Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Germans Give PLEDGE
To Acheson That They
Will Resist Russia
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Antl-CommunlStS promised Unltec
States Secretary of State Dear
Acheson today they will resis1
Soviet encroachment.
Admonished by the American
secretary to fight for their OWL
liberty II they want continued
United States support. the Wes1
Berliners answered. through theil
Mayor. Ernst Reuter-:
I'VE are fully aware here II
Berlin that your great nation
is back Of us. We know we car
rely on you and you can rely or
us. You promised me on my visit
to the United States that you
would visit Berlin, and you kept
your word. I guarantee you that
Berliners keep their word, too.
This pledge was voiced in the
battered old city hall in West Ber-
lin. thronged with German Official
dom to receive Mr.. Acheson on his
one-day visit here. Mr., Acheson
was concluding his visit to Europe
which entailed a two-day meeting
of the Western Foreign Ministers ir
Paris and a four-day visit to West
German cities. He leaves by plane
tonight for Washington.
Wont Withdraw Troops.
Just what the three Western
ministers decided in Paris has not
been disclosed. However, in Bohn
q German government spokesman
said Mr.. Acheson and West Ger
man Chancellor Konrad Adenauel
agreed it is not desirable at this
time to withdraw Western troops
from Western Germany. Even il
the Soviet Union withdraws troops
from East Germany, the spokes.
man said, the Russians still can
rely on secret police and peoples
police organizations there.
Mr.. Adenauer has been given q
broad picture Of the Paris de-
cisions by Mrs. Acheson. He
meets tomorrow with the Western
high commissioners and may learn
in detail what was decided with
regard to dismantlement of Ger
man factories-whether the pro-
gram will be slowed down or
halted.
On his arrival by plane in West
Berlin. an island inside Soviet
occupied territory, Mr.. Acheson
told a news conference the city
was a living symbol of a con-
tinual effort to nurture and de-
velop liberty" Later. addressing
the gathering at city hall. he said
Berliners will need fortitude to
meet their problems.
But believe that the patience
Of the people of Berlin is not
wearing thin" he added.
Assails China's Policy.
He also told the news confer
ence he had been constantly ir-
ritated" by expressions of opinion
IN America that United States
policy had failed in China.
''It was not a failure Of Ameri.
can policy" the top American
diplomat declared. ut was 9
failure of Chinese policy II
China" 2
The cabinet member impIiet
that German resistance to com.
munism was a far more creditable
performance than the collapse Of
China in the face of Communist
armies.
But Of both the Chinese and
German problems, Mr.. Achesor
said.
"All the help in the world from
the United States will not helr
those who will not belp them.
selves. The United States /.
determined to help those who
help themselves.
Hopes 70 Meet Chulk0V.
Mr.. Acheson said he was look
ing forward to renewing an ole
acquaintance with Gen. VASTLY
Chuikov, the chief of the Soviet
control commission. But in re.
Spouse to q question, the secretary
said he saw no immediate pros.
pect of four-power meetings or
the unif1cation Of Germany.
World diplomatic problems to.
day fall into two general cate.
sories, Mr.. Acheson said.
/. Those problems created by
various Soviet-led "thrusts" which
seek to interfere with the course
Of events in other lands.
2. Those problems, such as eco.
nomic Ills. which would exist re.
sardless Of the Soviet Union.
Soviet thrusts, Mr.. Achesor
commented, must be met" HI
did not elaborate further.
Mr.. Acheson's plane landed a,
Templehof, the once-great port Of
the Allied airlift, at 1920 am
after circling 10 minutes because
of lowering, foggy weather.
Accompanied by McCloy.
The Secretary of State was &C.
eompained by United States High
Commissioner for Germany Johr
j. McCloy and Mr.. McCloy's po-
litical adviser, James Riddleberger
At three points in Europe yes
terday the three principals in the
Paris foreign ministers conference
gave more indications-but nc
concrete details-of what they
had decided.
British Foreign Secretary Err
nest Bevin, told a Labor Party
rally in Woolwich. England, 1--WE
can only hope the results Of these
s. discussions will be the beginning
of the ending of the age-long
fsud between the French and
Germans"
French Foreign Minister Rob-
MA