The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-22
By LYLE C. WILSON

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 By LYLE C. WILSON
 Frankfurt, July 22-(UP)-The Potsdam program for rehabilitation of Germany is on the bitter brink of failure
 France and Russia are strangling the Potsdam Agreement, This dis patch will attempt to relate how that might cost the American tax payers a lot of money or worse
 Our officials here are agreed that now is the moment of opportunity to bring Germany back into the society of self-supporting, demo- cratic, peaceful nations.
 France Broke Unification That was the Petsdam objective. If it fails to work and no substitute is found for it the United States will have lost the peace.
 France, by the veto, blocks the economic and political unihcation of Germany France demands that the Rhineland the Ruhr and the Saar Valley be separated from post war Germany. Until the other powers agree France refuses to per init the Potsdam agreement to function
 Now comes the Soviet Union with program of violation of the Pots dam Agreement, Russia proposes a centralization of government in postwar Germany whereas she agreed at Potsdam to "decentraliza- tion of the political structure and the development of local responsi- bility"
 The past and future months of delay more than likely will provide Russia with an irresistible oppor- tunity to dig in where she occupies Germany and either maintain her [self there by force or leave only after the area is irrevocably com muniStic.
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 The economic unification of Ger many. blocked so far by France, is important to American taxpayers.
 Only by unifcation can Germany develop her light industries and her general economy for export trade. Without export trade she cannot feed herself. In desperation, Sec retary of State James F. Byrnes has offered to join the American zone to any or all of the other zones in an effort to start Germany toward Self-support Great Britain prob ably will take us up on that
 So long as France persists in her veto the United States must con- tinue to pour s150,00O 900 to S200,- 100000 year into the American zone to help support it's population or pull out and permit the late enemy to stew in his own juices,
 Despite the multi million dollar American contributions the Ameri- can zone is hungry.
 People More DespOndent
 l ate a full days rations at one meal and I know. In Winter, it's people are cold. Increasingly, they are despondent The whole objec- tive of German rehabilitation is be- ing blocked by the French refusal to permit Germany to resume eco- homie unity
 On the surface at least Russia has gone along with the Potsdam Agreement until very recently. But Russian policy in Germany is ob- scure. Whether Russia would sab otage the PotSdam Agreement if France were not doing so for it's own purposes is a matter for specu- lation.
 Some of our officials believe Rus sia intends to remain in Germany or to establish the Soviet idea there forever. Some of our officials believe the Russians will leave in time.
 Gen. Joseph T. McNarney is the head man over here-a for-star officer who chooses his words care fully.
 Defeated In Education
 Here is the basic thing" he said. You can't teach democracy to hungry men. The great questions now are the disposition of the Ruhr, Rhineland and the Saar Valley. Until those are settled I personally believe we will make no progress.a
 Dr. James K. Pollock, on leave from the University of Michigan. is the director of regional govern ment's co-ordinating office. He is more pessimistic than McNarney.
 The situation is going from bad to worse in Germany he said. There has been no effort to force the French to help mako tie Pots dam Agreement work"
 Pollock named Sept. 1, bit more than a month from now, as the