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THE CHINA, MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1957.

CAREFUL NOW, MR. DÜLLES! YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE!"

The Man Who changed his mind

by AUSTIN HARRISON

1

LEW men would give up un income of £6,000 a year, a villa, a summer house at the senside and a car - all provided by a grateful government - unless there. was some good renson. The man with whom I have just been staying did so gome weeks ago when he slipped over to the West from East Berlin, a refugee from Ulbricht's Communist regime. He is Alfred Kantorowicz, 58-year-old professor of modern German literature at East Berlin's Humboldt Univeralty.

But Professor Kantorowicz gave up much more than his annual income of 80,000 marks (700 times more than an old-ago pensioner gets in a year) and his He left behind him a brilliant worldly gonds when he escaped into West Berlin. career as one of Germany's best-known propagandlats for the Communist cause, in- cluding 20 years' membership of the party. He left behind his world-famous library and his friendship with many of the leading Communist intellectuals. He also left behind any illusions that Communism was the answer to his life-long battle against Fascism and all that the Nazi mentality stands for.

I

No one has ever disputed Kantorowicz's capacity as an authority on German Thomas and literature. He is almost certainly the greatest living authority on Heinrich Mann and is himself no mean author. No one has ever disputed his ability

IS KRUSHCHEV OUT

THERE must be many sensible and sober people who are asking this

week-end a question of desperate importance to the human race.

The simple, terrifying question: Dars all this sudden hubbub aver Syria unconditional war - between and Turkey really mean there is a danger of war - Communiant and the West?

It is a question that find better be asked.

For there is something fresh and disturbing that cannot be denied by those who A studry, and drumatle change in the Russion attilude towards survey the international scene, the capitalist nations.

Look nt the difference between Russlun Middle Eastern policy NOW and Russian polley only six months ago when King Hussein of Jordan come dis- 19 martyrdom tressingly close

at the hands of the Communists,

committed by the Americans. An net of astonishing audacity that shocked even tome America's cloest friend

The U.S. Sixth

Fleet-

M

American President, though not

in as few words:

Send the Sixth Withdraw. Fleet bdek to Cannes. Or thy

Russia's Interest in

Bicans war . . . .*'

But no.

FOR WAR?

By the American Slath Fleet. Now make the comparison the Jordan crisis between

situation and the present Syria,

in

There can be no question of Jordan fizzled dramatically. The Turkey attacking Syria. That is Inconceivable. Yet Kremlin caved in.. A shattering utterly

declares her- blow was inflicted upon the Russia suddenly prestige of the Soviet Union sell in the most bellicose fashion Jordan was blustering, threatening, claim- among the Arabs. It went to Beirut, ready to red. And a deadly threat to ing that she will go to war to

threat that In the Middle East was save Syria from lend all its nuclear might to the threatened Government of Jur-

does not even exist, plan. And it was geblicly con mitted to such sellan, what may.

THEN the Egyptians were equipped with all the inped offering what was left of their meata of atomie war-ploughed army to help the subversionists eross the Mediterranean on the

the agninst

monarchy. The orders of President Eisenhower. Syring were sending trods across the birder to back the rebels. Indeed, they were talk- ing of swallowing ŵp Jordan al- together. It was, Ntihout ques- tion, a strale for power be- tween the Communista al the king:

Yet what happezied?

come

Th Russians might have repiled in kind by sending to the rebels,

One of the most provocative massive support act of modern time: Was They might have said

to the

prace

averted.

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The contrast between Rug- over behaviour today Klan

when Syria and her docility Jordan was protected against the subversionista ia quite re markable,

Why the change? The answer may be in the tiny metal ball that is blecp-bleep-bleeping its way around the world at 18,000 miles an hour,

Overnight the scientific prestige of Rusala bas soared, and that means Russia's military prestige alsò,

This

of the

to

began.

And

of

as a fighter against Fascism. of the necessity to fight Fascism

Communist He fought with distinction all along the line. in the Spanish Civil War, gimes, wherever they may be,

prostitution are perhaps as a member of the Interne true Communism, but the new tlonal Brigade. He spent the bom babe may live to develop war in exile from Nazi Ger. into a decent man. many and managed to stomach the Ribbentrop

Molotov pact of 1989, con- I asked the professor why, if tinuing to propagate Marx- this was so, he came West now rather than last year or next Ist Ideas with fanatical en- J'enr. He explained the com- thusiasm. During and after flexities of falling foul of Com- the war he fought red- munist bosses. In the past few the East German post, baiting for six years in the years United States where he held Kurt Bartels (known as Kube), had become an Increasingly an important position, with powerful and minister gute in the the Columbia Broadcasting East Berlin intellectual circles they would, be may why Mr gambled

On his return to Kuba wan in close touch with Krushchev has gone behind Western Governments remained System. the backs

Western tree to their first principles and Germany in 1946 he con- the First Secretary of the East Parly, German Communist

Ulbricht. Professor Prime Ministers and sent his called the Russian bluff.

the the Historic, herole Berlin airlit tinued to write and leeturo Walter ominous warnings

for the Communist cause,

Kantorowicz felt himself com- leaders of the Opposition,

Such then is briefly the back- pilled to resist the straitjacket Sociailst Realism, 1c may belleve that it he

How different might our fateground of the dapper, graying of so-called the anti- panje

be today if we had allow-man with whom I spent many which Ulbrich was impering canrist

in conversation at his on Intellectuals, using Kuba n Communist. Governments, at ourselves to be intimidated hours

In June last on the banks of Use a willing too!.

published a least he can panic the opposi- then, when all seemed against refuge

thine. Why, I asked, did it year Kantorowicz Lion spokesmen. And through us!

take him 26 years to reallas that Covert attack on Kuba in an

Berlin

without Nazism East

paper, he had been fighting. them the people.

him by nine. Exactly the same lesson ap-from within a system in essence mentioning If my dumosis of Russia's

ono would so similar? Why did he leave Kantorowicz quoted some verseH niced i:: correct, there-in-plies today. No

Germany so late? Prof Kha's and castigated them only one polley open to Presid- seriously imagine that the US. Enst

only of the worst not given as worthy deut Eisenhower and Mr Mac- Government-is consorting with fessor Kantorowicz

Everyone of im- up his life-long ideal in order Nazi welters. mitlan. It is one of unyielding Turkey to attack Syria.

10 Bull аду punches. His portance in East Berlin intellec- realised that the framers.

Why, then, does hir Krush answers came out pat. He had fool circles chey profess to believe this not defected 40 the west too late verses were by Kuba and from on Kantorowicz was a absurd proposition?

but too early. He should, he then

ingenious WAYA Undoubtedly he is indulging sold, have stayed in East Ger marked man. in war talk in order to gain many to fight the Ulbricht terror were found of putting pressure For, of course, if Rasian bloodless victory in the Middle regime with whatever weapons on him, which he resisted as

that

· victory

will end methods remaining at his bast he could.

refused faction succeeded In the Ea51-

Finally Kantorowicz Middle East the Soviet endanger the vast oil reserves disposal.

to sign the so-called 'Hungary Government would swiftly upon which Western freedom

resolution in which East der- apply them elsewhere. It and security absolutely depend

man writera gave velled support would be foolish to expect

He must be made to under- At Just what point, 1 persisted, to the Communist line that the was the anything else.

stand that he cannot have did he begin to equate Nazism uprising in Hungary

wilh Communiem, Professor

work of Fascist elements. "Even victory. without bloodshed.

Kantorowlez peered over his here, however, there were in- this classes and there was a trace of It may be argued that

tricecies which, in the Western milion for My Dulles's deglora-

that time Russia is not bluffing. That a smile os he said: 'Even back world, one would and hard to

with her triumphant in the Spanish Civil War days, credit. The resolution Russia,

and satellite

inter- many of us who were aghting cleverly worded and there was East ballistic missile,Fascism at the front were aware Bttle in it to which the

the top now has a superiority over the that

Communist German writers could take ex- West even more decisive than functionarles who visited Spain ception, Professor Kantorowicz

of the

und the time

Berlin from Russla

Germany in fact did not refuse point- seemed to be more concerned blank to sign it but mar with administering the Com-

servations on certain points in the resolution. But the professor cur ideals. But in those days thinks that recent articles in the we were interested in the Jobs Western Fress praising him for

of

To be other than firm-to show the slightest signs weakness would be an almost certain Invitation to disaster.

There

should therefore be Mr Mac- resolute backing by

ilon. His declaration SHOULD Syria, backed by the Russians, Attack Turkey-

the United States will attack Continental

Russia.

For few people will believe that a nution that is capable of for a such an immense

her

can have only one result, Peace. Russia can still be annihilated munist system than fighting for

was

rc-

There are excellent precedents at

policy of strength. Ex- blockade. achievement cellent reasons for belleving it

That, frankly, is nonsense. in outer space is incapable of thresting a rocket misalle any-

the Russions Bre adult where it chooses Lipon this In the days before Nate, when And

Britain and the Western enough to know it. earth.

in hand and we said to ourselves not having signed are not really European nations were almost

A rocket may arrive in a that things would improve once relevant, He was already so committed against the may l.

therefore, that defenceless against the great

of a few minutes, the Communist cause in Spain for the Soviet Government the Russian armies that

Vibricht regime by then that his were matter in the Bambers may take longer. But triumphed."

refusal pugnacious, arrogant Mr Krush- stationed threateningly

sign was only part enough of them will still arrive

Professor Kantorowicz argued of an inevitable process. Today, chev in particular-thinks that East, there arose the issue

to deter any Russian Gover-

саде convincingly and he would like all his friends In the rest of the world-is-scared-the-Bertin-blockade.

mount that is not hopelessly-out methodically. All his Com East Germany to know that ho- of its mind.

munlat

te, he said, he and ones not mind a bit who signs.

against Whatever differences there indeed most of the thinking Com- the current resolution are between Russia and the munists, have been aware of him. He realises that in

of the Communist Communist world today the ap- West can be settled, both sides the filings

but bove all the pentage of a signature willing H, around the confer- rogime But instead of retiring igno-nee table. The Red Moon will thought of the bright future once document is not an earnest

Communism was realised and anything. miniously as the Kremlin decide nothing.

of

And that now, is the moment It was a crisis cynically for Russia to seize all the created by the Russians, based opportunities and victories she upon their, military superiority

American rockets, the 1. can before

It was a bully's Instead of plopping ingloriously threat. Into the sea, Join Russian satel lites in the race around the globe.

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