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which persuadeS us to help estab-
lish European peace. You all
know what that offer is.
"Only a few months ago, Eng
land expressed her willingness to
return to Germany the colonies
lost by the Fatherland during the
war of 1914.
England, however, quite rightly
stipulated that we should be in q
position to give binding and I'M
breakable pledges to keep the peace
to control our great war ma
chine.
ut was then that our friend and
leader, Hellstern, discovered that
he had created Frankenstein.
The chief of the army refused to
give him the peace pledges which
he, on behalf of Great Britain,
sought.
ITO be frank, they demanded a
return in some form or other Of
the monarchy. Our leader here
took the brave course-he an
nounced himself willing to resign,
provided this offer of Great Britain
was substantiated.
I'VE will now hear from Sir ES-
mond Curtels, the British Ambas-
sador to Germany, and another
Englishman-a free lance so far
as the government is concerned
the Earl of Matresser."
Count Helm resumed his seat.
Sir Esmond rose and plunged at
once into the heart of the subject.
CONDITIONS OF OFFER
"This offer OF my country to re-
store to Germany her colonies"
he said, was made upon two con-
ditionS.
"One was that Germany main
tain the principles of Locarno and
undertake not to further occupy
demilitarized towns and lands.
That condition Germany accepted.
THE second was that the ma
tives of those War-lost colonies
should show no violent antipathy
to the change; in other words, do
not consider themselves betrayed
by Great Britain by reason Of this
act of restoration.
ITO insure themselves against
this, the government appointed,
therefore, our friend Lord Mat
resser. who has been Of great SER
vice in his missions abroad, to in.
vestigate thoroughly this particu-
lar point. Lord MatresSer's report
from all the colonies, except one,
justifieS us in confirming our Of
fer; but there is one colony in East
Africa, to which we will allude, if
you please, as Number 7, where
difficulties we're encountered.
II have a suggestion to make
which will do away with these diff
ficulties, but before I make it, I
would propose that Lord Matresser
explain the trouble
CHAPTER xxx
The President bowed to Mat.
resser, who rose and began to
speak in a conversational tone.
This particular colony to which
reference has been made and to
which my remarks apply" he said.
lis marked Number upon the map
which the President has before him
and which 1 think you have all in
spected. There I found trouble.
"Deputation after deputation
from the native chief sought me
out even before I had commenced
my informal court of inquiry.
They all prayed-Count Won Helm
will excuse my being perfectly
frank-that the present regime
might continue, that the colony
be not returned to its former
owners.
Naturally, I made the closest
inquiries as to the reasons for
this petition and I convinced my
self, and I also convinced the au.
thorities to whom I was respon-
sible, that the reports I sent them
were true and well founded.
Ugly truths have sometimes
to be faced and here is one which
with the deepest regret have to
place before you.
That fact is that the German
governor of those Provinces
man of very high position con.
nected. I fear, with some of you,
had conducted the duties of his
high office in cruel and almost
barbaric fashion.
He had reintroduced flogging,
for instance, as is reported in the
small pamphlet which I submitted
to your presiding officer. This re-
port also specifies that native
women were frequently taken
from their rightful owners and
given to others.
BARBARIC ABUSES
Men were subjected to barbaric
forms OF capital punishment on in
sufficient grounds. Large fines
were continually imposed upon the
chiefs in different territories and
severe pLniShmentS melted out for
even a days delay in payment.
Il have proved beyond the shad-
ow of doubt The existence Of all
these abuses which you will find
described at length in my pam.
phlet. My strong advice to the
powers who sent me out on my
tour of investigation is that Colony
Number 7 should not be restored
unless a guarantee be received that
the same governor Is not reap
poipted