Evening star., 1945-06-11
Reds and Allies Want
Peace, Eisenhower Says


Reds ond Allies Want
Peace, Eisenhower Says
FRANKFURT ON THE MAIN
June II (P1.-Soviet Russia and the
Allies are united in a desire for a
lasting, firmly based peace which
will afford for the common man of
all nations the opportunities that
we fought to preserve for them" "
Gen. Eisenhower asserted yesterday
before high-ranking leaders of Brit
ain, Russia and the United States.
The Supreme Allied commander
and Field Marshal Sir Bernard L.
Montgomery both received from
Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov the jew
elled Order of Victory. 1t was the
first time that Soviet Russia's high
est award had been presented to any
but Russians. Gen. Eisenhower was
the eighth person to receive the
award and the British field marshal
the ninth.
Will Even Fight for Peace.
speaking for the Allied forces.
I say we are going to have peace
even If we have to fight for it.
On two occasions now have had
the great honor of meeting high
officials of the Soviet government. 1t
Is my feeling that the basic desires
Of all of us they are one with U.S."
The Supreme Allied commander
bestowed glowing praise on Mar
shal Zhukov, who in turn described
Gen. Eisenhower as an American
belonging to the immortal great of
all time for welding the victorious
Allied armies from so many differ
ent peoples.
The glittering Order of Victory.
diamond and ruby medal, is said
to be valued at $4,000
Montgomery Gets DSM.
Gen. Eisenhower decorated Mar
shal Montgomery today with the
Distinguished Service Medal for
meritorious service. The citation
noted that Montgomery was in di-
rect command of Allied armies in
vading Normandy on D day and
said:
The success of this invasion
against seemingly impregnable for
tiflcations was in large measure due
to careful planning and thorough
training under his guidance of all
echelons of engaged troops
Speaking at the luncheon Gen
Eisenhower praised the soldiers, SAIL
ors, airmen and diplomats of Amer
lea and Britain who realized that
only in unity is there strength"
He said that in his prosecution of
the war in the west he owed IAN
immeasurable debt of gratitude" to
those men.
Il know these men intimately and
know what they want" Gen. Els
enhower said. They want peace
They want an opportunity for our
farmers to raise little more corn
next year. They want an oppor-
tunity for our miners to live little
better next year.
Speaks from Own Heart.
"All of us who are right thinking
want the common man of all ma
tions to have opportunities that we
fought to preserve for them.
They want the opportunities that
will let all nations that have been
engaged in this war to 60 forward |
together to greater prosperity-not
for us sitting around this table
but for the masses that we repre-
sent"
Gen. Eisenhower said while I am
expressing what is in my heart and
mind I am speaking for no one else
except Ike Eisenhower.
But I believe that there is not
single man around this table that
would not give back all the honors. !
all the publicity everything else
this war has brought to him, if he
could have avoided the misery, the
suffering and the debt that have
been brought to the populations by
reason of this war"
Gen. Eisenhower's speech was
made after 1,700 planes had roared
overhead in a demonstration of
British-American air power.
Zhukov in City Five Hours.
Marshal zhukov spent five hours
In Frankfurt. Gen. Jean de Lattre
de Tassigny, French representative
on the Allied Control Council for
Germany, was not here, and It.
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Gen.
Eisenhowers chief of staff, said the
meeting had nothing to do with the
councils proceedings. Nevertheless
it was learned authoritatively that
many minor matters relating to the
administration of defeated Germany
were discussed by Gen. Eisenhower
and Marshal Zhukov.
No further meetings of the four
power council are expected until
Gen. Eisenhower returns from his
visit to the United States, likely to
last 80 days.
An authoritative source said the |,
withdrawal of American troops from
the territory now included in the
Russian zone of occupied Germany
would begin in few weeks. Russian .
troops will take over the vacated
territory. and the Americans and
British then likely will be invited
to Berlin, which is to be under joint
control.
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