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Correspondent

BERLIN — With the new year the debate in the
West German press on the whither of West German
policy has. become intensified.

At the same time, new pro-
vocations along the sensitive
border. between the GDR and
West. Berlin are planned by
no other than Lucius D: Clay,

representative in» West Ber-
mander ‘of the: US. garrison
"These gentlemen: are’ wor-

peaceful” set-
the ment “of
‘the political
risis in Ger-
amy. and
West” Berlin
night © inter-
rupt the pro-
‘cess of fascis-
‘ation of the
me USA and

reunification

: »> West Germ-
any, hich finds such similar
expressionin both countries:
the persecution: of -Commun-
ists, the stepped. .up witch

» hunts. against all opposition

to. a: policy of war, and the
striving of the military to
assume full control over pub-
Jie life.

SOBER VIEW

The West German | paper
“Koeiner> Stadt-Anzeiger”’ of
Jan.25: Aakes-a. sober view» of

= -German ; prospects © in 1962.
Baus ‘Recalling’

-the © catastrophic
policies of the Kaiser in 1914

 ané Hitler: in» 1939, the paper

writes:

“To say it in clear Ger-
man — our’ policy to achieve
(of Germany)
by re-arming and from a pos-
ition’ of strength has failed.
The wall (in Berlin) has only
made visible what many of
us with much pain have for-
seen to happen for years...

“There is the need to real-

ize that only.a relaxing of
tensions can save us and not

‘aswar, and least of all the call

for’ atom bombs. There is a

need to plan:what the. Ger-),
man. contribution towards re: |.

laxation is to be.

‘For that purpose we need
anew vocabulary and not the
old one from the days of
(Kaiser) Wilhelm: and: Hitler.
With the old phrases we can-
not conduct a new policy.”

‘determined

DANGER SIGNAL

Such language by a bour-
geois West German paper is
a danger signal to the aspira-
tions of German imperialism.
The “Deutsche Zeitung”,
mouthpiece of German mon-
opoly, in ‘its issue of Jan. 6
deplores the’ fact’ the West is
again falling for the tricks of
Khrushchev, who by relent-
ing his pressure always man-
ages to make the. Allies. sub-
stitute for a policy.of hard
determination, one. of unfold-
ing. optimism. :

The ‘Deutsche
then: says:

Zeitung”’

“To our regret, a few Ger-
man -papers have- fallen for
the Red. propaganda trick.”

To combat tne aanger of
finding a peaceful solution
and relaxing of political ten-
sions, the “Deutsche Zeitung”
counts on Clay:

“One is well advised to. lis:
ten to the voices of those who.
carry the responsibility ,for
Berlin: Among them>are Clay
and the U.S. city “command:
ant who both press fora more
“stand by the
Western‘ powers in Berlin. =

“Among them ‘naturally is
Willy Brandt too . ... It is
known that Clay as well as
City Commandant General
Watson have been’ since Aug.
{3 continuously” pressing “for
more energetic’ counter dém-
onstrations ~ in’ Berlin, © and
have been restrained mainly
on higher authority.” :

It ~is “well * to” remember
Clay recently admitted “he
had advocated that ~U-S:

troops should’ tear* open’ the
borders in East Berlin after

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Aug. 13. It does
much imagination to know
what would have happened
had Clay had his way.

In a report of a meeting
scheduled: between Clay and
Kennedy, the New York
Times:of Jan: 5, admitted Clay
is again’ planning provoca-
tions.

‘Tt was reported” that he
(Clay) was demanding a freer
hand -for® the military com-
mand ‘in’ Berlin.”

The New York Times ‘then:

“refersto another report:

“General Clay complained
to Secretary of State Dean
‘Rusk that the United States
' Berlin _ commander, Major
Gen. “Albert’: Watson; was
not being allowed enough
latitude to cope’ with possible
German uprisings (read: to
start’ provocations) along the
border between East Berlin
and West Berlin.”

Italian and» West German
papers agree that the latest

provocations, for which they
hold Clay responsible, the

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“He isn’t dangerous — Tm Keeping him in leash.”

erlin

not take barring of Soviet Command-

ant Solovieff, from entering
West Berlin, have been so
clumsy that they boomer:
anged and almost wrecked
the work of the West Berlin
Allied Air Safety Centre,
which. controls. the Western
Air corridors into West Ber-
lin.

Clay’s.actions have increas-
ingly annoyed. the British and
French:.and. isolated: the U.S.
in West Berlin..But clumsy. as
the provecations-of the Clays
and Watsons-and Brands. and
Strausses:are, they could: pre-
cipiate.a war. ;

The alliance of the ities
ists of Germany with the mil-
itarists’ of the’ USA is more
dangerous® that ever -before.
The danger that they may
take’ matters into their own
hands” and* by a provocation
“accidentally” plunge us into
war, is a real one.

Here in Berlin we face this
danger daily and hourly. It
can only be eliminated by el-
iminating an abnormal situa-
tion,’ that gives the worst of
the war maniacs the chance
to play with fire, as is the
case on the West Berlin bor-
der.

That — and not any Soviet
“ultimatum” — is the reason
why we cannot afford any
delay, but must have decisive
and speedy negotiations on
West Berlin in connection
with a German peace treaty.

The normalization ‘of the
dangerous West Belin situa-
tion.would be a decisive blow
in Berlin to American and re-
emerged German fascism.

C. OFC. ‘OPERATION FREEDOM’ AIMED AT DEMOCRACY

John Birch groups sprouting in Canada

ANADIANS were warned | to rally to the call.

last week to expect the }
Sprouting of a’ home-grown
ultra-right John Birch So-
ciety unless they take action
now to defeat this threat.
This was clearly indicated
“by a recent announcement
by the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce that it had launch-
“ed “Operation Freedom”
the current euphemism for
“an all-out attack against the
labor movement and ~all
“democratic rights, under the

- Guise of anti-Communism.

Aim of the “crusade” is to
Combat: alleged government
interference in’ private enter-

“prise*and what the Chamber

regards as the growing
“threat” of Socialism and
Communism’ in Canada.
“As part of this drive, the
spokesman | of

social welfare
“for fear these “will
individual initiative
in-

gies “against

‘The’ C of C' has sent out a
17-point program of action’ to
its members calling on them

'Birchers,
tery to “warn” Canadians not}:

' PARALLELS U.S.

All of which may sound
like just so much more of
this body’s oft-repeated prop-
aganda, except that the pre-
sent campaign, taken together
with other signs, parallels so
closely the rise of the. John
Birch Soctety and the ultra-
right in the United States.

Indeed, the chamber antici-
pates this “danger” to public
acceptance of its ‘program
and makes an effort to over-

‘come the problem. While put-

ting forward ‘precisely the
same* points as ‘do the John
it has the effron-

to fall: victim to this trend.
Even as it Jays the basis

‘for MeCarthyite witch-hunt-
‘ing, it'tells Canadians not to

‘Sump «to conclusions” and
“Jeave’ Communist-hunting to
the Royal Canadian Mounted

Police,”

The “chamber ‘is on safe

rground because in ‘fact the
ROMP’ has shown itself par-|'

ticularly intent on Commun-
ist-hunting by diligently look-

ing for them in the country’s

developing peace movement

and any other trend. of
opinion that runs counter to
Tory policy.

And it comes at a_ time
when the voice of the ultra
right is being heard more
and more frequently.

One’ example’ of this is to
be found in the antics of a
Toronto radio station—CHUM
—now broadeasting a series

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of anti-Communist “capsules”
based on outright distortions.

Another is the frenzied at-
tempt of .a notorious anti-
Communist. bulletin , publish-
ed in Ottawa to find a reader-
ship.

“RENEGADE RANTINGS

Edited by the renegade Pat
Walsh, the contents of this
bulletin might ordinarily be
taken as. the ‘‘normal”’ rant-
ings of a former Communist
turned anti-Communist, than
which there is no greater per-
verter’ of the truth.

“But: considered -within’ the
framework of the recent ’step-
pediup-activity..of the RCMP
and..the.- Chamber .of .Com-
-merce’s latest “operation,”
“Walsh’s ravings take on a

“| possible’ ominous significance.

He is currently “in © ad-
vance’”’ of the C of C,:just as
McCarthy -led in witch-hunt-

_}ing-and just.as the John.Birch

Society was. the ‘“‘vanguard’’
of the move to the right in

“tthe U:S:

*Following: the neal of. his
U_S... counterparts, “Walsh: ac-
cuses all and sundry, includ-

ing; by innuendo; federal cab-
inet ministers, of being fel-

low-travellers because they
have attended social func-
tions at the Soviet embassy
in Ottawa.

Praising William F.. Buck-
ley, foremost ‘“‘intellectual’’
of the American right wing,

| Walsh hopes “that the resur-

gent Conservatism which is
sweeping the U.S. will spill
over into this country of ours
and. rub off on some of our
statist-minded PC’s.”

‘THE NEW MADNESS’

This is the Conservatism
that. former U.S. Senator Her-
bert H. Lehman recently call-
ed “the new. madness.’’ Leh-
man called on Americans ‘‘to
meet.this danger. and to over-
come: it.in.the. name. of free-
dom,.and: through.the .use and
practices .of freedom.”

He. said. the rightist organ-
izations. in the U.S.. are. out
to. break:.up, the.labor move-
ment, get.the- government out
of housing, health and. social
security. and suspend: all lib-
eral decisions-of the Supreme
Court over the last 20 years.

Which. runs. elose. to -what
the C of C is now saying in
Canada.

See JOHN BIRCH, pg. 8

February 2, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 5

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