The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20

permanent seats on the Security Council. The theory here was that if there was no agree ment between these five powers, there wasn't any use in trying to set up 8 security organization.
 To show the smaller powers that the five big nations were not going to keep all the authority, Chapter VI of the Dumbarton Oaks proposals covering functions and powers of the Security Council, suggests that this Council have II members-rep- reSentatievs of the five major powers and of six other countries. The only difference is that whereas the five major powers would be permanently represented, the other countries would sit on the Security Council for terms of only two years.
 THERE ARE VOTE
 AND VETO QUESTIONS
 TO BE WORKED OUT
 Just how the countries would vote in the Security Council, the experts were not able to agree. There are several principal points to work out:
 First, whether the representative of a power sitting on the Security Council should have the right to vote on a question in which his country was concerned. Second, shall decisions of the Security Council be by simple majority or two-thirds majority? Third, must the five ma- jor powers vote in unison on an is- sue, thus making it impossible for any one major power to veto an &C., tion? Fourth, shall the smaller na- tions acting in unison be able to veto an action by the big five? And so on.
 However, they are decided, it is agreed that all nations must be willing to accept the decisions of the Security Council. This has been in- terpreted by some critics as mean ing that the United States must sac- rifice part of its sovereignty, but if this is true, it is argued that other nations must agree to make the same sacrifices and accept the same obligations.
 While membership of the Security Council is limited to representative of Il nations, provision is made for the representatives of other nations to be invited to participate in delib- erations of the Security Council whenever such other nations are involved
 MEANS OF IMMEDIATE
 ACTION PROVIDED
 The Security Council would be in continuous session, although the General Assembly would meet regu- larly but once year. Thus the Se- curity Council would be prepared to take up immediately any question which involved the peace of the world.
 Such questions could be brought before the Security Council by the Secretary General, possibly as the result of 8 newspaper dispatch re- porting trouble in some corner of the world. Cases might also be referred to the Security Council by the Gen. eral Assembly, or by an action initiated by a Security Council member, or by formal notice from any government.
 Security Council members would be chosen by their respective gov- ernments. In general, it is antici- pated that they would be of high diplomatic or even cabinet rank.
 While one person would bear the official designation of Security Council member, he would have his staff of advisers and in council de- Alterations any of these experts might be called upon to present the point of view of his government on an issue. In special cases, a secre- tary of state or foreign minister or high military officer might be desig- mated to plead his country's case.
 The power which this Security Council will have cannot be mini mixed, but it should be borne mind that this power is confined to the question of maintaining world peace.
 How the Security Council would enforce its decisions will be consid- cred in the next article.