Evening star., 1950-10-15
! Reds Apply Pressure
For Unanimous Vote
In East Germany
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, OCC. l4.-MOSb OF EdSG
Germany's 13 million voters will
be routed out tomorrow by a
RuSsian-sponsored campaign to-
get unanimous ballot-box ap-
proval for an unopposed ticket of
Communists and fellow travellers.
The vote for the Soviet Zones
national front"-70 per cent
Communists and 80 per cent
voiceless Christian Democrats and
Liberal Democrats-will put into
office for another four-year term
almost the identical government
which appointed itself to lead
East Germans year ago.
With thinly-veiled threats that
failure to vote will mark them as
warmongers, the Fasteners have
little choice but to turn in an
unmarked ballot approving Red
packed regime to lead East
Germany in full satellite status
in the Soviet bloc.
Police on Hand.
To assure the enthusiasm" of
the voting. which the Communists
confidently expect to bring in
"yes" votes from 80 to 95 per cent
of the voting population. 1876 ,O00-
Red-officered Volksjolizei (Peo-
pies Police already are on hand
to crush any show of dissidence.
At Russian instigation, Commu-
mist officials in 5000 towns and
villages In East Germany-backed
by hordes of Communist inform
ers-are omniously demanding
that their neighbors cast open
and unmarked ballots.
Under terms of the Four Power
agreement, East Berliners will not
vote, but workers in the Soviet
sector of the city were ordered
to put in an extra work day to-
morrow as a ballot "in spirit" for
the national front. This, the
Communists said, would be con-
Sidered unanimous vote for their
ticket.
Zone Sealed OFF.
The voters are expected to
start thronging to the polling
places-many of which have no
booths for casting a secret bal
lot-behind flag-toting parades
of fiery Communist Free German
Youth.
The Communists took special
precautions to seal off their zone
from Western opposition by for
bidding West Berlin residents to
enter the East zone over the
week end.
( West Berlin authorities are just!
as carefully set to keep Commu-
mist enthusiasm from overf1owing
into their zone and creating dis
orders. West Berlin police today
repelled two invasions by Red
mobs demonstrating for peace. u
They drove 1000 Communist
peace fighters" back to the East
ern zone after arresting six of
them. They also doubled their
guard around Potsdamer Platz,
troublesome junction of the United
States, British and Red Russian
sectors, where the Communists |
were reported plannings to stene
the big new electric sign which |
flashes Western news into the
Eastern zone.
Rockets Exploded.
Anti-Communist agents explod- |
ed two giant rockets tonight at
the feet of a Volkspolizei detach-
ment in Potsdamer Platz. The
grenades shot up a 2O-foot plume
of smoke and startled 500 on
lockers. The Communist police
were unharmed.
Thirty more anti-Reds raided
the PoJs6amer Platz subway sta
ton, scattering leaflets calling the
East German government Stains
most obedient servant" The raid
ers were dispersed by the Volks-
poliZei.
The Communists themselves
staged Peoples Festivals" in
thousands of Soviet Zone towns
to herald the election. Telephone
checks of towns within go miles
of Berlin indicated the celebra-
tions had fizzled.
BY contrast, West Germany
throbbed with anti-Red rallies.
From Hessian and Bavarian hill
tops, freedom fires" blazed for
East Germans to see from across
the frontier. At Munich, a Rus
sian refugee told an anti-Soviet
demonstration that the way to
world peace is through revolution
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