Evening star., 1953-09-03
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Adenauer Loses
Continued Partition
Scored as Menace to
Peace; Reds AssuiIed
By james E. Roper

Secretary OF State Dulles said
today that if West Germany
fails to retain in power the coali-
ton government of Konrad Ade-
nauer, it would have disastrous
effect on the prospect of unifying
Germany.
He denounced continued par
tition of Germany as a Scandal
and a crime" and said it is "a
menace to peace" The Secretary
blamed Russia for the situation
Mr.. Dulles statement, made at
a news conference, was a strong
bid to help the pro-Western
Adenauer government in Sun
days election.
Significance of Voting.
His comment came when he
was asked to discuss the signifi-
canoe of the balloting.
A failure to retain tn q
Adenaur government, he said.
would have a disastrous effect
on the prospect of indefinitely
poStponing rational solution
of the German problem in the
interests of the German people.
He said yesterdays Big Three
western note to Russia propos-
ing a Big Four meeting on Ger
many would test whether the
Soviet Union will act in good
faith Ito solve outstanding prob
lens which threaten interna-
tional peace and which create
grave international tensions"
Outlines Far East Views.
Turning to the Far East, Mr..
Dulles said:
l. If planned political con-
ference on Korea succeeds, the
United States would be willing
to invite additional countries
into the talks to discuss Indo-
China.
2. The Chinese Communists
have several hundred thousand
troops near the Indo-C Chinese
border and might be tempted to
invade Indo-China, but his
speech in st. Louis yesterday was
intended to warn the Reds of
the potential dangers of a
spreading war if the Communists
attempt another Korea.
No Defense Perimeter.
3. He does not intend to
specify a United States defense
perimeter in the Far East-as
former Secretary of State Ache
son did-because it means the
United States would be virtually
giving everything away on the
other side of the line. But when
the United States can foretell
an area of possible aggression
and intends to fight that aggres-
sion if it occurs, it is better to
make this fact known.
4. He prefers not to discuss
possible use of atomic bombs in
Korea if war should break out
there again because the United
States does not expect fighting to
resume and does not want to put
emphasis on that possibility.
S. Japan should increase its
efforts to provide more internal
security rather than putting so
much burden on the United
States. He said Japan, with IS
million people, has not adopted
a very severe program of aus
terity and can do better.
DenOunceS Soviet Action.
Secretary Dulles blunt state
ment on the German elections
was preceded by a lengthy de-
nunciation of the Soviet role in
keeping Germany partitioned.
He recalled that Germany was
partitioned among the Big Four
powers as a convenient way to
administer the area in the i'm
mediate postwar period, but "the
Soviet Union has stubbornly
held on to the part of Germany
it occupies"
This is not only wrong to the
Germans" Mr.. Dulles said. "It is
a menace to the peace"
Secretary Dulles said the re-
cent Berlin riots and the in
creasing number of persons
breaking through the Iron Cur
tain to the West show the peo-
pies resentment against Soviet
tactics. He said the West, IN the
interest of speed, did not try to
rebut Soviet arguments when
the West proposed the Big Four
meetings on Germany.
I'VE hope for a favorable re-
sponse," Mr.. Dulles said.