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the seven ex-Nazis' arrest: the Brit-
ish feared that members of this
government might tip off the seven
men about to be arrested.
Reaction to EDC Delay
Most German newspapers devoted
extensive comment in mid-January
to American and European reaction
to the delay in EDC treaty ratifica-
tion caused by the recent French
demand for additional protocols and
amendments to the EDC treaty.
Prominent play was given to US
Senator Alexander Wiley's statement
that a further delay in treaty rat-
ification by France and Germany
would result in cuts in US foreign
aid to these countries. Papers quoted
Senator Wiley to the effect that
Europe would "deceive itself" by
any further delay of its integration
plans, and that nobody should
believe or try to make believe that
the "clock could be turned back"
without "losing the confidence and
the support of all thinking men."
According to the Frankfurter All-
gemeine (Frankfurt, Jan. 12) there
may be two considerations which
prompted Senator Wiley to warn
against further EDC treaty ratifica-
tion delay: he cannot see how the
new French premier will reconcile
his promise to "guarantee the unity
of the French army" with the EDC
principle of integration of member
nations' armies; or, he might be
worried over new trends discernible
in the French press (a recent Le
Monde editorial implied France
would only feel "safe" if either Ger-
many were re-unified and neu-
tralized, or "it were guaranteed that
an armed Germany will, forever,
remain divided"). Should Le Monde
have spoken in behalf of the Quai
d'Orsay Frankfurter Allgemeine con-
cluded, there could be no doubt that
there will be more delay in the solu-
tion of the Western defense issue.
In a strongly anti-French editorial
Wiesbadener Kurier (Wiesbaden,
Jan. 12) likewise attacked Le Monde,
accusing it of demanding a West
German defense contribution be
renounced altogether. The Kurier
claimed Senator Wiley's statement
was addressed to Paris, implying he
did not wish to chide Chancellor
Adenauer, "who certainly has done
everything in his power to build
bridges (to Paris)."
Rheinisdbe Post (Duesseldorf, Jan.
12) claimed Great Britain wants
speedy EDC ratification, only to
restore the world belance of power,
now disturbed by Soviet armament,
not because of European union
arguments impelling on the con-
tinent. The paper said London hopes
Europa and the "Bulls": ... and let
us all be moved by only one thought:
the safeguarding of Europa." - from
Die Zeit (Hamburg), Jan. 8.
Washington will apply pressure to
have the EDC ratified speedily.
Tagesspiegel (Berlin, Jan. 11) ad-
dressed a sharp warning to French
and German politicians failing to
recognize the necessity of a strong
Western defense system with Ger-
man participation. According to this
paper, Marshal Juin is "the only
man in France without illusions."
Both Bonn and Paris erroneously
believe they are important wheels
in the machine of world politics,
"but (American) patience will end
as soon as the (European) children
try to enforce their will."
Columnist Ernst Friedlaender, in
Stuttgarter Nadiriditen (Stuttgart,
Jan. 10) was higly critical of Chan-
cellor Adenauer for showing "stub-
born optimism" regarding EDC rat-
ification: the Bonn Government, "for
domestic reasons," does not want to
admit a "defeat." Mr. Friedlaender
was strongly opposed to amending
the EDC treaty to provide for na-
tional armies. Should national armies
"be the only solution," the EDC treaty
would be "buried": "It may be that
Rene Mayer was compelled to make
concessions to de Gaulle; we certainly
are not, and the more we stress that
we will contribute to Western de-
fense within a military and polit-
ically integrated Europe only, the
better."
With few exceptions papers Jan.
13 top-played Chancellor Adenauer's
foreign policy speech, stressing his
statement that the Federal Govern-
ment stands by the German-Allied
treaties and will by no means per-
mit undue delay in their ratification.
Dr. Adenauer rejected the idea of a
German national army, stressing
there is no alternative to the EDC
treaty. He also urged speedy rat-
ification to "eliminate the possibility
of an East-West agreement at Ger-
man expense" and to prevent Amer-
ica's losing interest in Europe
altogether.
However Telegraf (Berlin Jan. 13)
criticized Chancellor Adenauer for
having again urged treaty ratifica-
tion: "the rigidness with which
Adenauer fights for the Western
treaties and their quick ratification
gives the impression that he is
(determined to) march on his old
road, even if it should lead him
straight into a vacuum." The paper
also complained that recent French
developments are being "minimized,
interpreted optimistically or simply
overlooked" by Dr. Adenauer; "the
continous American pressure, howev-
er, fits into the picture of the situa-
tion outlined by the chancellor."
Subscribing to the SPD argument
that the treaties prevent German re-
unification, the paper leveled crit-
icism at America for trying to exert
financial pressure on Germany. Ger-
man wishes for reunification-the
main argument against treaty rat-
ification-could not be overcome by
"hinting with a more or less open
money bag" Telegraf said.
Volksblatt (Berlin, Jan. 13) warned
that the withdrawal of US aid
would affect France as much as
Germany. No country should strug-
gle for European preponderance, the
paper argued: "If Europe is sur-
rendered to Bolshevism because of
the short-sightedness of its 'leading
statesman,' the struggle for political
supremacy in Europe would be
superfluous anyhow."
Roosevelt Criticized
On the occasion of the tenth an-
niversary of the Casablanca con-
ference, Die DeutscheZukunft(Dues-
seldorf weekly, late January) crit-
icized the late President Roosevelt
for his "complete lack of conscience
and responsibility" and maintained
that his decision to insist upon Ger-
many's "unconditional surrender"
was nothing but "a whim, conceived
during breakfast." The paper based
its  criticism  of  Roosevelt  on
Churchill's memoirs and Byrnes'
Speaking Frankly.
Television in Germany
Sharing expenses and presenting
a single program were the reasons
for making television the common
business of all western German
radio stations, said Eberhard Beck-
mann of Radio Frankfurt in an in-
terview in the Frankfurter Rund-
sdhau (Frankfurt, Jan. 21) on the
organization, aims and program of
the German television system which
was inaugurated Dec. 25 by the
Northwest German Radio Corpora-
tion.
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