Oldal 5 [5]
OCR
X.A.14, Nev.52. - page five This Socialist force is new, after the party's recent Congress, fellowing a clear-cut line : being definitely extreme nationalist, it showg scepticism towards European integration, tends te sabotage Germany's pariieipation in the Defense Community and shows definitely neutralist aspirations. In the demestoe field German Secialism is showing tendeneies towards radical ecenemiv transformations, deMands nationalizations and the reduction of working hours, a streng centralization ef the State. It is geing with this programme inte the electeral battle - and in seme instances is even showing hestility te tne Churches. ; It is this Seeiakist attitude which is bringing about a radical ehange in the Communist attitude. While this is net yet apparent en the surface, it is a matter which is being actively discussed in the tep Cemmunist leadership. The Cemmunists are now diseussing the questien whether they should net, in the ceming ean paign, threw their support te the Seeialists - net epeniy, but by erdering the better party elements te werk and vote for the Socialist ticket. The Cemmunists would be sure te lose every seat they have now 3 but they would net mind if by the same teken they eeuld ebtain the dewnfall of Adenauer and a poliey less intent at rearmament, This attitude ef the German Communists is but the reflec tion ef the over-all poliey of the Cemmunist powers as ebserveable in Benn. It is quite cleqr new, that the great emphasis is laid en splitting Eurepeans and Americans, of strengthening European Neutralism by all the means of political warfare. This is today the parameunt thought ef Moscow, The American emphasis on the danger off espiennage is all wreng in this connection. There are naturally spies in West Germany ; plenty ef them. But they are nat the real danger, Mest of the military seerets are anyhow common knewledge. What is today dangerous te a supreme degree is the pewerful erganization of politieal warfare, the neutralist and Anti-Americam Front. This extends inte every party, every run ef life. According te serieus estimates made by responsible Germans ef tep-flight importance, fer every Mark spent today by the Seviets in West Germany en espionnage at least three Marks are spent en political and psyeholegical warfare, The machine works with a smeoth efficiency, whieh makes the admiration of the experts, One ef the ablest men of this new Soviet Prepaganda kine - in fact one of the mest dangerous men in Germany teday - is a relatively ebscure newspaper man in Benn, ene W.K.Gerst. He ia very able, sonee he dons the religious eleak, attendg Church regularly. His office is the office Ne 1 ef the Bonn Press Building. He is the representative of ADN, the official news Agency ef East Germany. But at the same time he represents an American paper, the " National Guardian" ef New York City. This $3.
