Germany And Versailles

Letter to the Editor IN my opinion, all this unrest in Europe can be traced directly to the unjust Treaty of Versailles. There is one group of nations which seeks to get rid of the bad sections of that Treaty, and another section which will not give up any of the advantages' it gained at Ver sailles.

In consequence, the situation will re main, as you once said in the "P.l.M.’’, “We hold what we have” versus "We get back all that we lost”. Each side pre sents its arguments to the world and, remarkably enough, the get-back side seems to be more convincing. A number of strong nations are about to become allies.

Hitler’s Germany is by no means the war-mongering monster she is described by a good deal of the world press. Hit ler will never claim Alsace-Lorraine. He offered France a 25 years’ non-aggres sion pact; he always asked for Britain’s friendship or. at least, her understand ing. But Britain should definitely give up the one-sided Treaty of Versailles, and the corresponding policy. All na tions suffered by Versailles.

Will you blame Germany (1) For the experiences of her post-war history (Democracy with 38 parties! Jewish Rise.

Disarmament). (2) For her attempt to look round for friends. (By the way, how many allies had Great Britain in 1914?) (3) For British obstinacy in re gard to the Colonial question.

I am, etc.,

P. Hessmann.

Apia, Samoa, Feb. 2, 1939.

Constable J. Fairburn, of the Western Samoa Police Department, returned to the Territory recently by the “Maui Pomare”, after leave in New Zealand.