West Germany's Willy Brandt has two distinct voices: the Chancellor, dignified and statesmanlike; the Social Democratic Party leader, impassioned and hard-hitting. At the S.P.D.'s party congress in Hannover last week, it was clear that Willy No. 1 had stayed home in stately old Bonn. Willy No. 2, the angry table thumper, was in charge. It was the first major test of Brandt's leadership since last November's elections, and Brandt faced a challenge from his party's young Marxist wing, led by Jungsozialisten (Juso) Chief Wolfgang Roth. The Juso faction demanded a number of fundamental changes...
WEST GERMANY: Waxing Roth
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