Evening star., 1943-12-07
United Nations Groups
To Include Delegates
OF Smaller States
BY BLAIR ROLES.

Expansion of United Nations DO
Ntlcal councils to permit the gov
ernments of the small nations to
participate directly, in making de-
cislons is contemplated by the great
powers which have dominated DO
litical planning up to now, it was
learned today. The broadened coun-
Gil Is expected to be functioning be-
fore the wars end.
Establishment of a wartime Unit
ed Nations Council would serve as
a forerunner of the world family
OF democratic nations" envisioned
by the Roosevelt-C -Churchill-S Stain
declaration as peace-time bulwark
against tyranny, slavery, oppres-
sion and intolerance"
Congressional as well as diplo-
matte sources predicted the early
establishment of a general interna-
tlonal organization. Senator Hill of
Alabama, Democratic whip, said
The sooner that action is taken. the
better" Senator Guffey, Democrat,
OF Pennsylvania said the date for
the move seemed to be close at
hand.
Welles Critical.
The grand alliance policy, which
has kept decision-making authority
In the hands of the United States,
Great Britain and Russia, has in
splred criticism of the chief policy
makers in those countries from a va
rlety OF quarters, including Sumner
Welles, former Undersecretary of
state, who wrote that he feared
Keeping the policy-making in a lin
tied council would result in political
decisions displeasing to the other
states.
The United States Government
already is doing spadework on
plan for broadening the Allied polit-
lcal councils and it is out of SYM
pathy with the views expressed in
London by Marshal Jan Smuts,
South African Premier, who pictured
the European countries west of Rus
sla as practical dependencies unable
to act sovereignty.
The speech was regarded as a
blow against the aspirations of the
small nations to be heard in United
Nations councils. No official word
has come here as to whether Mar
shal SHUTS was speaking for himself
or sending up a trial balloon for the
British, but the disposition here is
to believe he did not speak for
Britain.
Differs With Eden.
Marshal SmutS derogatorv re-
marks about France vary with the
often-eXpresSed view of FOREIGN
Minister Eden, who long has main
tanned that France can and will be
restored to important power in the
community of nations. The United
states view is that France can be
important, but probably cannot re-
gain f1rst-rate military power.
The principal center of controversy
Tor the small powers is the composi-
ton OF the European commission
created at the Moscow conference
ana quartered in London. Estab-
hshed to deal with territorial and
other difficult political matters
touching every European country, its
members are the United States
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
A wider membership has been
provided for the Council on Italv-
the United States, Britain, Russia
ana France, with provision for mem
oershlp of Greece and Yugoslavia.
The United Nations Relief and Re.
haolIltatlon Administration, with
44-government membership. is re-
garded as evidence that large groups
can function effectively. UNRRA
has Just concluded successful con-
terence at Atlantic City, but cues
tlons on a high political level-over
which controversy is likely to be
most bitter and irreconcilabIe-did
not come before it.
The development of a formula for
the creation of a general United
Nations council is a difficult lob
and much spade work is necessary
Inc creation of UNRRA took about
seven months.