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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 3.

Italy and Germany

Italy and Germany.

Mr. Sherwood then substantiated his thesis by referring first Italy and then to Germany, and finally to the present armaments race. In Italy in 1922 things were in a bad way, Mussolini organised the state, built bridges, roads and railways. He provided employment and Italy prospered. These works have been finished and credit has run short. Italy is left with over a million unemployed. The position in Germany is parallel. Mussolini has attempted to create a diversion of attention is Abyssinia. If he succeeds he can create employment for the next 50 years. He can impose on Abyssinia such western blessings as a National Debt, a system of taxes, and even Mussolini.

Mr. Sherwood apeals to New Zealand where almost alone a spirit of optimism remains, where we have a new Government with new men to lead the way to peace by inaugurating a new system and thus save western civilisation from what may be its death blow.

The election of officers at the beginning of the meeting resulted as follows:—President, R. E. Jack; Treasurer, J. S. Harding; Committee, Miss Sybil Williams, Miss Monica Robertson, D. N. Hall, D. R. Currie.