The Economic Argument To the Editor of the "Nonni-Cumwa Dany News"
Sin=I was Interested to red letter signed uro, on the question fof the return {0 Germany of hier former Colonies.
'One can readily understand the desire of Germany ¢o regain them, if only {or prestige, but to say they' fare of vital necessity tovher is far {from the truth.
Thhave never had any sympathy with those who are in favour of the Felurn of the Colonies since secing, the report of a statement made in the House of Commons on this subject It'was shown that before the wi 41013, which we may take as a fairly normal year, out of the total exports to the world from German Colonies only'S per cent. went to Germany Iiselt, and of the total world exports of Germany only 6 per cent. went to her Colonies.
In the light of this fact I sce little to Justify the return of those Colonies which Germim statesmen would have the world believe are vital to her
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