Recognize two Germanies

to halt Berlin explosions

By MAX REICH BERLIN — The warn-

ings from the Soviet Un-

ion and German Democra- tic Republic that the explosive situation in West Berlin could start an atomic war, that it is the policy of West German Chancellor Konrad Aden- auer and West Berlin Mayor Willi Brandt to block all attempts to liqui- date the role of West Ber- lin as a powderkeg, are now being repeated by leading U.S. politicians, such as Republican Sena- tor Javits and Democratic Senator Humphrey.

a : | Javits was dismayed

warn West F Berliners not sto drag the western pow- ers intoa conflagration.

(Not only had Brandt failed to warn West Berliners, but he is dgo- ing all he can to incite them).

Javits said he hoped Presi- dent Kennedy would make this problem “crystal clear’ to the political leaders in West Germany, as was re- ported in Die Welt, Hamburg, on August 22.

Before August 13, the GDR government had informed the international press that a series of provocations against the GDR state border were planned for August 13 and the period following. Be- cause of these disclosures, restraint had to be exercised

' by the West Berlin provoca-

teurs on August 1 itself.

On the 13th, and on sub- Sequent days, West German President Luebke,. Willi Brandt, members of Aden- auer’s Cabinet, the West Ger- man and West Berlin press,

did all in their power to ex- cite and harangue the popu- lation, creating an explosive mood in order to produce mass backing for the border violations. These are continu: ously planned and organized by West Berlin terrorist or- ganizations, with the support of the West Berlin Senate and police.

In addition, on the week- end of August 18, four sinis- ter men, in a round of meet- ‘ng, hatched plans for .new

provocations. These men were: © General Norstad, who

was recalled as NATO chief because, according to the New York Herald Tribune, President Kennedy could not agree with him on speedily arming the West Germans with nuclear weapons;

© General Clay, recalled as

President Kennedy’s special —

West Berlin representative because of his eagerness to involve the U.S. in actions that would undoubtedly have led to war;

e Konrad Adenauer, who had clashed with President Kennedy when he demanded that talks between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for a peaceful solution to the West

Berlin question should be suspended; @ Willi Brandt, who has

been continually urging the U.S. to “take the last risk’, meaning to go to war to keep West Berlin as a Nato base other socialist countries.

At the same time as this was happening, the West German government stated that the East German border was no border, consequently, there could be no such thing as a border violation.

All this has led to the ex- plosions in West Berlin. But now that the world has be- come alarmed at what it saw during the rioting, Bonn and West Berlin officialdom aimed against the G-D-R and (helped by the Western al- lies), are trying to put the blame for the riots on the

death of an East German try- ing to escape to. West Berlin.

Who is responsible for the death of the young East Ger- man, Peter Fechner? Labcr MP Richard Crossman, exe- cutive member of the British Labor Party, in an article in the New Statesman, gives an answer:

“Willi Brandt, Dr. Aden- auer, French, American and British governments and even the leaders of the Labor Party — all hear some share of responsibility for the cir- cumsvauces in which this boy was shot and died.”

The death of Fechner was the lever by which the “re- visers” of post-war borders, beginning with the border of East Berlin, thought they would start their first move.

For three days street mobs terrorized West Berlin, at- tacking peaceful citizens, overturning cars, burning, destroying, battling their own police force (many of whom were wounded), stoning Red Army men, fighting Ameri- can troops, screaming for arms and trying to force their way to the wall, to ‘‘force”’ the border of the GDR and start their eastward march again.

Crazy? Of course! But Hit- ler too, was crazy.

The action boomeranged. The U.S. government isn’t exactly peaceloving, but it isn’t ready to let the Brandis force it into a war.

The U.S. troops, whom the Brandts hoped would join them in a crusade to the east, instead battled with the mob to prevent it from reaching the border.

As American troops battled West Berlin rowdies, the cor- respondent of the West Ger- man Frankfurter Rundschau overheard an American sol- dier murmur; “These damned

_ German Nazis!” This is a fit-

ting description.

The scenes in the streets of West Berlin were very like the scenes during anti-Jewish

t

Soviet aims at Geneva -

— Neues Dentschlay

pogroms by Nazi _ storm troopers. The Nazis too used to call it “overflowing people’s rage.”

It is not without signifi- cance that not just Soviet troops enroute to the war memorial in West Berlin were attacked by the mob, but U.S. .troops were like- wise attacked. The attack was against all who at that moment stood for peace and against war. S

What measures must be taken to prevent the danger spot in» West Berlin from moving toward disaster?

The TTS. sovernment mea- sure was to send a Red Cro3s Vax. ww -suelxs porder crossing point. The London Times re- marked that medical care for wounded escapees is no solu- tion of the basic problem of avoiding incidents on the wall, which could possibly lead to a conflagration.

The van was a mere ges- ture, a concession to the row- dies, and could only encour- age West Berlin terrorism.

Richard Crossman, in his article in the New Statesman,

had better advice:

“I believe that both President and Mr. Macmil have long ago realized t the right policy would be accept the existence 9 two Germanies and negotia! a settlement based 0? t Public opinion must be ale! ed to the danger of drift into war.

onsib’ ber Lar

“Here, special resPt ity rests with the Briti bor Party. Our spokes should be crusading pub res for the policies that the P ident an dthe prime min) to. are. still forced - officlawwaas disavow. :

Herr Brandt’s verbal a§ on the wall we shoul him frankly that it a6 Hf come one of the precondit

of peaceful co-existen® ase Berlin and spell out the & for recognizing the which he knows to be ~~ but dares not admit.”

Does this not equally oF for the Canadian labor ™™ ment?

Faced with big problems, the Chinese people are solving them and building a better life in the process. Picture above shows petroleum workers at their sanitarium in China’s

north wesi province of Kansu.

ood shortage easing, China

By BERT WHYTE

Pacific Tribune Correspondent

China is solving its economic problems. Week by week the food situation is improving. Belts which have been tight- ened again and again during the past three years are now being let out a couple of notches.

The change for the better

in people’s living standards

ieee is visible to

cen the eye as one walks along the streets and h U tsuen<e: s (lanes) of Pe- king. People look healthy and _ happy; Ey eS the shop win- dows are gayer; there is a feeling of confidence in the air. : :

A Chinese friend expresscd —

it to me in this way: ‘“Prob-

solving prob

lems? We still have many, which will take years to solve. The important thing is that now we we are on the right road. ‘there are weaknesses to be overcome—as soon as ag- riculture is back on its feet we'll have to give greater at- tention to developing heavy industry, which is lagging— but we are not afraid of dif- ficulties.”

“First things come first,” my friend continued. The primary task is to feed all China’s 700 million people adequately. Hence the inten- sive ‘aid to agriculture’ drive, which is bringing re- sults.

There have been further advances in the upswing of the economy. Examples: price of bicycles has been reduced by a third; industrial coupons are no longer needed to pur- chase furniture; the ration of cooking oil has been doubled; restaurants have cut prices some 20 percent and are serv- ing better food.

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One night we had di at the home of a you nese couple. Their tW house is tiny and the — ture rather sparse—b® e chen table and four "cle benches are the basic arbi bi But both of them OW? 4 cycles; they have a 0° ot: and (rare thing). a TV *

They protested whe? brought along some food: “Really, we 40?” it—look at our stock of cou! tables!” And indeed, W° 4, not eat all the delicio¥” set upon the table. |.

“My wife always 6° much when visitors said the young proudly. ‘

Don’t get me wrons | are some still serioun ages in some foods; the shortages of many consumer goods, 4? are grave economic me lems yet to be overtes China today. But the P is gradually growin b with each passing mon

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