Evening star., 1950-12-18
North Atlantic Allies
Warned by Pace on
Communist Assault

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which Chairman Paul van iceland
of Belgium said may have vital
effect on the future of the free
world"
In his opening statement, Mr..
Van iceland told the ministers
'the hour is exceptionally grave" F"
He added that their job would be
swiftly to build up by our COM
mon efforts the forces under the
protection of which our people
will once more be able to follow
their peaceful callings."
The defense ministers session
was adjourned an hour and a half
earlier. A conference official said
the morning meeting went
smoothly and without disagree
ment.
German Issue Not Mentioned.
Mr.. Pace told the defense chiefs
that after IA months of meetings
the Atlantic alliance "can show
some real progress in strengthen
ing our military and economic
position to withstand Commu-
mist assault on Western Europe
but we are far from ready even
now.
I'VE must now speed up our eff
forts and translate our plans as
rapidly and as effectively as pos
Our goal is the maintenance
of peace through implementation
of strong security measures and
every peace-loving man and
woman will urge us to get on with
our task and will rejoice in the
successful conclusion of our work."
he declared.
Mr., Pace did not mention the
toughest problem before the min
isJers-coaxing or forcing the
Germans to supply troop units for
the projected international army.
High diplomatic sources here
agreed on the eve of the meeting
that the Atlantic pact leaders
were ready to find a tough solu-
ton for it.
Both the United States and
Britain are reported prepared to
lay down the law to the West
German republic, if necessary, to
overcome German objections to
their rearmament. /
The Germans, who are not rep
resented at the 12-power con-
ference, have objected to Joining
an international army unless in
vited to do so on an equal basis
with the other Atlantic pact mem
bers.
West German Socialist Leader
Kurt Schumacher, at Dusseldorf
last night, said his powerful party
would call for a national move
ment against rearmament if West
German Chancellor Kcnrad Ade-
nauer accepts Allied plans.
Deputy foreign ministers and
chiefs Of staff of the Atlantic
pact signers agreed in London
last week to recommend that the
European army include about
100000 Germans, organized into
units of about 5000 men each,
but without heavy weapons or a
German general staff.
The French, who fear a resur-
gence of German military strength
almost as much as they do the
Soviet Union, were said to be
Pumping for a tentative, delay
ing solution at Brussels-shelving
the thorny business of German
rearmament until after Big Four
meeting with Russia expected
soon.
French Preparing Reply.
The Soviet Union warned last
October it would not tolerate"
what 1t regards as the resurrec-
ton of German militarism. Last
Saturday Russia accused France
and Britain of violating their
treaties with the U. S. S. R. by
encouraging West German re-
armament.
France was preparing a reply
expected to state that the Soviet
rejection Of international arma-
ments control by the United Ma
tionS was responsible for the cur
rent arms race and that Soviet
satellites in Eastern Europe have