Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

by the Asseciotsd Press
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Foreign
secretary Bevin today announced
plans for a union of the states of
western Europe to face a ruth
less' drive by Soviet Russia to
control the continent.
He said the time is ripe for the
consolidation of Western Europe"
and announced British talks already
are underway with Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg. Brt-
tain's alliance with France will be
tightened, he said, and Italy and
other countries will be brought into
this great conception"
Mr.. Bevin told the House of Com
mons that one-power domination of
Europe will inevitably, lead again
to another world war" He said
Russian reaction to the Marshall
Plan had unrnaSked her desire to
control Western Europe as well as
the states already in her orbit and
warned against appeasement.
Treaties" Foreshadowed.
"We are not now proposing
form Of political union with France"
Mr.. Bevin said. He did not define
how the proposed consolidation
would work out, although he fore
Swallowed treaties" with Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
spoke of economic agreements.
The government statement drew
commentator from the Conserva-
i've opposition. Anthony Eden said
t offers the best hope OF restoring
European political stability and,
through it, providing a basis for
world peace"
Mr.. Bevin, picturing Greece as a
powder GEEK, said the refusal OF Rus
STA and her Balkan satellites to CO.
operate with the U. N. commission
was q great blunder" which could
bring trouble.
Calls for United Germany.
Mr.. Bevin called for united Ger
many, but said the Russians wanted
Decentralization the way to
develop a one-party dictatorship.
He said the British, Americans and
French will have an exchange Of
views sin a few weeks time.
The Foreign Secretary spoke for
two hours in opening a two-day de-
bate on foreign affairs.
It is evident, ne said, that Russia
is not satisfied with the expansion
which, as he put it, has brought her
frontiers to Trieste, Stettin ana
Germany's Elbe River.
He recalled that Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov had warned him
last summer to "look out for squalls"
if the Marshall Plan went through.
Questions Soviet Motives.
Mr.. Bevin also questioned Soviet
motives in negotiations on the Aus
TRAN peace treaty, saying, This
torturirg of Austria for all THESE
wears is really reprehensible.
Paying tribute to the United
States, Mr.. Bevin said:
st am convinced that there is no
political motive behind the Marshall
offer other than an overriding hu-
man motive to help Europe to help
herself and SO restore the economic
health of the world"
In condemning all attempts TO
exert one-power control over Europe,
Mr.. Bevin declared:
81 am sure this house and the
world will realize that if a policy IS
pursued of trying to dominate
Europe by any one power, by what
ever means. direct or indirect, one
has to be frank with ones self, and
YOU are driven to the conclusion
that it will inevitably lead again to
another world war. I hope this idea
will be discarded by all of u.s.
Heaviest Attack on Russia.
Mr.. Bevin's speech included per-
haps the heaviest attack he has
aimed at Russia in his term as
Foreign Minister
Nevertheless he emphasized Brit
ish eagerness to cooperate with the
Soviets, saying:
at Is madness to think OF any,
thing else II we are ever going to
have peace.
But the British government cam
not agree to four power co-opera-
ton while one of those four powers
continues to impose its political and
economic system on the smaller
states"
Mr.. Bevin said nations in the
(See BEVIN, Page A-4)