Evening star., 1955-11-03
Dulles Charges
Fears
German Vote
Division Of Country
Suid to Increase
Militcrism Peril

Militnrism Peril
GENEVA, Nov. 8 Rl. Secre-
tary Of state Dulles told Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov In the
Big -Four conference today that
the greatest danger Of recreating
German militarisn lies In per
Ipetuating German disunity."
Spearheading q Western effort
to press Mr.. Molotov nearer
Western ideas on unification OF
Germany, Mr.. Dulles in effect
accused the Soviet Union Of
being afraid Of the results OF
free and secret all German elec-
tions,s The Western powers have
proposed such elections as ar
essential first step In their uni
|fication program.
Mr.. Molotoy has argued here
the necessity Of preserving what
he considers to be Communist
accomplishments in East Ger
many. Mr.. Dulles and his West
Iefn associates have declared the
German people must be free to
choose the kind Of institutions
and social systems they want.
Holds Up Eastern Ballot
Mr.. Dulles. speaking from
notes. said that risk is inherent
In free and secret elections. IN
der the Communist system In
East Germany. he said, with only
one list Of candidates on the
ballot he held up an East Ger
man ballot to the conference
the leaders could be sure Of what
would come out Of the yotina
because they were sure Of what
went In.
Mr. Dulles attacked ! proposal
which Mr.. Molctov had made
yesterday for forming Iii all
German council cf West and
East German parliamentary rep.
|resentatives. He said this pro-
|posal was most noteworthy Ii
Its complete failure. to comply
with q directive on Germany Is
sued BY the Big Four heads 81
government here last July.
This directive. he said. called
for: /. German reunificatiOn: q
by free elections: 5. in the In
Iterests Of the German people and
{. in conformity with European
security. The implication was
that Mr.. Molotov's council plan
fails to conform with any Of thu
four elements Of the directive
by contrast, he said that Western
proposals for unification had
complied with al Of them.
Furthermore. Mr.. Dulles con-
tended, the Soviet proposition ID
ID step backward not only from
the directive but also from uni
|fication proposals which Mr.,
|Molotov introduced at q Big
Four conference In Berlin on
February 4. 1854. At that time.
Mr.. Dulles recalled. Mr.. Molotov
provided for all German elec-
tions free Of foreign interference,
Cites Versailles Treaty
Mr.. Dulles contended that the
work Of the conference so far
had opened UP q "realizable
vision" for European security
provided similar progress can be
made on German unification.
He recalled that the Versailles
treaty which ended World War
] had denied Germany some ter
ritory. He said that after q pc
riod Of pacifism there was q re-
birth OF militarism In Germany
due to the territorial issues. He
said no one interested in the
future would be blind to the fact
that the greatest danger Of re-
creating German militarism is
through perpetuating German
|disunity.
The only agreement that aps
pears remotely possible at this
foreign ministers conference Is d
broad statement that German
|unification would be q good thing
and that the four powers win
continue to negotiate on it.
Even though the basic posi-
|tions remain unchanged. this
would permit both East and
West to claim the conference
was not b complete failure.
Should such an agreement be
reached. Mr.. Dulles. British For
|eiRn Secretary Macmillan and
French Foreign Minister Pinay
could be expected to agree to
continue parallel negotiations on
q European security treaty which
a ~ naln tlA . I