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...German Free Democrats have apparently won their victory: Herr Strauss has promised not to reappear in the next Cabinet, at least for the time being. The immediate political crisis seems to have ended , and Dr. Adenauer and the Christian Democrats are beginning negotiations for the formation of a new government...
There is no doubt that the Free Democrats drew the line against Herr Strauss with commendable solidarity. But this very solidarity had led them into the strange delusion that the solution to the government crisis was in their hands to begin with, that they needed only expel the Defense Minister to reassure Germany, the Bundestag, and the foreign press that all was quiet on the Western front. In fact last week's jockeying among party leaders has simply continued to show how insular is Bonn, and how far from reassured the outside world must remain. Nobody has grounds...
...Chancellor certainly had to discuss it, for he needs the Free Democrats' 67 votes in the Bundestag. On the other hand, he also needs the 50 votes of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, whose chairman is none other than Franz Joseph Strauss. Adenauer could not fire his Defense Minister outright. Instead the Old Man proposed that all the other Cabinet ministers follow the Free Democrats' example and resign. That way. the Chancellor could build a new Cabinet from scratch, with a new Defense Minister...
Penchant for Blunders. The distinction between firing the Defense Minister and leaving him out of the next Cabinet seemed rather fine, but it was at least acceptable to everyone, including Strauss. Fresh from his tour of the Bavarian boondocks, where he was campaigning to help his party in this week's state elections, Strauss showed up in Bonn for a stormy party caucus. Then he announced his resignation from the Cabinet...
...year-old Bavarian, his forced resignation might well be the end of a political career that once seemed headed for the chancellorship itself. Although he is bright and talented, Strauss's muscular methods have led him into many political blunders. Once, after he deliberately jumped a red light, Strauss caused a national scandal by trying to fire the traffic cop who sent him a summons. More recently, he was involved in an unsavory case of favoritism in contract awards for military housing. He has since been exonerated. If he is to retrieve his reputation and once again climb back...