Evening star., 1952-02-09
Bonn Price Tor Joining /
European Army Taken
As Setback 10 Peace
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Germany's high priced demands
for joining Western defense will
set back o peace settlement with
the ex-enemy and stan plans for
welding German troops into d six
nation European army.
The price includes an end to-
Allied occupation. full sovereignty
for Germany, an equal voice in
Western strategic councils and
freedom for many German war
criminals.
The restive parties In Chancel-I
lor Konrad Adenauer's govern
ment hung these conditions on
their approval last night Of DR..
Adenauer's proposal to recruiting
SOC. 900 to 100000 troops for West
ern defense.
Vote Is 2O4 to 1855.
The Bundestag Qower house)
agreed to it only by the slim
margin of 204 to 156.
I The vote was taken only on the
principle Of the proposal and does
not mean immediate conscription
of soldiers. That can come only
after Germany agrees to . peace
settlement, joins the European
army it has been negotiating over
and votes formal ratification Of q
defense bill ordering formation Of
troops and raising the money for
defense.
Even with the price tags" at
Itached, the vote Of approval was
considerably smaller than that
given DR.. Adenauer last month for
ratification of Germany's entry
into the Schuman plan to pool her
coal and steel with five other
Western European nations.
Opposed by Socialists.
The powerful Socialists fought
the army plan tooth and nail. The
vote revealed q sharply split Par
Iliament rejecting sorely- divided
public opinion.
The conditions themselves were
sponsored by the parties in DR..
Adenauer's coalition, not by the
opposition.
Allied officials agreed the de-
mands called for the Big Three
Ito reassess their policy toward
Western Germany. Already they
were debating what concessions
they might make to help DR..
Adenauer win final ratification Of
his rearmament plans.
United States High Commis-
sioner John ]. McCloy called in
German Finance Minister Fritz
Schaeffer today for a conference.
an indication the United States
may be taking up the meaning
of the new conditions at once.
Mr.. Schaeffer is Germany's chief
Inegotiator on the disputed ques-
ton of how much money West
Germany should chip In to pay
Ifor defenSes.
Major Topic for Big Three.
One condition hung on last
nights resolution was that Ger
many should be treated equally
in the assessment Of financial
burdens OF defense, although
German negotiators insist they
can't increase taxes to:@pay for
arms. ss' .,ssg8
The list of German conditions
lis expected to be q major topic
before the Big Three foreign min
listers - Dean Acheson Of the
United States. Anthony Eden of
Britain and Robert Schuman OF
France-when they meet in Lon
don a week from today, officials
said.
Dr.. Adenauer will be in London
Friday to attend the funeral Of
King George VI and it was con-
sidered likely here he would seek
a chance to talk with them.
1 Even before the Bundestas
marked up its price, the British
and French had hoped to use the
London meeting to weld together
Ia sitter policy for dealing with
the Germans.
1 u. s. Attitude Criticized.
I British and French leaders have
been openly critical Of what they
call a soft" American attitude
toward the Bonn government.
Last nights vote authorized DR.
Adenauer to 60 ahead with nego-
tiations on the European army and
for q peace contract" with the
Occupying powers. Both sets oi
talks are tagging over disagree.
|ments on many points.
j But not until they are completed
and ratified by the divided Ger
man Parliament. can the govern.
Iment introduce q bill to legalizt
drafting Of troops.
Another Of the German demands
was to end restrictions on Ger.
imam industry.