European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Steffi Graf wins German open Page 27 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication forthe . Ahmed forces vol.48, no. 35 monday May 22, 1989 Good momma1 d 8693 a while an ideological earthquake is shaking asunder the very foundation of communist societies the West is being tested by complacency president Bush Boston a president Bush facing disarmament pressure from Europe expressed concern sunday about a rowing complacency throughout the West and said America and its allies must not drop their guard against the soviet Union. Lie said that in an Era of extraordinary change in the soviet Union behave an obligation to temper optimism with  praising French and British programs to upgrade their nuclear weapons Bush said we do have a major concern of a different order a growing complacency throughout the  underscoring his remark he said there is a great irony in the fact that while an ideological earthquake is Shak ing asunder the very foundation of communist societies the West is being tested by  pointing to Moscow s threat to retain some nuclear missiles banned by a 1987 treaty if nato upgrades its Short Range Arsenal Bush said it is Clear that soviet new thinking has not yet totally Over come the old. Bush s comments came at Boston University where he shared commencement speaking duly Wilh French president Francois Mitterrand. The two leaders flew to Boston together after a Day of talks saturday at Bush s vacation estate overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on a Rocky Point in Kenn chunk port Maine. They spoke before an audience Esti mated at 31,000 people attending the ceremony at the Nickerson Field football stadium. In the Hometown of gov. Michael Dukakis his Defeated rival for the White House Bush got a standing ovation. But the cheers for Dukakis also on stage were louder. Bush s speech was designed to set the stage for a nato Summit conference opening in Brussels Belgium on May 29, the 16-nation meeting has been threatened by discord Over Short Range nuclear missiles in Central Europe. Over opposition from the United states and Britain West Germany has been leading a Call for East West negotiations to reduce the weapons and has been resisting plans to upgrade the mis  dispute has been aggravated by a series of disarmament offers from mos cow that have put pressure on the West to take similar Steps. Senate majority Leader George Mitch Ell a Mainc criticized Bush last week saying that Bush was responding Loo Tim idly to arms proposals from the soviet  said we must never forget that twice in this Century american blood has been shed Over conflicts that began in  the Atlantic Alliance Central to . Foreign policy. Bush said. We must never forget that to keep the peace i Europe is to keep the peace for Ameri  without referring directly to the mis Sile dispute. Bush said nuclear weapons Are an essential ingredient for the de sense of Europe. Our Short Range deterrent forces based in Europe and kept up to Dale demonstrate that America s vital inter ests Are bound inextricably to Western Europe and that an attack or can never Gamble on a Lesl of so Rengh Wilh just Pur conventional forces inc president said. Though Hope is now running High for a More peaceful continent the history of this Century teaches americans and europeans to remain prepared Bush said. Declaring thai he is grateful for Steps taken by soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev Bush said if the soviets Advance solid and constructive plans for peace then we should give or Ceil where credit is  he added we arc seeing sweeping changes in inc Soyil Union that show Promise of enduring of becoming in grained. Al the same time in an Era of extraordinary change we have an Obliga Tion to temper optimism with prudence. I believe in a step by step approach to Easl West relations because recurring signs show thai while change in the so Viet Union is dramatic it is not yet com  said inc soviet led Warsaw pact retains nearly a 12-to-l advantage Over the allanic Alliance in Short Range mis Sile and rocket launchers and More than a 2-to-l Edge in Battle Lanks. For thai reason we will also main Tain in cooperation with our allies ground and air forces in Europe As Long As they arc wanted and needed Lopre serve the peace in Europe Bush said. He promised to place a High and continuing priority on negotiating a less see Bush on Back Page soldiers Seal off be my occupy a or Media Beijing a soldiers blocked off the capital and occupied major slate run Media on sunday but student leaders said protesters rejected an order by Premier i Peng to end their pro democracy uprising or face military attack. Hundreds of thousands of people defied martial Law for a second Day and remained on inc streets and in the City s sprawling Tiana men Square bracing for what Many believed was an imminent Confron Lalion with inc army. Troops scaled off Beijing by Selling up roadblocks on the outskirts of the cily. About 1,500 soldiers moved into the train station and others were reported to be out of sight in buildings surrounding inc tension packed Square. Be related Story Page 5 troops also occupied the people s daily Xinhua news Agency the Central radio station and the Cen trial television station a people s daily reporter said. Only inc English language China daily s weekly Busi Ness edition was delivered sunday. The Independent student Union Hal has led the pro tests for reforms including a free press and an end to official corruption announced it received a message from i saying the military would Clear Tiana men by Force. In a broadcast Over the Loudspeaker system in the Square student leaders claimed that i instructed Beij ing jails to be ready to acc Cpl Many Slud cols. Beijing television reported that soldiers would be sent to universities the Center of the student led pro tests to keep  i called in troops Friday and declared martial Law in Central Beijing on saturday. By sunday however his inability to enforce martial Law was evident. Observers believe in arc might be a Power struggle under Way throwing double on the army s willingness to Fol Low i s orders. The status of relatively Liberal communist party general Secretary Zhao Ziyang. Who chinese sources have said has resigned in protest remained unclear. A chinese source said 60,000 to 70,000 troops moved into the cily can scr by subway and followed a unnels to inc walled Palace the history museum and the great Hall of the people enclosing three sides of Tiana men. There was no outward sign of troop presence near the Square. But hundreds of military trucks were in Beijing s suburbs blocked by thousands of people and their homemade roadblocks. Beijing radio issued a so Alcmene denying i had is sued an ultimatum. Official Media repeatedly said the troops goal was to res lord order not suppress Slu a cols. Bui in was Clear thai order could not be restored without ending the occupation of Tiana men inc focus of five weeks of pro democracy protests. About 100,000 students and supporters were still in the Square Only half inc number there earlier sunday. As night fell thousands More were streaming toward Tiana men bul thousands also were heading toward the suburbs chanting Defiance As they went. Crowds surrounding troop trucks gave the soldiers cigarettes food and water. In one Case about 600 sol Diers retreated several Hundred Yards. Meanwhile demonstrations continued in other Cit ies. Tens of thousands marched sunday in Shanghai a Western resident reported. Several Hundred marched in the coastal City of Tianjin a reporter there said. In Hong Kong a British Colony Hal will come under chinese Rule in 1999, Aboul 400,000 people marched peacefully to support inc pro dam Coralic move Mcnol. In Tokyo thousands of chinese studying in Japan marched downtown to protest the declaration of mar tial Law in Beijing. Bulls May Efro of pcs fans