Evening star., 1954-10-30
Dr.. Adenouer Talks BiuntIy

Dr.. Adenouer Talks BIuntly
The talk by Chancellor Adenauer before
a National Press Club audience yesterday
was bluntly realistic one. In brief, he said
that the free powers must beware Of illu-
sions" stemming from Communist double
talk about peaceful co-existence and that
any bargaining by the West in the cold war
must be done from position Of assured
collective strength. It was only on these
conditions-and others supplementary to
them-that he suggested that security
treaty relationship might be negotiated with
the Soviet bloc.
The West German leaders formula Is,
Of course, almost exactly the opposite of
that proposed by Moscow. In It's note OF
October % the Soviet government proposed
the convening of Big Four conference in
November to consider restoration OF German
unity, withdrawal of occupation troops and
creation of system of collective security
in Europe. At considerable length, however,
the Soviet note denounced the London and
Paris agreements providing for West Ger
man rearmament and creation of the West
ern European Union. Implementation Of
these decisions, the Kremlin said repeatedly
in its note, would make impossible "for
long time" the restoration of German unity.
The Russian objective, in other words,
clearly is to keep West Germany defenseless,
to distract and divide the West European
powers and eventually-as Chancellor Ade-
nauer said yeSterday-"to disinterest the
United States in European questions and to
eliminate Atlantic influence from European
affairs"
There is nothing in the developments
of the last month, however, to encourage
Moscow. The Western setback on EDO has
been overcome by the positive accords of
London and Paris. French-German rela-
tions, in particular, have been frightened
greatly by the personal understandings
reached between DR.. Adenauer and Premier
Mendes-France, In his short visit here, DR..
Adenauer has cemented his good relation
ship with President Eisenhower and Secre-
tary of State Dulles. He has received from
the President new Endorsement of unity
for Germany, pledge Of continued Amer
lean assistance in efforts to- free an esti-
mated 100000 Germans still held as Soviet
prisoners Of war and promise OF new con-
versationS on restoration of American-held
German assets. He and Secretary Dulles
have signed new treaty of friendship be-
tween their two countries.
And in the informal atmosphere of the
National Press Club, the German Chancellor
made vividly clear his own awareness of
the cynical and cruel nature of Communist
behavior. The Soviet-controlled East Ger
man elections of October lin which un-
opposed Communist candidates won 99.3
per cent of the non-secret vote-he de-
scribed as an election fraud, unheard of in
its proportions" In balance sheet" of last
months refugee tide from East to West Ger
many he reported 1926 entries into the
Federal Republic. Significantly, more than
half of the refugees were men, more than
81 per cent were gainfully employed and
more than A per cent were under 81 years
old. Persecution of almost every kind was
cited by the refugees, who have totalled 2.3
million in five years. Cali this goes on" DIR.
Adenauer said "at the demarcation line OF
peaceful o-existence"-a sufficient reason
for a most wary approach to that propa-
ganda phrase.