"Germany's Colonial Problem"

\ N announcement recently that Britain and Germany were moving towards a more friendly understanding in international affairs, gives point to arguments set out forcefully, but in moderate language, in Germany's Colon ial Problem. A copy of an English trans lation of the book, which is by Dr. Kurt Johannsen and H. H. Kraft, has been sent to us. It deals with “the necessity for redistributing the world’s raw mater ial resources” and presents a whole series of reasons why Germany’s former colon ies should be returned to her.

It is impossible, in this space, to dis cuss so large and important a subject.

One can only express the sincere hope that a solution of the problem will be found. There is a strong affinity between the Anglo-Saxon and the Teuton races.

Those who knew the pre-1914 German in the Pacific learned to admire his coloni sing genius. The growing British view, despite the many repellant features of Hitler-ism. is that the friendship of the

German nation is worth having, even if sacrifices have to be made.

The German Colonial Question is another book recently published. The author, Paul Leutwein, suggests that the mutual interests of Germany and Japan might best be served by Germany sur rendering to Japan any rights she may

nave in regard to the Marshall and Caro line Islands. He says, also, that Germany is prepared to forego any rights she may have over the territories of New Guinea and Western Samoa, provided she could receive in Africa a larger area than the 1,000,000 square miles which she held there before the war.