The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-01
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Of the four foreign ministers where
they can argue more freely.
Despite head-on collisions with
the Russians on major issues, the
Western diplomats talked Opt
Unsteady about the conference.
They have taken up more subjects
faster than At any previous meet
ing.
They have taken up more sub
iects faster than at any previous
meeting. One Western diplomat
described it as the fast maneuver-
ing OF sea warfare as distinguished
from the stubborn trench warfare
|of previous conferences.
The Russians and East Germans
have done much to reduce the
shock OF the change in conference
site from democratic and more
prosperous West Berlin to totali-
tartan, poorer East Berlin.
The conference moved for this
week from the American sectors
Allied Control Authority Building
to the shiny new five-million-dollar
Russian Embassy on the Inter Den
Linden, stones throw from the
ruins of the prewar American
Embassy.
The Foreign ministers are meet
ing in the large, weli-heated Hall
Iof Mirross. Five huge mirrors re-
fleet its splendor-pink marble
columns, rich walnut and birch
trim, and heavy ornate chandeliers
with masses of lights.
Restrictions on. movement be-
tween the East and West sectors
have been reduced. Eastern store
windows have been packed with
goods seen before only in West
Berlin shops.
But as the conference went into
its second week, no evidence that
the Soviets were changing their
basic aims was manifested.
Just before midnight Saturday,
the East Germans published their
own plan for uniting Germany.
Westerners were certain it was
drafted In the Kremlin for Molo-
TOW to sponsor In Berlin, even
though the East German announce
ment contained no specific Soviet
endorsement.
One quick look at It vas enough
to convince the men from the West
| 1t was = Slavic BOBBY trap-a pre-.
fabricated Czechoslovakia.
1t provided that the Communist
bosses of the is million East Ger.
mans would have as many votes in
new government as the so mil.
lion West Germans.
It would pit the solid phalanx
LOT the one-party East regime
against West Germany's demo.
cratically divided several parties.
Russian guns would remain in East
Germany until the new govern.
ment vas set up to the Reds
satisfaction.
It is a sharp c6ntrzst TO British
Foreign Secretary ANTHONY Eden's
Iplan, which contained the Vests
demand that free elections should
be held first of all to choose q
democratic German government
with which the occupying power.
could make peace.
The East German plan Is de.
signed to tie . united Germany to
Russia. The Eden plan would swing
| it to the West.
The Communist demands also In.
eluded the holding of Soviet.style
elections only after a peace treaty
is signed. Certain classes, usually
described by the Reds as profes.
sional people, capitalists and land.
lords, would be denied the vote
i The East German plan called
for seven steps in making peace
with Germany-scrapping Of the
European army pact and West
Germany's peace contract with the
West, banning of "militaristic and
fascist organizations" establish.
Iment Of an alderman provisional
government, unifying elections un.
Ider German control, Withdrawal
|of all occupation troops, immedi.
ate banning OF atomic and bacteri.
Illogical weapons in Germany and
prohibition against her joining any
'.warlike coalition" which in Com.
munst parlance means the Eu.