Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-26
NENVOY EXTRAORDINARY
By E.PHILLIPS' OPPENHEIM

WI
now when, on behalf of Germany, I
should speak of this great offer which
persuades us to help establish Euro
pean peace. You all know what that
offer is. Only few months ago,
England 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 posi-
ton to give binding and unbreakable
pledges to keep the peace-to control
our great war machine. It was then
that our friend and leader, Hellstern,
discovered that he had created a
Frankenstein. The chiefs of the army
refused to give him the peace pledges
which he, on behalf of Great Brit
ain, sought. To be frank, they de-
manded return in some form or other
the monarchy. Our Leader here took
the brave course-he announced him
self willing to resign, provided this
offer of Great Britain was substan-
tiated.
"We wi IL now hear from Sir Esmond
Curtels, the British Ambassador to
Germany, and another Englishman-
free lance so far as the government
is commemorative Earl of Matresser."
Count Helm resumed his seat. Sir
Esmond rose and plunged at once in
to the heart of the subject.
"This offer of my country to restore
to Germany her colonies" he said,
"was made upon two conditions. One
was that Germany maintain the prin-
ciples of Locarno and undertakes not
to further occupy demilitarized towns
and lands. That condition Germany
accepted. The second was that the
natives 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 res
toration.
''To insure themselves against this,
the government appointed, therefore,
our friend Lord Matresser, who has
been of great service in his missions
abroad, to investigate thoroughly this
particular point. Lord Matresser's
report from all the colonies, except
one, justify us in confirming our of
fer; but there is one colony in East
Africa, to which we will allude, if
you please, as Number z, where diff
culties were encountered. I have a
suggestion to make which will do a.
way with these difficulties, but be-
fore make it, I would propose that
Lord Matresser explain the trouble"
The President bowed to Matresser,
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, els mark
ed Number z upon the map which the
President has before him and which
I think you have all inspected. There
I found trouble. Deputation after
deputation from the native chief
sought me out even before had COM
menced my informal court of inquiry.
They all prayed Won Helm
will excuse my being perfectly frank
that the present regime might con-
tinue, that the colony be not returned
to it's former owners. Naturally I
made the closest inquiries as to the
reasons for this petition and I con-
WINGED myself, and I also convinced
the authorities 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