Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Russia Pushing
Toward Rhine,
Dulles Says
American Leeds Off
In Vests Attack
On MoIotoy Plan
BY the Assoeiaied Press

BERLIN. Feb. 5.-Secretafy Of
State John Foster Dulles, de-
nouncing the Russian plan for
German uniflcation. told the
Berlin conference today Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
Is trying to extend the Krem-
Inns power to the Rhine.
Mr.. Dulles said Mr.. Molotov
had rejected a Western plan for
unification Of Germany through
free elections because he is
afraid that the Is million Ger
mans in the Communist zone
would overwhelmingly reject"
its present Red regime.
mfr. Molotov has good reason
to be afraid" the American
minister said.
Critical Of Soviet Intentions.
MIR. Dulles led of the Western
attack on the Molotov plan,
which he said follows the tragic
pattern" by which the Soviet
Union has spread Communist
control over Eastern Europe
since the war.
Mr.. Dulles said Britain's An
thony Eden. Frances Georges
Bidault and he had come to
Berlin two weeks ago hoping
that solutions would be found to
the problem of German unity
in a conference which at the
outset carried the promise of
easing world tension.
But. he said, the Moiotov pro-
gram which the Russian minis
ter put before the conference
yesterday shows that ''he has no
intention of seriously seeking
German unity with freedom"
i would say to Mr.. Molotoy,
Mr.. Dulles declared. that 1t is
late. but not too late to redeem
the promise Of Berlin"
cites East German Uprising.
The cornerstone of the Rus
sian program, Mr.. Dulles said,
Is the Communist government of
East Germany which he de-
ciared was put In Office and kept
there by Soviet power. It would
have been "forcibly elected" by
the workers Of East Germany
last June, Mr. Dulles asserted.
had 1t not been for elements
OF 70 Soviet divisions. including
tanks and armored cars"
He referred to the workers
rebellion In which 2 million East
Germans defied their govern
ment and the Russian occupa-
ton itself to show their resent
ment Of Red rule.
The American statesman
slashed at the Molotov plan.
which would entrench the Red
minority Of East Germany in
any future united government
and he declared:
I'm the name of peace. he
tMr. Molotov) proposes a meth
Cd for extending the solid So
Wet bloc to the Rhine.
In the name of democracy.
he has set forth the classic
Communist pattern for extin-
gushing democracy as that
word has been understood for
1000 years."
Sharply Assails Russia,
Mr.. Dulles levelled sharply at
the Russian in the full knowl-
edge that MIR. Molotov's uncom-
promising attitude on German
unification has virtually killed
that subject in this parley unless
something very surprising hap
pens. He blasted the Soviet zone
government for daring to pre-
sumo equal rights with the freely
elected West German regime
and referring to the East.
Mr.. Dulles delivered a 1900
word attack on the entire Soviet
position on the German question.
Mr.. Molotov was presiding in
the Soviet embassy session. The
implacable Russian, seemingly
impervious to the fact that he
has just about torpedoed agree
ment on Germany. greeted the
delegates in jovial mood and
with broad smiles chatted gaily
as each Of the Western Big
Three arrived for the 18th ses-
sion Of the parley.
Mr.. Dulles accused the Russian
Of equal duplicity in his formal
dealings with the problem at
hand.
"Mr. Molotov is too intelli-