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Only ten months ago, the German Bundestag had voted that German wheat prices would not come down until after 1970. In fact. Chancellor Erhard hoped to reform Germany's outmoded agriculture, and wanted to give in anyway; to do so he needed the excuse of pressure from the French and the U.S. (which wants a common farm policy to enable the E.E.C. to negotiate in the Kennedy Round trade talks). As the pressure mounted, the German delegation at Brussels finally surrendered, enabling the Six to meet De Gaulle's deadline...
...headed by venerable ex-Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 88, and beefy ex-Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss, 49, who favor De Gaulle's vision of a Europe independent of the U.S. in nuclear and other matters. They are opposed by the dominant "Atlanti-cist" wing, led by Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and his Foreign Minister, Gerhard Schroder, who favor the U.S. -proposed multilateral force (MLF) and close as sociation with Washington...
...fight is as much personal as po litical. Adenauer has always been dis dainful of plump, amiable Erhard, and lately Erhard's leadership has indeed faltered. He has not been able to over come his party's divisions, and he is troubled by several economic dilemmas...
...Market lev els, a move which Germany's inefficient, subsidized farmers dread. Proclaiming an attack on inflationary spending, Er hard chose to make his stand by refusing to grant increased benefits to war victims, and was later forced to back down. After appealing for moderation to the public, Erhard then infuriated everyone by raising telephone rates -and again backed down...
...troubles, Erhard's personal popularity and deserved reputation as the father of German prosperity remain immense. Regardless of party standing, the polls still favor Erhard as Chancellor over Socialist Leader Willy Brandt. A vigorous mayor of West Berlin, Brandt simply lacks the stature of a national leader, a fact that the Karlsruhe convention recognized when, in drawing up its election program, it emphasized the party more than the man. The convention also appointed a "shadow Cabinet" of able technicians to show the electorate that the Socialists have more to offer than just Brandt...