Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-17
Seeks Treaty
With 2 Germonys

OF course. that the Soviet Union
attaches great Importance to
the conclusion Of a peace treaty
with Germany. 1t is high time
to adjust the problems In.
herited from World War II II
we do not want to have an
other one.
Why do we insist so much
that q peace treaty be con-
cluded with Germany? Be.
cause the absence Of a peace
treaty poisons the relations
among scores of states. It
would be impossible to provide
conditions for q stable peace m
Europe without eliminating the
vestiges Of the last war. There
Is no certainty that these ves-
tiges win not fertilize the soil
for new war. I know we'll the
Importance Of fertilizers in
agriculture. but I am against
such fertilizers in politics.
1t is our deeply held convic-
ton that it is impossible to put
up with the situation where,
"a yearsNafter the end of World
War II, the countries which
fought against Germany still
haveanot concluded peace with
1t and. consequently. the occu-
patton regime is still preserved
in West Berlin.
Some Americans are some
times heard to reason as fol-
lows: Europe is far away: there
are two German states on the
territory Of Germany and one
Of them b even an ANY Of the
United States: and one more
ally is never a hindrance. We
can well do without q peace
treaty. -
Pardon me. but only thought
less people can reason thus.
Consider yourselves. Twice inI
the lifetime Of one generation
your country has had to send
its sons to the fields of battle
in Europe, to fight against
Germany. And what will hap
pen If your present ally, West
Germany. provokes a third
war? With things as they are
today, it you'd be more than
a question Of sending the
breadwinners Of American fam
lilies to fight far away from the
American shores. The territory
OF every belligerent would. be.
come a theater Of military
operations. The modern means
OF destruction are such that
war can instantly spread to the
entire globe.
You must understand that Al
is not because we have any
fear OF the German militarists
that I remind you Of the dan
gers involved in the absence of
a peace treaty with Germany.
We are sufficiently strong to
curb any revenge-seekers and,
II necessary. to bring them to
their senses. You will agree.
however, that 1t is impossible
to ignore the fact that certain
quarters in West Germany are
harboring plans for setting the
Soviet Union and the other
powers at loggerheads, aggra-
waiting the relations between
them and keeping the world In
a state Of international tension.
1t is known that the postwar
development Of Europe and
Germany has led to the estab-
lishment Of two German states.
Both these states exist regard
less Of our wishes and our at
titude toward them. We must
take this into account. The
best policy Is q realistic policy.
There is only one way QUITO
acknowledge that there exist
two German states. i.e., recog-
nize the status quo in the Ger
man question, and conclude q
peace treaty with the two Ger
man states instead Of further
dallying with the elimination
Of the remnants of war.
To allow only one possibility
the conclusion Of a peace
treaty with a united Germany
only, which, Of course, would
be the best thing-would be
tantamount to scrapping the