"Germany does not need colonies in
Purpose the fertility of our own race which to et up armies, For this Jsuflicies. Germany needs colonies for her disencumbrance economically. If Jothers do not believe this, it does not Jmatter and coes not impair our rights.
"From a viewpoint of common, Jsense, the same reasons. that once Jcould' be advanced for the robbery of our colonies now speak for their return, "The lack of an. economic Jarea of her own where she can develop compels Germany to satisfy her needs for existence by ever-increasing participation in international. world [trade and thereby in the exchange of goods.
"Without sufficient, supplies of the necessities of life and without certain absolutely essential raw materials, the economic existence of a people cannot [te vouchsafed."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.