Evening star., 1949-09-13
Adenauer Is Assured
Of Chance||orship in
Western Germany
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
BONN, Germany, Sept. 13.-Dr
Konrad Adenauer appeared firmly
in the saddle today as the strong
man of Western Germany's new
federal republic.
Yesterdays election Of Prof
Theodor Heuss as President as
sured DR.. Adenauer Of the chan
cellorship and demonstrated the
power Of the three-party coalition
which he heads.
AS President, Prof. Heuss will
name the Chancellor prime Min
ister) perhaps today or tomorrow.
The 73-year- -old Adenauer heads
the Christian Democratic Union,
strongest party in the right-wing
coalition.
1t was the Christian Demo-
cratic vote that won the presi-
dency fd Prof. Heuss, who leads
the coalitions second strongest
party, the Free Democrats.
The result was victory for the
combined Adenauer-Heuss forces
over the Socialist opposition. The
Socialists, supporting Chairman
DR.. Kurt Schumacher, set out to
make the election a test of
strength but they lasted only one
round.
Prof. Heuss was elected on the
second ballot with 416 votes out
Of 800.
This left DR.. Adenauer in clear
control, backed by a majority in
the Parliament, the President and
the coalition cabinet he will form
DR.. denauer already has
played such a leading role in
fashioning the new republic that
some of his most ardent sup
porters have muttered OCCASION
ally about a lone man show"
From the time the Bonn con-
vention began writing the repub-
lies constitution a year ago. DR.,
Adenauer has been the most dom
inant figure in German politics.
He presided over the convention
as chairman. actively directing
its course.
One OF his major victories in
the constitutional convention was
the selection of Bonn as the cap
ital.
He will face another test soon
on that issue in Parliament. with
Frankfurt still bidding strongly
with Socialist support.
But DR.. Adenauer has bolstered
the choice by seeing to it that
this little university city lived up
to its responsibilities.
When the August election gave
DR.. Adenauer's party a plurality
in Parliament he worked out the
coalition with the Free Demo-
Gratis and the German Party,
which gave him a scant majority
Impressed BY the; force of the
Rightist coalition, a small band OF
West German Communists ap-
pealed last night to the Socialists
to join them in a common front
against "reactionaries."
So far the Communist bid for
an alliance has been ignored by
the Socialists who are bitterly
anti Communist.
Anti-Nazi Press Law. I.
A press law which will prevent
growth of German newspapers
voicing Nazi sentiments will soon
be issued to the new German gov
eminent by Allied authorities. 1t
was announced last night.
The announcement was made
after the last formal meeting of
American, British and French
military governors at Petersburg
near Bonn.
At their next meeting John J.
.McCloy, Gen. Sir Brian Robertson
and Andre Francois Poncet will be
known as high commissioners"
Tor Germany in the changeover
from military rule.
The Allied press law supple
ments the Allied occupation statute
which defines the powers of the
newest German federal govern
ment.
The press law will give Allied
authorities the right to clamp
down on newspapers and other
publications showing anti-demo-
cratic trends.
The announcement said the la "
would be published as soon as the
occupation statute enters into
force. This is expected to occur
this week after the first German
cabinet is formed.