Evening star., 1951-04-08

Germany complete uniflcation OF
election in the Western zones and
creation of a national assembly
| for the unified Reich with Eastern
Germany receiving one-third OF
the seats in the new Reichstag.
Rumors about discussions be-
tween East and West Germany
have been current for, some time,
A few weeks ago the Soviet pup
pet Premier of the East, Grote-
wohl, offered to DR.. Konrad Ade-
nauer, his counterpart in the
West, a program for such uniflca-
ton.
The Western chancellor's reply
was sharp. because it had been Sc
suggested by the Allied high COM
missioners. According to those
who are close to the Western
German government, the first two
drafts shown to the high commits
sioners were far more conciliatory
and kept the door wide open for
further negotiations.
The Soviet agents-principally
Germans-have been extremely
active in Western Germany. They
rely less on influencing the poll
lticians than the masses, the intel
IlectualS and businessmen. The
tenor of their propaganda is
something like this:
"Six years have passed since
We day and the Germans are
still divided, powerless and under
foreign yoke. This is not the fault
of the Kremlin, but of the greedy
WesternerS. The French have
shown you very clearly that they
do not intend to accept you into
the Western European organiza-
ton on an equal footing.
Allies Abused
Regardless of how mucn you
try to show your interest in be-
coming members of the Western
European capitalist system, the
old prejudices which the French
hold against you cannot be over.
come. They want your man.
power as cannon fodder, but dc
mot want the rebirth of a really
free and sovereign Germany.
:. "The British are afraid of youl
economic skill, your archaeological
ability and the hard work o1
which the German people sart
capable. They see in a free anc
unshackled Germany a real threa'
to their dying economic imperial.
/ ism. Make no mistake. TIL,
British may be socialistic at home
but they are greedy and interested
in reconquering their economi,
lstranglehold in foreign markets.
They do not want an enlight
Iened and rejuvenated Reich which
could become Britain's main eco
nomic competitor in a short spac,
, of time.
''The Americans are far away
They are working up a war scar
; and want to make Germany thei
battlefield. Even now they intent
to send another 100000 men II
> Germany and it will be you
ECONOMY which will have to sup
port this army, even if you do no
receive a pittance from their ia
treasury. The presence of thos'
forces will not increase in any way
your industrial capabilities.
\ "The Americans are too sub.
!, servient to the French and British
/ diplomacy to make a definite
,Istand against the vindictive pol.
icies of those two governments
i which are willing to use you bu'
want to keep you in slavery.
"We in the U. s. S. r. are in.
Z. terested only in peace and in tht
; restoration of Germany as a solie
and faithful ally to work hand II
hand with us for the creation o.
Ia new world. We do not want tt
fight you or even fight the West.
ern nations on your soil. We ar,
anxious to see your economic anc
industrial power reborn and pu
to good use. We are interested IL
the creation of a strong German.
flor the sake of world peace.
1--WE are not yet sufficient,