Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Strips Section " a " Brandt Center opens Green week with German farm minister Luebke left Keyston globetrotting mayor meets Secretary Dulles in capital. A world tour of forceful West Berlin mayor spotlights potential West German Leader by Reinhold Ensz a staff writer Willy Brandt telling world about Berlin Ali Reilly brands fast moving mayor by of embattled West Berlin is add ing another chapter to the dramatic Politi Cal novel that is his life. He is on a lightning round the world Tohir that starts with Canada and the United states and then takes in the far East and Middle East. Purpose of the tour spreading the gospel about his communist threatened City. With his dry rasping voice Brandt planned to speak in such diverse Pacesas Washington d.c., Springfield -111., Tokyo Jakarta. Rangoon Bangkok new Delhi Karachi. Ceylon and Teheran. Then a Brief rest in Berlin and he in be off to London Paris and Rome. While in Washington Brandt also hoped to Contact latin american the purpose of his trip Brandt said i m a Little bit worried that some people might think the Berlin crisis is impression Brandt said May have a saturday february 14, 1959 been created by Deputy soviet Premie Anastas Mikoyan during his recent visit to the United states. But Brandt since his City is an isolate Island 110 Miles inside communist East Germany has daily evidence that the danger is not Over. The East German pres Sand radio constantly and shrilly talk about the soviet plan to give the East German control Over Allied military traffic into West Berlin by the end of May. The turnover is. Part of a soviet planto end the occupation of the russians say they will pull their troops out of East Berlin and want France Britain and the United states to do the same in West Berlin. On this Point Brandt says Many people might be inclined to be Lieve it would be a Good idea to get for eign troops out of a City. But what they Don t realize is that the Western Powers Are in West Berlin protecting the people Brandt says another reason for his Tripis that the whole Berlin Issue May Sud Denly come before the United nation Sand he wants the world especially the so called neutralise nations to have Clear idea of the problem. The official excuse for his trip waste Celebration of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln s birthday in Springfield 111., where Brandt was one of the principal speakers. Brandt said he was Happy he got the invitation to speak. We he said Are also familiar with slavery an obvious reference to the conditions that exist i soviet run East Germany. Although the purpose of Brandt world tour is to throw a spotlight on the Berlin situation it will also throw spotlight on a Man who May become Chancellor of West Germany some Day. At 45, Brandt is one of the fastest Ris ing men in his socialist party. Chancello Konrad Adenauer s Christian democrats now control West Germany s government but Brandt b fans Point to the Chancellor s the stars and stripes age 83, and contemplate the Day when the Christian democrats lacking Adenauer s Iron willed approach to political matters might lose an election to the socialists. By the time that happens Brandt s sup porters Hope West Germany s socialist party will have turned to Brandt and made him its the Days of 1948-49 Airlift West Berlin has been constantly living from minor crisis to minor crisis. Now it has Abig crisis on its hands and Brandt has it on his working Day begins somewhere be tween 8 30 and 9 am and frequently ends. After Midnight. I Don t mind staying up Inte Brandt grinned but i would like to sleep you know i used to be a journalist and journalists As you also know love to stay up late and. Sleep since becoming mayor in october 1957, after Otto Suhr s fatal heart attack Brandt has lost some of his lean and cont. On Page 19 Page 11
