Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-13
Adenouer's Wornino

Chancellor Adenauer of West Ger
many has given the free world good and
timely advice in his address at Yale Uni
versity. While observing that the Soviet
rulers have struck a fresh note in their
international dealings, he has warned
that their new-look maneuverS- includ-
ing Stains Disqualification = must be
viewed with the utmost skepticism In
deed, he considers these changed tactics
to be even more dangerous than the
Kremlin'S past aggressive conduct, and
for that reason he has appealed to the
Atlantic powers and all like-minded ma
tons to remain on guard with undimin-
ished strength and vigilance.
Conceivably, of course, it may be that
RusSia'S collective leaders" are really
beginning to move, slowly but surely,
toward adopting an acceptable and trust
worthy international policy. But DR..
Adenauer, although declaring that the
free nations must watch constantly for
any such genuine change, has cited
number of hard realities that put
damper on optimism. One of these real
tiles is the continuing oppressed state of
Europe's captive satellite lands. And an
other is the fact that the smiling men of
the Kremlin persist in blocking Ger
many'S reunif1cation-"the pivot on which
European stability hinges and, conse-
quently, world peace depends" AS
matter of fact, far from wanting an
agreement on this issue, Nikita KhruSh-
chev has only recently made clear to
French Premier Mollet that Moscow is
eager to keep its iron grip on East Ger
many and has no present intention of
ending the countryS partition.
Above all, according to the great
German Chancellor, there continues to
be wealth of evidence that Red Russia
is as intent as ever upon making success
of its campaign to smash first the mighty
protective shield of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and to drive the
United States from Europe so that Europe
will fall like ripe fruit into the Soviet lap
and through its industrial potential and
the skill of its people will lend the SoyietS
decisive superiority over the United
States" And so, as DR.. Adenauer sees
the situation, things like the disavoWal
Of Stalinism and the ceaSeleSs espOusal
of peaceful coexiStence" are merely new
forms and methods used by new, more
dexterouS leadership in the Kremlin" in
an effort to lull the free world, shatter
Western unity and attain-in the end
the old and unchanging Bolshevik objec-
tive of total Communist domination
throughout the globe.
1t is because he believes this way, and
because events themselves strongly sup
port him in his belief, that the Chancellor
has reaf1rmed West Germanys pledge to
contribute its full share to NATO. It is
for the same reason, too, that he has
urgently called upon the alliances other
members to check their recent tendency
toward less cohesion, to do a better Job
in co-ordinating foreign policy, and to
maintain = above everything = the COM
mon armed defenseS that the times re-
quire. Soviet smiles, enticing as they
.ilay be, have not reduced the need for
that in the slightest. Until there are
concrete deeds that change the picture
fundamentally for the better, the free
world can ignore Or. Adenauer's warn
ing only at grave risk to itself.