Evening star., 1947-03-18
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debate Is confusing, but again the
underlying conflicts are relatively
simple. Both we and the Russians
cry for economic unity of the zones
OF occupation. When the Russians
cry for it they mean they want tc
take from our zones as they have
taken from their zone. When we
raise the same cry we mean we want
them to help us put less into Ger
many than we are putting in now.
Mr.. Molotov was both eloquent
and fervent yesterday. He spoke for
a state which has played so free
a hand in its zone that other oc-
cupying powers have no solid pic
ture of what has gone on there.
But lashing out at Britain's "im-
permissible" monopoly on control
of the Ruhr, at Frances unilateral
action in the Saar, at the United
States merger of her zone with the
British, he plainly told how anxious
Russia is to get her hands on Ger
many's Western riches.
Defends Soviet Determination.
Eloquently and fervently he de-
Tended the Soviet determination to
get back some of what. she lost
in her terrible struggle with Ger
many. He told OF the destruction in
Russia and gave a new estimate
Of what she spent in the war. He
read the reparations sections OF
the Potsdam and Yalta agreements
When he got down to concrete
proposals OF what Russia wanted
he even threw in few concessions
to what Britain and America want
ed They were not very precise
concessions, but they did indicate
that he knew the Soviet could no
longer hope to get something with
out giving anything.
Two Answer MoIotov.
Mr.. Bevin spoke before Mr.. Molo-
tov and Gen. Marshall after him.
In effect they. both answered him
But is was Gen. Marshall who, with
methodical patience, gave the Rus
sian perhaps the most explicit out
line to date of conditions on which
we offer his country at least part OF
what she wants.
in essence this is what he said:
In their common effort to work
out economic problems of Germany
as whole, the Allies must pool all
German resources for use where
Aleeded anywhere in Germany.
This means free trade throughout
Germany. The Russians must let
down the economic iron curtain
around their zone. They must allow
Germans and the Allies to get into
and out of their zone freely. Their
zone commander, like ours, must
keep his hands off the work of the
Central German economic agencies
These must be allowed to function
freely in the Russian zone as else
where, responsible directly to the
Allied Control Authority-where ir
this economic field the Russians
shall have no right of veto.
Aim to Reduce Cost.
Hard as this is for Russians te
swallow, it is not all. For our bis
objective in Germany is to make
the country self-supporting. The
Russians are tired of waiting to taks
out of Germany what they think |!
owed them. We are just as tired o.
pouring money into Germany tx
keep it from starving to death.
We want to reduce the cost oi
keeping the country going and w
insist that Russia help us do it.
as reparations produce which Ger
many otherwise would export. 1t i
out of exports that Germany nor
mally would pay for the imports sh,
needs. Until Germany can pay fo
necessary imports we have to pa!
for them. We are not going to d.
it on any system where Russia take
out what we put in.
In other words, Russia must aban
don any idea of taking reparation
from current production.
If Russia does all these things
Gen. Marshall told Mr.. Molotov, tn
United States stands ready to sent
her from our zone the machiner,
marked for neutrality-suspicious.
= from Germany's capital plant rathe
than from her produce