The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-29
By T. H. TETENS, In Prevent
World War III Magazine
February-March, 1851
Gong. Record, June 7, 1851

icy in Asia and Europe has caused
great nervousness among American
policy shapers. Secretary of State
Acheson, and high military planners
who, a month ago, denied in solemn
statements any intention of rearming
Germany, are discussing today the
necessity for a German Wehrmacht,
disguised as police force.
The architects of the containment
policy favored from the beginning
a tacit plan for the resurrection of
strong Germany, destined to become
some day again the bulwark against
the east. This plan had not only the
backing Of a group of policy planners
and diplomats in the State depart
ment, but the plan was especially
boosted by big brass in the Pentagon
who dreamed of Germany army of
20, so, or even 100 elite divisions.
This scheme turned out to be the
rost descriptive feature in our cold
war strategy. 1t made the Germans
bold and cocky in their shrewd man.
euvers to wrangle bigger and bigger
concessions from the Americans and !
the British. 1t made the French bit
ter to see the Western Allies falling
for the same BOBBY trap that proved |
so disastrous during the twenties. 1t |
gave Russia the golden opportunity
to join the race for the reestablish-
ment of united German Reich. The
Soviets, having the better trump
card in hand, and knowing intimate
lY the German mentality, could cas-
lily outbid us in this poker game.
The big question is whether the
Germans are really willing to fight
for the Western Powers. Experts on
German affairs generally agree that
the Germans, due to strategic eco
lomic and psychological reasons, will
not line up with the west, but will
tide with the east against the Anglo
American bloc. Men with experience
md calm judgment like Walter Lipp-
nan, Sumner Welles, William Shirer,
lanes Warburg, Telford Taylor, Ed
gar Ansel Mowrer, Delbert Clark and
Drew Middleton have often pointed
G the dangers of a possible alliance :
'etween Western Germany and the :
soviet Union.
The lofty miscalculations of our {
'olicy planners have brought our cold /
var strategy in Europe on the rocks +, /
nd have opened the way for a new 9
ferman comeback. n
The Germans would like to have n
a new wehrmacht but they are not i
anxious to become "kenonnenfut- t
ter" for the United States of Amer o
lea.
Uncle Sam can pay for the re- 0
but the final bargaining e
fer will go to the east. American il
in Western Germany t.
ave frequently reported that all t
show unwillingness to fight t.
or the Western Powers and that "the b
lemory of the Russian campaign still n
aunts like a nightmare all those who il
1ok part in it." Among former G
erman soldiers the most popular 81
rgument for siding with Russia runs G.
Ike this: e.
eff we fight for the Americans,
talin will ship us by the millions as lie
risoners to Siberia; that means mis- A
Y, slave labor, and death. But if b!
e fight with the Russians and the 81
mericans win, we will go as prison 81
IS to the United States which means pc
BOD food, good treatment, and moth
g to fear. Thus, it is better we go m
it'll the Russians" SD
The thesis that in the event of a W
ird world war the German people ne
ust side with Russia against the ell
est has been expressed since summer wi
'48 in nearly every issue of the in Sc
uential geopolitical journal DER ST.
EG. According to American news FL
-permen, this attitude is prevalent TO
nong most of the Germans. Herald no
'ibune correspondent Joseph Neuman st
a dispatch from Frankfurt of Au- We
st 27, 1850, warned that those who mt
We the impression abroad that the III
srman people would jump at the &c
ance to get in uniform again . At
e sadly mistaken" Times CORES tn
ndent, Jack Raymond, reported an