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Berlin Wants High Price For Friendship
Reports from London that the British Govern- ment intends to make a new approach to Germany in the course of the next few weeks have been re- ceived in Berlin with reserve.
Official quarters state frankly that there can be little hope of a lasting understanding being reached in the present atmosphere.
The British rearmament campaign, which, it is
Germany, is still regarded as the chief obstacle.
and from all leading stores & compradores held, is based on a feeling of resentment against
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Mr. Lloyd George, answer- ing questions after his speech at the City Temple, said the French Army is now the best in Europe,
"The Russian Army," he went òn, “is the greatest army in the world so far as numbers are concerned and so far as its air force is concerned.
"If Hitler had made the mis- take of forcing us into war, we should have suffered here ow-` ing to the neglect of the Gov- ernment, but it would not have altered by one single fota the ultimate result. The totalitarian nations would have been crush- ed like an eggshell.”
EGYPT'S NAVY
ANNOYS DUCE
Another important factor is Nazi Germany's increasing mistrust of the democratic form of government. In fact, certain sections of the Nazi Press
go 80 far in their at- tacks on democracy as to create the impression that they claim a right, to determine who is and who is not
suitable member of a Cabinet.
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Dr. Kriegk, the diplomatic cor- respondent of the "Nachtausgabe," expressed the cpinion that an “in- ternal consolidation" in Britain was the necessary condition for the [opening of negotiations with "Ger-
many.
There was no sense, he added, in concluding an agreement with a country whose Government was al- ways changing.
“BRITAIN TOO WEAK”
More moderate Germans · state that Europe's new shape must be given time to crystallise before a further attempt is made to deal with outstanding problems.
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They compare Europe to a town The Vauxhall which has been shaken by a severe 40 m.p.g. On á earthquake-and where the inhabit-trial, over 1,000
the 10 h.p. Saloon ants must find their feet and see how their neighbours are dealing Hydraulic Brake And it has In with the damage before resuming chromesh and r social relationships on a new basis. features.
Germany, too, has been given a feeling ** of independence and
Britain is strengthening her posi- tion in the Mediterranean by help-strength by recent revelations re- |ing Egypt to build a powerful mo-
warding arinament · · deficiencies In Britain and France. Berlin is now dern fleet.
prepared to put a high price on Its friendship.
This is an effective reply to Mussolini's anti-British pro paganda in the Near East. It is causing the Duce much annoy-
ance.
Egyptian officers and men will be trained in England in time for the warships reaching Cairo..
"A British naval officer will join the British Military Mission
| Egypt, and will act as adviser.
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A naval academy will be esta
lished in Alexandria.
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It is openly stated in the Press that Britain and France were too weak to oppose Herr Hitler's solu- tion of the Czechoslovak problem.
The "Voelkischer Beobachter,” the official Nazi party organ, de- clares that German strength was alone responsible for the mainten- ance of peace and the British and French change of front,
Germany was prepared for any emergency but, she agreed to a settlement of the conflict when she
Egypt is at last beginning to had a guarantee that her legal range herself among the other Fas-claims were recognized. tern Mediterranean Powers.
With a projected army of 100,-
000 men and an air force of 1,000]
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modern 'planes, Egypt, after hav- "Recent debates in the democra-peace by acknow ing secured Independence in 1936, tio countries," the newspaper adds, rights.
Is on the way to realising her "config.n the impression that in the "What Germa greatest ambition-to be able to Czech crisis the We ern Powers own free will a “defend herself: 3)
were not in a post Germany's claims,
solution for them was
A British adviser is being a pointed for armaments factories in "direuinstange the only Egypt.
ophole desire for peace
in the other side by en possible Viscount Hal the United Stat
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