilised states accept, over any narrow nationalism. mirable, the boys in all cases hav-
The German argument as to "Raum um ung Seune uber uns und give promise of better times to ing gained rapidly in self-reliance, GERMANY'S claims for the colonies is identical with that on points and treedom within un
above us [come, We shall not, we hope, physical fitness and adaptability, return of its colonies are disarmament in its origin, viz., this ideat of Hans Grimm, which has be construed as being in any a taste for personal responsibility, based upon the need for an un- that the allies deliberately broke been used so effectively during the
and new, if more arduous, modes encumbered supply sense obstructive or unrespon-
of raw the promises upon the basis of last few years to reawaken "colonial of life.
consciousness" among the GermanIS, materials,
cannot be which the country agreed to an may well serve as an aid to solve the sive when we suggest that there
obtained at home, for a home in armistice. Germany, It is problem aright, provided that it is is very little mystery about the cause of the Colony's depression.lopment of the Now Territories which to place its surplus popula- stated, fulfilled its part of the applied equally all around.
for the removal Chief among the factors are the there has been more than one tion, and
of the discrimination against slow movement of world trade, investigation in recent years, the state laid down in the post We advance these points, not China's high tariff walls, a cer-with a view to pouring cold war settlement of the colonial the Versailles tain apprehensiveness regar....---g | water on Mr. Hughes' sug- Far Eastern political develop-gestions, but solely in order
"Without colonies, there can ments as they may affect the that account be taken of the
realities of the situation. There be no security as regards raw Colony, and-a point to which is plenty of evidence available materials, without raw mater Mr. Hughes himself alludes of the value in business and ials no industry, without indus- President Paul tho industrial expansion of other walks of life of calling in try no work,"
von Hindenburg declared, China and Japan. A thought outside specialists who are often therefore, we Germans must thus naturally arisca as to the juble to take a detached view of
have colonies." The logic of extent to which Hongkong, ofthe problems prosented to them, this argument, which has since
by been re-emphasised its own initiative, can overcome and it is now for the business
community and others inter-Hjalmar Schacht among others, these obstacles. Moreover, we ested to make known their views has so far been acknowledged by have already had the situation on the proposals put forward. British statesmen that they have (comprehensively analysed by an Our columns are freely open for made, tentative proposals for Economic Commission, whose that purpose. Meantime, we considering the future possi members have man-on-the-spot bespeak for Mr. Hughes' plea the bilities of throwing open the serious.consideration which any raw material supplies of the the Colony's constructive proposal affecting mandated territories, on equal pecullar problems. Similarly, in the well-being of the Colony terms, to needy states like Ger- we deure Forlin 1891. The Japanese Took it in 1916, and in 1923 11 was regard to the agricultural deve deserves.
many, Italy and Japan.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. Knowledge of the Colony's constructive proposal
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in question Trenty.
Dr.
TSINGTAO ONCE WAS GERMAN-CONTROLLED
Chinese Cily Occupled by Germany, in 1897 After the Harder of Two: Missionarien "There Returned to China Under the Washington "Agreement.
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