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Wg, meee meyer --_ : fe . THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1951 ; 'THE: DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE | PAGE NINETEEN 'West German Communists | yA IT'S HERE ? Face Eclipse Prankfurt--The West German f : oom Commuriists, whose fortunes are at the lowest ebb since their suppres- sion under the Nazis, appear today to 'be facing a further decline, ' They have failed to draw po- litical advantage from the gen- ! a eral antirearmament sentiment of West Germany or from mass un- employment. The West German Communist Party, under the -leacdkrship of Max Reimann, has been steadily declining in numbers and Influ- ence since the immediate postwar period, whe its members were represented in many of the pro- vincial governments and it could count on 8 to 10 per cent of the electorate in important industrial @reas. Not one Communist remains a Member of any of the 11 West German state governments and a steadily declining number are members of state parliaments. Lose in Ruhr Area The only state in which they still are represented noticeably is North Rhine-Westphalia which includes the great industrial Rhur area. But here, too, they lost de- cisively in last summer's provin- cial elections when the number of their deputies was cut from 28 to 12. The Communists have 14 dep- uties in the Bundestag (the Lower House of the West German Par- _ liament), but ' western observers agree that they probably would lose fost of these if federal elec- | tion were held now. : Soviet policy, particularly the blockade of Berlin, together with general General antipathy of Rus- sia, have made the Communist Party's task in West Germany more difficult than in any other western country. As long as the party is closely J lite Sdwwol frm and fandst identified with the Soviet Union and present East-West tensions continue, it stands little or no chance of regaining even the lim- ited public support it had imme- diately after the war, and certain- ly none of the mass support it had before Hitler. Bid to Social Democrats The party is seeking the sup- port of the Social Democrats for joint action to oppose the-rearma- ment of Germany. Kurt Schumacher, leader of the West German Socialists and bit- ter opponent of the Communists, has spurned the Communists ap-, peal for unity. saying, "It is. not even worth talking about." Nevertheless, the Communists are expected to pursue their policy . " "" "se . of seeking cooperation with Social Now Ford "'step-ahead" designing brings Democrats, particularly the rank- A and-file trade unionists. you the sweetest, smartest car on the boulevards! They are specially anxious to 4 PO) . win the Socialists over to support And with its protecting steel top, the round-table talks with the East : Ford Victoria is a true "all-weather" traveller. German Communists on all-Ger- man unity. The Communists are : In winter, close-fitting windows combining their opposition to re- . . armament with a sustained cam- ; and solid, all-steel "Lifeguard" paign to keep the "Grotewohl of- fer"--the proposal of East Ger- Body mean snug comfort. man Minister - President Otto i] . 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Hobart, Tasmania--(CP) -- Two clergymen here turned down a re- quest by the Lord Mayor, Alder- man Park, that they offer prayers i kalesielaan 8 v = ak sl ppm' rs fs se S| SEE YOUR FORD DEALER -.. nd 7ES7-ORNVE whe S/ FORD illu days' supply remained in the city's reservoirs. While most churches gave support to the request, two refused it. Rev. J. Mackie, a Congregational minister, asked "why should God be treated as a water diviner when He asks to be Saviour, Lord and Pit . King? I warrant the first good ' fall rain will dissolve a great di f piety in this latest approach me | See The New Ford Victoria on Display irrigation system could be provided from the money spent on liquor and gambling." Rev. H. L. Dunn, Presbyterian and president of the Tasmanian 4 : branch of the World Council of Churches, also rejected the request ' ! with the .statement that he was never impressed hy such calls to : eo o o ik prayer. - While heads of other churches gave support to the Lord Mayor's requests, the city remained criti- cally short of water. ; COMPROMISE ON CARTELS Frankfurt, Germany, March 8 -- (Reuters) -- John J. McCloy, United : States high commissioner, met rep- : resentatives of the Ruhr industry : | here Wednesday in. an effort to re- move German objections to Allied : : decartelizatibn plans. It was Mc- -Cloy's second meeting with Ruhr industrialists. Unofficial sources w=s-- "== Simcoe St. South at Bloor St. | Phone 4972 Gagetown, New Brunswick village 50 miles north of Saint John, was named after Gen, Thomas Gage Bi who donated the site in 1765,