Communism Not For Germany

A System of government under Communist principles would not be accepted by the Germany of today. Dr H. Dietrich, secretary of the German Legation in Wellington, told students at the university congress at Curious Cove.

He said that wherever Communism replaced democracy it had always been a retrograde stop.

German hopes for unification were pinned on peaceful negotiation, he said, but past experience had shown that this could not be achieved between East and West unless there was strength in the background, said Dr Dietrich. It was for this reason that Bonn favoured strengthening Germany's defences by Joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

Dr Dietrich outlined modern European and German history, and dealt at length with the progress his country had made on its return to prosperity.

A stimulating discussion on Germany and Europe took place among the students, following which Dr Dietrich was thanked for his address.