Word: germane
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another compelling argument against German rearmament is that the present constitution of the West German Republic has a section specifically outlawing any form of compulsory military training, Friedrich said. He added that the process of constitutional amendment is slow in Germany and the German people would not now change this part of the Constitution. Nor is there any prospect for raising a sizeable force of volunteers, he claimed...
Formation of a politically and economically unified Europe is the only hope of the West, Friedrich believes. It is only after this is accomplished that it will be advisable to incorporate German manpower into the ranks of a Western defense force. Without Western Germany, Europe is not secure, he said, but German manpower and skills can best be used in fields other than military...
...German Economy Booming...
...debit side, Galbraith maintains that there is an "unsatisfactory distribution of the return from German recovery." The laborer is not benefiting enough from the boom and the middle Class, the savings of which were wiped out at the time of the 1948 currency reform, is also underpaid. Relatively speaking, the farmers and employers who had their wealth in the form of property in 1948 and whose goods are much in demand now are the best off in Germany...
...danger of this situation does not lie in a conversion of the German worker and middle class to Communism, Galbraith said. Rather, discontent taking the form of a "don't care attitude," and an impatience with government and democratic processes results...