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dorf that the local British COM
mander in the Rhein- -Wuppertal
district had sent personal letter
to Mr.. Bevin warning that a gen.
eral collapse was virtually inevitable
unless the food situation was i'm
proved.
Mr.. Bevin probably will indicate
ut cabinet meeting tomorrow
what steps might be taken to tackle
the situation in the British zone, q
Foreign ONCE spokesman said In
London,
Most responsible German leaders
In the American zone agreed with
American authorities that the basic
solution of the crisis was an in
crease in production, both agricul-
tural and industrial. But the Ger
mans were said to be insisting that
this could not be realized without
more support from the United
States, even now spending more in
Germany than any other occupa-
ton power.
Increased CrltlciSm Seen.
The American Investigators pre-
dicted in Frankfurt that increased
critimism of the American military
government, headed by Gen. Lucius
D. Clay, could be expected from
German politicians and the average
man-in-the-street.
The new German attitude, mill
tary government sources said, was
summed up recently in this state
ment of District Council Chairman
Stieler Of Fulda:
THE words of the Lords Prayer,
Give us this day our daily bread
for the first time hold real meaning
for the German people. Never be-
fore has the question been raised by
the survivors of a war whether life
was still worth living or whether
one could dare to bring children
into this world"
Antagonism Toward u. s. Grows.
Increased antagonism toward the
United States, American official OBJ
servers In Germany said, is being
voiced by all ranks and classes Of
Germans.
The criticism and apathy are said
to begin at the bottom, with the
common man" According to Amer
ican agents reporting from scattered
centers around the zone. the average
German in the present crisis first
disbelieves conflicting official state
ments in the press.
Then he looks for scapegoats,
blames the farmers for exploiting the
suffering of the city folk. and hurls
charges of stupidity and corrup-
ton" at food officials. Next he
blames the Americans and asserts
wildly that the United States aims
to- destroy the German people by
organized starvation.
As they tighten their belts, the
Germans are losing whatever OBJ
jectivity they regained after II
years of Naziism. investigators re-
ported. Even politicians refuse to
believe there are food shortages in
other parts of the world, and the
average mans comment is:
"The Americans have promised
us food, but how can we believe in
American good will If promises are
not kept?"
Intellectuals Blame u. s.
Observers said that, on the whole,
the Germans just ignore statements
by high military government offi-
cia1s that the crisis is a German
responsibility
People with q wider r-than-average
viewpoint also tend to blame the
Americans. Germany's intellectual
class recently has been reasoning
that ''the Americans are neglecting
us and developing society similar
to the Soviet zone, where all the ad-
vantages go to those doing physical
labor"
In the political field American quar-
ters in Frankfurt said. party leaders
also have increased their criticism OF
military government. 1t was re-
called that Gen. Clay recently said
the United States and Britain could
not be expected to continue large
imports of food If the Germans did
not collect full quotas of food from
farmers and instead devoted more
time to frontiers" than to solving
the food crisis.
This statement prompted Social
Democratic member of the Hessiar
legislature to comment that ht
could not agree" that the Germans
u,era rasr0nSihie for the fond crisis