The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

ACouACo VI VAlC 10Oo(OW II SCC' expressed surprise and sligl
 This was the fact that Secretary Hull agreed to hold the meetings of the Big in London rather than in Washington.
 This council will become the most important International body
 in the world. It will mould vital decisions affecting the Allies and future peace. Therefore, 1t had been originally understood, before MT. Hull left for Moscow, that this council would function in Washington, not London.
 In London, it was figured, the Council would be too much under the thumb of old world diplomacy, would be dominated by the Brit ish and Russians. FDR has al- ways remembered the way in which his old chief, Woodrow Will son, had trouble when he went to Europe. So he wanted these initial maneuvers kept in a fresh- CT New World atmosphere.
 LITTLE NATIONS OUT
 Nothing was said about 1t at tke White House, but another original U. S. proposal, planted for the Moscow meeting, was al- tered by Secretary Hull after he got there.
 This was the plan to have small CT nations sit in with the Big 4 on the newly created Diplomatic Council. Behind this were two ideas: CD It is only fair to per- init cooperation by small nations; @ Smaller nations, especially Latin Americans, are usually to be found on the more idealistic side and backing up the U. s. A. In order to mould public opinion and permanent peace machinery we may need o lot of small na- ton support.
 Inside fact Is that U. $. plans for Moscow were taken up In detail by Churchill and Roose- welt at the Quebec Conference and okayed. Several months previously, Sumner Welles, then Undersecretary of State, had drafted the plan later adopted at Moscow for m organization for world peace. He had also drafted the pledge adopted at Moscow that no nation shall use its army in the territories of other nations without joint con sultatiOn.
 When Welles showed these to Secretary Hull several weeks be- fore Quebec, Hull didn't like them. But at Quebec both Church and Roosevelt gave them their bless ings and they have now been officially adopted by the Moscow Conference.
 HULL SAYS NO
 A revealing insight as to how far MT. Hull and the State De- partment have moved toward world cooperation in recent weeks is In the files of Senator Wiley of Wisconsin who one year ago wrote Hull urging that steps be taken now to prevent Q deadlock between the Senate and the Ex- ecutive over permanent pace Willy asked Hull for his views on world cooperation.
 Hull replied, Oct. 2l, 1942, that the Founding Fathers had ar- ranged a balance among the three branches of government and tn, executive was charged With the sole conduct of foreign affairs. "lt seems better to follow that prac- tice," Hull concluded. He declined 60 give Wiley his views on future world cooperation.
 Senator Wiley persisted, wrote another letter pointing out the disaster to the world after the last war when the Staet Department presented a finished treaty to the Senate which the Senate would not ratify. He urged that the Senate get Hulls views ane co" operation in advance.
 But the Secretary of state, according to Wiley, refused to budge an inch. One year later, In September, i943, Hull was bthH YtVbsy MuSh VA sssS Ss~sr'~ opinion and discouraged mem bers of the Senate Foreign Re. iations Committee from passing the world cooperation' resolu' ton.
 Almost overnight, however, MT Hull changed his mind. The Mos- COW agreements gre now approved and the Senate has passed a resolution going long way to- ward postwar world cooperation. CAPITAL CHAFF
 The question of whether or not he should have naval aide is bothering platinum-haired stet- tinius, newly appointed Under secretary of State. New York Times Arthur Krock thinks 1t f all right for him to have one That should settle 1t If stet- tinius wants further precedent IQ Nkaa