Evening star., 1946-09-19
End Refribution
For Reich Soon,
Churchill Asks
European Union Led
By Frunco-Germun
Partnership Urged
BY the Asss eiofed Pres,

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19.-WinSton Churchill called
today for IAN end to retribution"
for Germany once she is stripped
of the power to- make war, and
for French and German part
nership in "some kind of United
States of Europe"
The British wartime Prime Min
ister's speech at the University of
Zurich was the second within two
weeks to cheer the Germans. Sec
retary of State Byrnes at Stutt-
CART September advocated speedy
establishment of a democratic pro-
visional government for Germany
and gave notice that Germany's S
eastern borders had not been finally
determined.
Ignores Wallace Incident.
Mr.. Churchill made no reference,
however, to the American foreign
policy controversy arising from
Secretary of Commerce Wallaces
recent speech and letter to Presi-
dent Truman on Russia.
After citing Germany's crimes
Mr.. Churchill said
THE guilty must be punished.
Germany must be deprived of the
power to rearm and make another
aggressive war But when all this
has been done, as it will be done,
as it is being done, then there must
be an end to retribution."
Mr.. Churchill called for federal
government for Germany, saying,
THE ancient states and principali-
ties of Germany, newly joined to-
gether into federal system, might
take their individual place among
the United States of Europe"
Regional Organization Urged.
Declaring that I'VE dwell strange
ly and precariously under the shield
and protection of the atomic bomb,
Mr. Churchill said Europe needed
a regional organization within the
United Nations.
France and Germany must take
the lead together" he said Great
Britain, the British Commonwealth
of Nations. mighty America and, I
| trust, Soviet Russia-for then, in
deed, all would be. well-must be
/ the friends and sponsors of the new
Europe and must champion it's
right to live and shine"
| Speaking of the urgency of find
| ing solution of the worlds prob
lens, he said "the atom bomb Is
| still only in the hands of a state
or nation which we know will never
use it except in the cause of right
and freedom. but it may we'll be
that in a few years this awful
agency of destruction will be wide
spread and the catastrophe follow
ing its use by several warning ma
tions will not only bring to an end
all that We call civilization, but may
possibly disintegrate the world u
self"
One Reference to Russia.
Mr.. Churchill made but the one
reference to Russia.
81 was very glad to read in the
newspapers two days ago that my
friend President Truman had ex-
pressed his interest and sympathy
with this great design" of the
planned European union, Mr.
Churchill said. There is no reason
why regional organization OF
Europe should in any way conflict
with the world organization of the
United Nations"
The first step in dealing with "the
tragedy of Europe" he said, must
be partnership between France
and Germany. In this only can
France recover the leadership OF
Europe. There can be no revival OF
Europe without spiritually great
France and a spiritually great Ger
many"
Over wide areas of Europe, Mr.
Churchill declared, "a vast quivering
mass of tormented, hungry, careworn
and bewildered human beings gaze
on the ruins of their cities and scan
the dark horizon for the approach
of some new peril, tyranny or ter
ror. Among the yictors there is a
babel of voices, among the van
quished a sullen silence of despair ,
Remedy for Europe.
"That is all that the Germanic
races have got by tearing each
other to pieces and spreading havoc
far and wide," he said, adding in
deed, but for the fact that the great
republic across the Atlantic Ocean
has at length realized that the ruin
or enslavement of Europe has in
volved their own fate as well, and
has stretched out hands of succor
and guidance; but for that, the
dark ages would have returned in all
their cruelty and squalor."
! But, he said, there is a remedy
l for Europe which If it were gen.
orally and spontaneously adopted by
the great majority of people in the
many lands, would, as if by a mir
acle, transform the whole scene and
would in few years make all Eu-
rope, or the greater part of it, as
free and as happy as Switzerland is
today"
The remedy. he said, was to "re-
create the European family, or as
much of it as We can"
i Saying there was a large fund o.
experience from the League of Ma
tions and other international group
ings upon which to build a Euro
!, pean organization, Mr.. Churchill
asked:
i why should there not, be Eu
ropean grouping which can give ,
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