Evening star., 1943-02-16
Nash Urges Forming
United Nations Council
On War Problems
Coils for Methods to
Implement Greater
Political Advance
By BLAIR BOLLES.

New impetus was given today to
the move for greater political CO.
hesion among all the United Ma
tions by the urging Of Walter Nash.
New Zealand Minister to the United
States. for immediate establishment
of United Nations council to deal
with war problems.
United Nations legislatures, Mr..
Nash said, formally should adopt
the Atlantic Charter and the four
freedoms As the cornerstone of
their foreign policy" In an address
last night at Constitution Hall in
one of the United Nations. Today
and Tomorrow" lectures, Mr. Nash
advocated also:
/. A meeting Of the United Ma
tions within the near future,
2. Establishment at this meeting
Of a postwar reconstruction and
development council, which should
set In motion At once the work
necessary to iron out the problems
and difficulties which must be
faced"
Council for Policy.
}. Establishment of a council of
the big four"--United States, Rus
sal, China and the British Common
wealth-"to determine the general
strategic policy necessary to defeat
the Axis powers"
Mr.. Nash has proved a good
prophet in the past. He advocated
a Pacific War Council. and it was
set UP. A year ago he urged that
an American naval officer be made
supreme allied commander in the
Pacific. and the post was created
and given to Admiral Chester
Eimits.
The New Zealand Minister pro-
posed that the Allies take advan-
tAge Of the binding tie implicit in
the United Nations pact. the lease
lend agreements and the mutual
subscription to the Atlantic Charter
By hnding tie to keep all the ma
tons bound together for the years
after the war.
In talking about his proposed re-
construction council, Mr. Nash said:
I'VE need this kind of council and
We need 1t now. To postpone it is
simply to postpone coming to grips
with reality.
Obviously. the two countries with
which we British Commonwealth
representatives. must have fullest
discussion of these questions are the
United States and Russia.
Would Remove Suspicion.
There is far too much suspicion
even now between the other coun-
tries Of the United Nations and Rus
sis, We need more understanding
on both sides. We must do every
thing we can to destroy the sus-
picion and distrust of Russia, which
exists in the outside world, and Rus
sia for her part must do everything
she can on that side"
The first need after the war, Mr..
Nash said, will be the establishment
OF international security, and ANY
action in this direction Is futile un-
less America plays big part in it,"
He added:
1T Is no use going ahead trying to
make richer and better world If
In that world there is going to be no
sound means of insuring interna-
tional peace. I believe profoundly
that one OF the essential, if not the
essential, factor in securing peace
Is a healthy economic readjustment
of the world
TN order to get that re-
adjustment we must have the
political mechanism for securing
and maintaining peace - This
postwar security cannot be secured
unless the United States is prepared
to play fully her role in it.
Cites Status for India.
"Tne price which must be paid
by those people in the United States
who demand that India should have
independence is that they must be
prepared to help maintain security
In the world If that security is in
any way endangered by the grant,
ing of Indian independence"
Mr.. Nash said that he personally
favored the granting of Indian in
dependence at the earliest possible
moment. He said that Britain
could give up strategic points like
Alden or Malta only if there was
assurance those points would be
unneeded to check aggression in
another war.
Mr.. Nash was questioned by a
panel made up Of Senator Ball,
Republican, of Minnesota; Repre-
sentative Rogers, Democrat, of CAL
ifornia; Robert st. John, National
Broadcasting Co. news commenta-
tor, and DR.. Esther Brunauer, in
ternational relations consultant of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women. The moderator of
the meeting was Charles P Taft.
The next United Nations Today
and Tomorrow" lecturer will be
Gov Stassen of Minnesota, who will
speak March 8.