The Empire's Task: the Story of the Menace of German
Trade. (Christchurch, N.Z.)—From the South of New Zealand comes this reprint of articles contributed to the Christchurch Press on the German trade menace. It is well to be reminded in these exciting days that, though Germany has rid herself of the Emperor and the Kings, she has not, so far as we know, forsworn her ambitions or changed her methods. The New Zealand author, in his fear of German commercial intrigues, proposes most drastic remedies. He would exclude all Germans from the British Empire, or admit them only on payment of a heavy residential tax. He would forbid enemy subjects to own any property within the Empire. He would impose a prohibitive duty on imports from Germany. The Prime Minister, Mr. Massey, in a commendatory Preface, says that the Imperial policy of the future must ensure "that no German or other foreign trader will ever again be in a position to menace our industrial or commercial interests, or to filch from our people their legitimate rights of employment and the wealth that comes from their labour."
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