The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22


restoration of the pre-war German
colonies as his next step in building
up the Third Reich as great
world power.
Under the Versailles Treaty, Ger
many coded all of Its colonies to
the various Allied powers, which in
Africa alone gained a total Of 10000
German population and more than
100000 natives by the deal. Ger
man losses included:
Africa
The Cameroons to Great
Britain.
Togoland to Great Britain.
Southwest Africa to the Union
Of South Africa.
East Africa to Britain and
Belgium.
Far East
The Marshall Isles and Shan
tung to Japan.
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 de-
mands In Europe. His desire to
dominate Central Europe and make
Germany powerful on the CONT
nent-perhaps for an eventual
clash with Russia-has overshadowed
his interest in colonies, which ct
present might hinder the Third
Reich more than they would help.
But II the Fuehrer does turn next
toward @ colonial settlement, he will
find other European powers have
been busy In that field.
France has vast colonial en-
pire totaling 4,500,000 square miles
and with q population Of 60,l00, 900
stretching from Africa to Asia TO
America. It has been quietly at work
on precautions against future dan
gers.
Two main detectives have been
sought: First, to integrate the col
onies more thoroughly into the
French system; and second, to
strengthen the military defenseS Of
the empire.
Gen. Jules Buhrer has been made
chief Of the colonial general star
and the minister Of colonies has
been admitted to the supreme ma
tional defense council for the first
time. Buhrer became q member Of
the Superior War Council and the
entire colonial defense system was
reorganized.
Recruiting has been carried on
for the colonial armed forces, with
the object Of putting q possible
$4,000 more men under arms In AZ.
RIGA and 10000 In Indo-China.
Important measures have been
taken to improve communications in
Africa to speed mobilization If nee
essary. One Of Frances chief wor-
ries In event OF war would be keep
ing open Mediterranean communica-
ton lines. The port Of Dakar, Inn
portant In any troop concentrations,
will be enlarged, and road through
out the Sahara region will be i'm
proved.
In the economic field, the min
istry Of colonies Is seeking to In
crease production Of cotton, tea, cof-
fee and cocoa.
italy, the none-too-happy part
ner OF Nazi Germany, Is putting O
great deal Of effort into building
up Its colonial empire In Africa.
The italian population Of Adds
Ababa, capital Of Ethiopia, Is a.
600 now as compared TO 500 In Oc-
tober. 1896, Ave months after Its
capture by Fascist armies. OF that
total about 5000 are women. There
have been 1888 italian babies born
there since the fall Of the city TO
the Fascists.
Air trafilc between Italy and Its
East African empire has gone up
rapidly In the last year. In that
period, about 4,700 persons few from
Rome to Adds Ababa. An almost
equal number flew from Djibuti,
where they landed from steamships,
to the Ethiopian capital. Italy has
been boycotting the French-owned
railroad from Djibuti to Adds Ababa
and doing most Of Its heavy haul
ing by truck.
italian pacification Of Ethiopia
has not been as simple as reports
published abroad would indicate.
The natives In the GOTHAM region
have been in armed rebellion for
some time, and 1t Is estimated that
10000 Of them are engaged In
guerrilla fighting. The natives con-
ceal their weapons and 60 about
their work during the daylight
hours. At night they snipe at Ital-
ians,