Word: eppler
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...government and his policies. Schmidt was particularly incensed by the action of 58 members of parliament belonging to his own Social Democratic Party (S.P.D.) who signed a declaration of support for the rally. Galling too was the fact that one of the principal speakers at the rally, Erhard Eppler, is a member of the S.P.D.'s national executive committee and a former member of the Cabinet. Said Schmidt: "The demonstrators are blind to the huge Soviet [arms] buildup. They make no substantial contribution to securing peace on the basis of military balance. Instead, they weaken the West...
...interview with TIME, Eppler dismissed Schmidt's concern, one essentially shared by the leaders of most Western countries, as alarmist. He gave the peace movement credit, somewhat dubiously, for pressuring the U.S. into setting a date for the resumption of arms talks with the Soviet Union. "The Chancellor sees threats where there are none," Eppler said. Like most West German peace crusaders, Eppler is opposed to unilateral disarmament, favoring a step-by-step process of limiting nuclear arms on both sides. Said Eppler: "We have reached a point where the confrontation of the superpowers in Europe could threaten...