Evening star., 1944-08-22
Conferees Begin
Task Of Mapping
World Security
Dumborton Session
Comes to Grips With
PIuns to Keep Peace
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

PIons to Keep Peace
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.
With the formalities that always
attend diplomatic gatherings behind
them, delegates to the postwar
security conversations assembled at
Dmbarton Oaks today, ready to
come to grips with the job of build
Ing machinery to keep the peace
in the postwar world.
The delegates begin their work
with the happy knowledge that
the three powers represented in the
first phase Of the conversations
America, Great Britain and Russia
already are in agreement on many
fundamentals. This was made evi-
dent yesterday by the opening
speeches of Secretary of State Hull,
Sir Alexander Cadogan of Great
Britain and Ambassador Andrei A.
Gromyko of Soviet Russia.
In Basic Agreement.
Although they laid varying shades
of emphasis on the following points,
they were in basic agreement that:
l. A postwar security organization
that effectively serves to keep the
peace must be based on substantial
military force exercised by the
democratic powers.
2. That the small nations as well
as the great powers must play role
in the postwar organization.
3. That the unity established
among the three powers on the
battlefield must be continued If they
are to win the peace" as well as
the war.
The Earl of Halifax, British Am
bassador, called on Secretary Hull
shortly before noon today and later
told reporters they had discussed
some technical matters in connec-
ton with the conference.
May Divide Into Committees.
The delegates met today in the
former music room of Dumbarton
Oaks around great U-shaped table
1t was expected that after an initial
exchange of views, the conference
will be divided up into small COM
mittees to study various concrete
problems and that these committees
would report their conclusions
periodically to the whole group.
Edward r. Stettinius, jr., Under
secretary of State and head of the
American delegation. met late yes
terday with Sir Alexander and Am
bassador Gromyko to map the
technical procedure Of the confer
ence. Mr.. Stettinius is to be the
chief United States representative
during the remainder of the con-
ference, although his chief. Secretary
Hull. made the opening address and
will keep in close touch with the
conference.
The result OF the conference
among the chiefs of delegations had
not been announced early today,
but observers familiar with con-
ference procedure thought it likely
that at least three committees
would be necessary to do SPADE
work for the meeting-one on po-
litical matters, one on military
plans and one on drafting.
Military Men to Confer.
Each delegation contains a num-
ber of high-ranking generals and
admirals. Naturally these officers
will confer together on the technical
problems involved in the joint use
of national forces against aggres-
sors. The Russians, it is under
stood, favor an international air
force as the primary weapon to
check aggression, while the Amer
leans and British favor the use of
their own separate forces, acting
with the approval Of whatever in
ternational body that may be set
up. to cope with predatory powers.
Judging from the speeches yester-
day, the Russians also seem to place
more stress on the role of the great
powers in the postwar organization
than do the Anglo o-American ma
tions. While not ruling out the par
ticipation of small nations. Ambas-
sador Gromyko referred several
times in his speech to the primary
responsibility of those who now are
bearing the brunt of the battle
against Germany.
No Wide Gulf Between Views.
However, American officials do
not consider that any wide gulf sep
arates the Russians and Anglo
American viewpoints. They hold
that it is merely a matter Of en-
phasis, and that there is every rea-
son to hope the three powers will
iron out minor differences here and
agree on a security plan that all can
recommend to their governments.
Mr.. Stettinius last night was host
to the three delegations and a few
outside guests at a dinner at the
Carlton Hotel.
Sir Alexander set the tone for
the dinner by toast to the defeat
and damnation" of the Germans.
Earlier, Mr.. Stettinius had offered