Evening star., 1955-01-02
Grim Drama on Pact
To Arm Bonn Ends
UnIlappily ior Reds

UIIIId lOI keuS
eContlnnsd Prom Yirst rAse.,
rich dividsnds. That nothing q
the sort happened y good evi-
dence that the Communist lead
ers were caught quite unprepared
By the success Of their own
strategy and badly miscalculated
the quality Of Western leader
ship.
Most particularly, perhaps.
they rnisjudeed the man who had
taken over the Leadership of the
French government. Although
EDO might be dead, rremief
Mendes-Fxance firmly and con-
sistently proclaimed the soIida-
rity cf france with her western
allies and pledged his govern
rnent 70 cO-operdte WhOleheaxt-
edly ia the search for . new
formula for German rearzna-
ynents
The formula was not long Id
coming By mid-September Mp
Eden was touring the capitals Of
Western Europe armed with his
uIan for 4 new defensive coali-
tior,. Germany. be suggested
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snould &c even nack y. ner soyer-
easnsy sssIleu 3 s..llln a s.le 49,, 1919
Wg1. y sIls nali -iokeostsh stus-
seis lIeasy Org eslon ana ~
Mlose4 to NAlI
"a TIE plan were acOepted Mr..
Eden promised that Britain
would b prepared to make i'm
pOEtelit new commitments y the
new orsRI1tzatiO ion commitments
WshoM sne na9 Always Witnneld
tI0f ELE anu when Would 20
~ t19aEd canning Eiropean
1 aeAIs q z neVlveu SaeTman mlii-
shIy power
By the time the ministers Of
the nine Atlantic powers met III
London on September 23, the
British foreign minister had all
ready won agren1ent In principle
from the leaders Of most Of the
countries immed ediateiy concerned.
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teMnsr .s maIkea tne turning
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fr1,sfrafinn " ~s,s ec,,e T,,s 49, y.
dnr ecrsa,,s,,ts sc,.,.,.,s,, - $3.50 a.,..
ia rar,r ! y,crth NJ . ist., s- Is;1
down y Z y ciaar ,o, nrcg,.., go tn ,.,,scs, ,s.,.
MI member ~ tl,e Z. cooiisic,, !, uli,,,.
could pledge their determined.
support.
n the Hest tbaa tr,cai tr.,,,
tion to pe sure the eIemart ss, 4, ~, ~
slIspense ana ,,ncert I aintv lasssS
riQit down n the Anal c,,rtasr .s
It centered as ,,s,al 81, a. = ',,,,.. 81,
predictable Frencn Pa,Iiar,S,,t a j
still torn bv deen fears q ~ .,r.s,.. Co..
MANY ana divided - ;,tsrra, s
noIiticaI wars Tn ~ ~ al,ross 80.
oyer-dramatir last-n,in,,ta ssin. rahsIs
linn tl7e assen,hlv vcted 'dor,, ~.
whole German rearmament plan
u.ly s = Isve.se ltssn yester1ay
~ '.lo enu = { HeeA = Aeualiz-
nis ieaplals
The drama, Of course. wiz
begin all over again next week.
Final ratification "a the Paris
agreements ~ both france ana
Germany must stu run 2 tricky |
parliamentary course
There Is plenty Of evidence
that the new WesterIs european |
organization has as vet tp win
real popular support In many isa- |
tions and suspicion and fear are |
still q common heritage OF most |
Europeans. Old problems Of o di-
yided Europe that faced the West
ct the beginning Of the year are
still there and new ones are sure
TO arise to test the ingenuity Of
western leaders IN the year TO
come.
leading RoIe for n q
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@ Euaopsau a, s..uosu.S .a.1s san nSsel r.
uu0s .s ,,is sase sl1po.saios S.aa q .ns .. Lole
y .lie q, omassu ~ $500 l,uss ~ .vli.lilue ,.,
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.esse.,s.p..y ~ y, ~ ~ ~. Wss.eln ,s..s sscuL
lss ~ , s., u u llloa. Iulopsa.,s aIe
CoLace.ueu 49, ~. slle y. pIiillaly Jus.l.ica-
slo,l AoI LesIllliis ScLLlaiy y "
@ Make su,s 49, Anellcan ~, Troops
ssay 3. Y Gurops. ~ n0io oh "
snae very ieai measure oi Sc
guTlgy. EUROPE y Wiling to meet
aimoSt any conoltions ana pay
imost any price. Apd no country
Least q az Germans tneni-
y ~ esp1aeS maipstay ~ o'sy X wsstern