Evening star., 1946-09-06
Byrnes Seen Trying to Sell
u. S.-Type Regime to Reich
BY the Associated Pres,

DIplOulAGlC AuGtlOIltleS III WASH.
ington today called the Stuttgart
address by Secretary Of State Byrnes
a bold attempt to sell to the German
people an American-type political
system Is an attractive alternative
to both Naziism and communism.
OfhcialA familiar with the back
ground OF the speech said it was
partially 4 counter-move to the
statement on Germany by Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov In Paris
July 10.
They underscored as Of top inn
portance the reference in Mr..
Byrnes' prepared text to the eventual
need Of - Federal constitution for
the United States Of Germany"
which should insure democracy and
the basic freedoms.
Ontcial Washington was puzzled Is
to why Mr.. Byrnes eliminated the
phrase "the United States Of Ger
many" In Ills actual delivery, al
though retaining the reference TO n
federal constitution for Germany"
Melotsy Against Federalism.
American oflcials have talkAd in
general terms for months sQf The
possibility OF federalized Germar1y
but none has ever put the idea
into words which suggested :, 10
strongly the American type Of Ed
eral union.
Mr.. Molotov strongly opposed the
federal plan. He said it would dis
member Germany and was favored
only by Allied authorities in the
western occupation zones, not the
German people.
Mr.. Byrnes went into far greater
detail than Mr.. Molotov in his pro-
posals both for the political and
economic reconstruction Of Ger
many and his efforts to persuade
the German people that the United
States intends to treat them Justly
and fairly within the terms OF the
Potsdam Big Three agreement.
But although the speech was pri-
marily for German consumption
many parts Of 1t were aimed stimuli
taneously at Russia. Some were
directed also ut France and Poland.
One section certain to cause sur
prise in some foreign capitals was
that dealing with Germany's east
ern border Mr.. Byrnes made 1t
plain the United States might op-
pose Poland's permanent claims to
the former German territory 1t now
holds Professionally under the Pots
dam agreement.
Poland has served notice 1t re-
CARDS that territory as permanent
compensation for the area 1t ceded
to Russia In the east.
Reference to Russia.
II France had any hope Of Amer
ican support for its plan to detach
the Ruhr and Rhineland perma-
nently from Germany. Mr.. Byrnes
must have killed 1t, diplomats
agreed. He said the United States
would support the apparent desire
Of the people Of those two indus
trially rich areas ito remain united
with the rest Of Germany"
On the Rui1r and Rhlneiand SUBJ
ject, Mr.. Byrnes made IN obvious
reference to Russia by saying the
United States would oppose any con-
trolls over those areas which would
subject them ITO political domination
or manipulation Of outside powers"
Mr.. Molotov in his statement had
pumped strongly for Horsepower
control Of the Ruhr to insure against
a revival Of war industries. At pres
ent, the Ruhr is controlled entirely
by authorities in the British occupa-
ton zone.
On some matters, Mr.. Byrnes and
Mr.. Molotov agreed: That the de-
medication and Standardization
programs should be carried out;
that Germany should not be dis
membered, but allowed to develop
an import and export program and
expand its peacetime industries.
But on many subjects. they were
fay. . voSf