The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-29


eign correspondent for the Hearst
papers, leading indus trialists in
Western Germany sent carloads of
gifts to the Red Gear in Moscow.
Every informed newspaperman in
Europe knows that Western Germ
any would be no reliable ally, but
rather a powerful satellite of Rus
STA. In spite of all this evidence,
cur policy planners in the State de-
Partment and in the Pentagon still
live in a FOOLS paradise and are
willing to gamble on German re-
armament.
A THIRD POWER BLOC IN
THE MAKING
An essential part Of our contain
ment policy was to facilitate a quick
comeback of a powerful German
Reich. What the United States is
doing at present in Europe is "real-
politik" in favor of Germany. We
rescued Germany from the conse-
quences of defeat; we have built up
again her gigantic industries and the
plans under consideration in Wash
ington will make Germany the strong
est power in Europe. Germany is to-
day far better off than France and
England. We have sunk into West
ern German billions of dollars for
her economic revival. 1t is the only
padt of our containment policy that
has turned out a great success-FOR
THE GERMANS.
Although the loser of the war,
Germany is free of debts, and the
Germans pay only comparatively low
taxes, whereas the French and the
British have to carry heavy tax bur-
dens. On October rs, 1850, Unit
ed Press report from Frankfort stat
ed that Jean Gather, Marshall plan
chief for Germany, had warned the
Adenauer government against the
low-taX system of better-income
groups. ''No German in business
no matter how much he earns, pays
more than so per cent of his income
in taxes This was much lower
than in the United States, Britain,
Or France.
Having restored Germany's power
our policy shapers went step furth-
er. 1t is a well-known fact that Wash
ngton put heavy pressure on France
% come forward with a plan for
European economic and political Sin
egration." According to the Alsop
orothers, the ECA head, Paul Hoff-
nan, was instructed to force France
nto Shotgun wedding" with West
Germany. The result was the world
tirring Schuman proposal for the
reatiOn of an European steel and
oal cartel.
John Foster Dulles, one of our
eading policy shapers, suggested that
america create an European Union
Y friendly but firm outside pres
ure," and he added, "the United
tates can and should take that OPP
ortunity and exert that pressure"
The United States-instigated Schu-
ian proposal was enthusiastically {
lpported by the Chancellor of the
Vest German Republic, Konrad AIDE {
auer. In several speeches and arti- !
es, Herr Adenauer expressed his +
sympathy with the i
chuman plan because it is "the first 3
ep for the unification of Europe" G
urope, he said, will "become a third c
'rce (Dritte Macht) in the world, t
Of as strong as Russia or the United :,
tates, but powerful enough to inter- =
enc successfully a decisive
oment- safeguard the peace"
here was not a word about fighting b
On the contrary, Herr j
denauer stated that he does not fear o
at Germany would arouse Russia's l
lger, if the Western Federal Repub- t.
; joins the Council of Europe. Germ Il
~, he said, "has again become o
,litical factor with whom others h
i'll have to reckon in international r
fairs" s..,.,,..,,,... ..ss t
The third force idea was received Is