Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1938 — Page 12

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Europe Fears Next Hitler Coup Will Be Attempt to Win Back Prewar Colonies > 1

(Copyright, 1938, by United Press) Europe’s next big headache may come from colonial conflicts, and the powers already are busy strengthening their imperial fences. Germany, having fought its way back from the World War defeat, has kept alive the question of return of colonial possessions lost at Versailles. But Adolf Hitler has chiefly used the colonial issue as a weapon held in the background to further other immediate aims such as the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia.

colonies as his next step in building up the Third Reich as a great world power. Under the Versailles Treaty, Germany ceded all of its colonies to the various Allied powers, which in Africa alone gained a total of 18,000 German population and more than 12,000,000 natives by the deal. German losses included:

Africa The Camercons to Great Britain. Togoland to Great Britain. Southwest Africa to the Union of

Now, many European observers | South Africa.

Far East The Marshall Isles and Shantung to Japan. 7 ‘Samoa. to New Zealand. New Guinea to Australia. Nauru Island to Britain In connection with Germany’s return to “a place in the sun,” Hitler has talked about colonies chiefly in order to back up his demands in Europe. His desire to dominate Cen-

tral Europe and make Germany

powerful on the continent—perhaps for an eventual clash with Russia— has overshadowed his interest in colonies, which at present might hinder the Third Reich more than

toward a colonial settlement, he will find other European powers have been busy in that field. France has a vast colonial empire totaling 4,500,000 square miles and with a population of 60,100,000 stretching from Africa to Asia to America. It has been quietly at work on precautions against future dangers. * Two main objectives: have been sought: First, to integrate the colonies more thoroughly into the French system; and second, to strengthen the military defenses of the empire. Speaking yesterday before the

jected any suggestion that there should be a redistribution of the former German colonies by declaring: “We consider the French Empire inviolate.” Gen. Jules. Buhrer has been made chief of the colonial general staff and the Minister of Colonies has been admitted to the supreme national defense council for the first time. Gen. Buhrer became a member of the Superior War Council and the entire colonial defense system was reorganized. Recruyjting has been carried on for the colonial armed forces, with the object of putting a possible 50,000 more men under arms in Africa and

Important - measures have been taken to improve communications in Africa to speed mobilization if necessary. One of France's chief worrie? in event of war would be keeping open Mediterranean. communication lines. The port of Dakar, important in any troop concentrations, will be enlarged, and roads throughout the Sahara region will be im-« proved. In the economic field, the ministry of colonies is seeking to increase production of cotton, tea, coffee and cocoa. Great Britain seems willing to discuss the restoration of German colonies in case Hitler indicates: that

eral European appeasem ent. The British Cabinet this week voted to attempt to arrange new conferences between Prime Minister Chamberlain and Fuehrer Hitler that certainly would involve colonial questions. Italy, the none-too-happy partner of Nazi Germany, is putting a great deal of efort into building up its colonial empire in Africa. The Italian population of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethopia, is 22,000 now as compared to 500 in October, 1936, five months after its capture by Fascist armies. Of that total about 5000 are women. There have

since the capture of the city by the Fascists. ! Italian pacification of Ethiopia has not been as simple as reports published abroad, would indicate, The natives in tha Gojjam region have been in armed rebellion for some time, and it is estimated that

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