Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-06
u. ). Effort 10 Rebuild
West Germany Scares
Many Of Neighbors
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 5.-America's eff
forts to get West Germany on her
feet are soaring many Western
Europeans.
They are beginning to fear that
soon Germany may be hammering
at them again as an industrial
competitor. Nor can they forget
Germany as a military power.
The growing concern will show
up in next weeks meeting in Paris
Of the Big Three foreign ministers,
Robert Schuman of France, Ernest
! Bevin Of Britain and Dean Ache
son of the United States.
Mr.. Schuman is trying to con-
vince his people that the best way
to avoid trouble with the Germans
is for the two countries to become
good neighbors instead of suspi-
cious rivals. He is having trouble
with the project in his own cabinet,
as well as in the country at large.
Chance to End Enmity Seen.
But French officials say chances
are now better than ever before in
history for ending the long stand
ing enmity between France and
Germany. The recent statement
by German Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer. that Germany should
take Frances viewpoint into con-
siderat>, was cited as only one
sign of this tendency.
The three ministers intend, it
was added, to examine this pos
sibility in all its aspects during
their meetings.
The discussions probably also
will cover the dismantling and
reparations programs in Germany,
and control of Ruhr industries.
English industrialists also fear
German competition. Germans
are efficient. When they get going,
they produce more goods per man
than either the English or French.
English preoccupation about
Germany's recovery was shown
recently in a protest about some
Of the speeches of John j. McCloy,
United States high commissioner.
British spokesman said the
speeches interfered with the pro-
gram of dismantling German war
factories.
America Wants to Save.
America has two good reasons
for wanting Germany to get going
faster. One of them is that a
strong and friendly Germany can
act as brake on Russia. Another
is that it is costing America money
to feed and supply Germany.
Marshall Plan administrators
have other troubles.
Paul Hoffman, chief Of the
Marshall Plan. told countries get
ting Marshall aid money that
America wanted more action on
Indignation of European trade.
He pointed out how rich America
had become by keeping trade
free within it's own borders.
Montana and Kansas raise wheat
: and it goes to North Carolina
which raises cotton and tobacco.
In Europe it isn't that way.
France can get wheat cheaper
from Yugoslavia, Russia or Aus
tralia than she can produce it
herself. Yet France grows much |
wheat because she has had the
sad experience of being cut off
from her other supplies.
Others Fear Being Cut off.
All these countries over in
Europe have the same fear. For t
generations they have had to be
self-sufficient, or as nearly so as
possible.
Farmers and factory owners
who have built up their properties
under the protection of these self
sufficiency" programs don't want
to 60 out of business just because
some neighboring country can do
their work cheaper. They want
to keep their own market and at
the same time sell to others.
But some progress is being
made toward Indignation. The
countries know if they don't make
a start, and soon, they may not
get rnany more Yankee dollars