Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 28 | Germans Agitate for Restoration of Old Colonies

Germans Agitate For Restoration Of Old Colonies Possible Annexation of Territory by Mandatory Mandatory Manda Manda- tory Powers F Foreseen BERLIN April 27 AP One AP One of or orthe the p. p problems ms that confronts Foreign Minister is the agitation agitation agitation tion for the immediate return of or the former German colonies An ap appeal appeal appeal ap- ap peal has been addressed to him by bythe bythe bythe the German Colonial soC i ltv tv C er with a warning against possible I annexations by the the allied allied powers entrusted with mandates under the treat of Versailles Events Ehnts are piling up lip that lead to I the fear that Grman East Africa I and German Southwest Africa are to be annexed annexe said the society's communication We e beg you OU to use all ali your influence to prevent any move for the annexation of or any of oC our colonies instead of or their return to full German ownership The covering letter lettel of or the Versailles Versailles Ver Ver- sailles sallIes treaty under which the tho Ger Ocr German German man colonial possessions were taken taken taken tak tak- en away contains false statements that today would not be bo accepted by any member of the league of ot natIOS na na- sia- sia tIO S I It is Js the duty of the German government to urge the immediate return of or all our colonies As long Jong as we have no means means of ot obtaining that end our chief aim ahn must be to prevent any weakening of oC the mandate system or alteration alteration altera altera- tion in iT the character of mandates as It is understood by the league