1937-04-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1937.

SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER'S REPLY TO GERMAN PROTEST

Not Anti-Nazi In Essence, But---

BERLIN REMINDER OF MANDATE

Capetown, To-day.

The anti-Nazi proclamation of the South African Government (banning political activities on the part of foreigners in South-West Africa) was not induced by an antagonistic motive towards the Reich.

THIS DECLARATION WAS MADE BY THE PREMIER, GENERAL HERTZOG, IN REPLY TO THE GERMAN NOTE OF PROTEST AGAINST THE MEASURE. SOUTH AFRICA, DE- -CLARED GENERAL HERTZOG, WAS GUIDED BY THE IM- PERATIVE NEED TO PROMOTE PROPER ADMINISTRATION AND ORDERED DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER GERMAN TERRITORY.

THE MEASURE WAS DIRECTED AGAINST PRACTICES

GENERAL HERTZOG.

COMPULSORY

TRAINING IN

SOUTH AFRICA

Capetown, To-day.

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The South African Minişter of Defence, Mr. O. Pirów, yesterday outlined a scheme of compulsory physical training for youths of the Commonwealth.

The scheme involves 200,000 boys up to the leaving school age, after which the young men will be allowed to continue the training voluntari- ly-Reuter.

Soviet Orders Big Battleship

WHICH PRECLUDED CONCILIATION AMONG VARIOUS SEC 16-INCH GUN SHIP OFFER TO US.A.

TIONS OF THE POPULATION AND WHICH OPERATE AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF GERMANS AS WELL AS THE OTHER INHABITANTS.

CONSTRUCTORS

Washington, To-day. The Department of State yesterday revealed The proclamation was issued nexation of the mandated territory in pursuance of South Africa's as a fifth province of the Union, that the Soviet has approached two American cōm- intention to carry out the trust and at the time called forth dippanies for the supply of material, designs and equipment for a modern capital ship armed with 16-inch guns to be assembled in Soviet yards.

representations

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imposed by the mandate, and ap-matic plied to all non-British subjects Reich, certainly cannot be regard without discrimination against ed as the background conducive to Germans.

co-operation. The Union Government trusted It is also pointed out that the German nationals would give rights granted to Germans in the occasion for applying the pro-mandated territory under the Lon- visions of the proclamation to don Agreement of 1923 have been them, and Government would wel- infringed upon through the action come the co-operation of the Ger- of the Union Government, since no man Government in that regard. German is allowed to be a member Renter.

of the central government and the German language is excluded as the official language.

Berlin Attitude

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA: MAIL”) Berlin, To-day. The answer of the South African Government to the German Note of protest against the new measures in South-West Africa, has met with quite a favourable reception German Government and political circles.

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General Hertzog's declaration is held to be quite conciliatory” in tone.

Germany, it is declared in Ber- lin, welcomes the Union's invita tion to co-operate but before this can take place, proper conditions for co-operation must be establish- ed.

The only offices open to Germans, it is pointed out, are those in the school administration.

“NON-BRITISH”

General Hertzog's statement that the new measure was not directed against Germana but against all non-British nationals, has not been received with praise in Berlin.

It is an open admission that Bri- tish subjects enjoy special rights, in striking contrast to the consti- tution as - laid down by the League of Nations when the mandate was given to Britain.

Finally, the hope is expressed here that the proclamation be re- garded as a dead letter and that at a later date it will be quietly with- The report of the commission of drawn, as it is an "unnecessary and investigation in South-West Africa, disturbing factor in international

-Trans-Ocean. which recommended complete an-relations.”

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The Department states that the companies who received these. inquiries approached the Depart- ment early in March before Japan refused to subscribe to the 14-inch gun maximum.

The Department objected to the proposed transactions on the grounds that the maximum calibre of guns for battleships was still an international issue, and export of 16-inch

guns from the United States

mucila situation: Ini-

American interests.

also feared that a provi- It sion in the proposed contract, sti- pulating that the manufacturer have the armour and, guns tested by the United States Navy before delivery, might contravene the United States Government's policy of disassociating itself completely from the promotion of a

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