Evening star., 1953-09-05
Bonn
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months proposed four-power
conference on Germany-s future.
Socialist leaders claimed-and
some American officials privately
conceded this possibility-that
German resentment of foreign
"dictation" would react against
DR.. Adenauer rather than for
him.
The chancellor'S supporters,
however, continued to express
confidence that he would tri-
umph.
In a television address last
night, DR. Adenauer declared
the Socialists would embark on
dangerous experiments in the
economic and foreign policy
fields" if they win the election.
Asserting his policy would in
sure German unif1cation, the
Christian Democrat leader de-
clared:
What is it we Germans want?
We want to become equal mem
bers of the family of free peo-
Piles. We want to insure that
never again will European peo-
pies become embroiled in war.
We want to build a dam against
the drive from the East.
Through all these measures
we hope Europe can again be-
come a strong political and eco
nomic factor in the world"
OlIenhauer Assails Policies.
Socialist Chief Erich Ollen-
hauer, in his last appeal to the
voters, lashed out at DR.. Aden-
auer's foreign policy as "un-
realistic" He declared the
German people. would be the
first victims of a new war;"
Mr.. Ollenhauer said the
Socialists also value the friend
ship of the West but he de-
clared that such an interven-
ton as Dulles on purely inter-
nal affairs of the German peo-
pie must be rejected most ener-
getically."
He complained that the
American Secretary of State
spoke "in the manner of a
protective government over a
politically backward people"
Although observers generally
declined to speculate on the
outcome of the voting, at least
one thing seemed certain: The
Communist Party won't win.
The German Red organiza-
ton has grown so weak during
the cold war that it rlay rot
even carry one of the 484
parliamentary seats at stake.
Half of these seats will be
decided in direct district con-
tests. The other half will be
divided among the parties ac-
cording to their proportionate
share of the total vote-the pro-
portional representation system.
There are $3.50 candidates in
the race.
Reds Switch to Violence.
Apparently realizing their
weakness, the Communists
switched during the campaigns
last week to plans of violence
and sabotage designed to wreck
the election.
Thousands of tough Red agents
were sent in from East Germany
to raid polling booths, steal bal
lot boxes, attack election officials
and incite riots.
West German federal police
arrested more than $500 agents
and modified 4 million volun-
teer youths and athletes to help
guard the polls against attacks
by any agents who might have
slipped through the police net.
The rightwing radicals-ac-
cused of being Nazi-minded-
present more of a threat at the
polls than the Reds. The radi-
cal attack is being Spearheaded
by the German Reich Party,
which the government is at
tempting to outlaw as unconsti-
tutional.
Rightwingers Badly Split.
But the rightwingers appear
too badly split among several
groups to rival the strength of
the Christian Democrats or the
Socialists.
Most observers expect the
struggle between the two big
parties to be so close that only
another coalition will be able to
gain a parliamentary majority.
In that case, the strength OF
three smaller factions may de-
eide the shape of the next gov
ernment. They include the con-
servative- minded Free Democrats
and German Party-both men,
bers of DR.. Adenauer's present
three-party government coali-
ton.
The new Refugee Party, which
showed surprising strength in
several recent state elections
also may gain enough seats to
share in the government.
Miles of LeVees