Evening star., 1945-06-12
Lincoln
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the delegates at the closing session.
The pieces are rapidly falling into
place. The chapter on the eco
nomic and social council was ap-
proved yesterday without dis
senting vote by the commission in
charge. The conference committees
in charge Of regional arrangements
and of the international court Of
justice and its statute held final
meetings and adjuorned sine die.
Their reports will now go to COM
missions for approval. The trustee
ship chapter has been virtually
completed, and final report is ex-
pected to be agreed on at the next
meeting of the committee.
An open session Of the commits
sion on the security council, to re-
ceive and approve tYe report of the
Committee on Enforcement Ar
rangements, was scheduled today.
There remain to be settled the
question of Big Five veto power on
future amendments to the charter
and the kindred questions of with
drawal and expulsion from the or
ganization.
The sponsoring powers long ago
approved a provision which gives
them the right of veto on amend
ments to the charter-and will
stick to it. Certainly the United
States delegation is not expected
to waiver on this issue-which in
wolves the right of the Senate to
pass on an amendment.
The Big Five also decided at
meeting yesterday to support a
provision for expulsion Of a men,
ber nation which fails to live up to
its obligations and to oppose
withdrawal provision.
Some of the smaller nations are
demanding a withdrawal provision
in the charter, particularly If the
big powers are to have the veto
power over amendments. They
argue that If an amendment Is
adopted which a nation finds in
compatible with its own laws or
constitution, it should be entitled
to withdraw from the organization.
1t has been held, however, that
right Of withdrawal is implicit since
the charter contains no provision
prohibiting 1t.
Vote Of Thanks for Vandenberg.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, :
OF Michigan. at the meeting Of the
Committee on Regional Arrange
ments, was given a vote Of praise
for the work he had done to bring
about solution Of this problem.
Three weeks ago 1t was a major
crisis In the conference. Now the
committee has agreed unanimously
to its report.
The regional arrangements section
protects the right Of regional groups
of nations, like the inter-American,
to act collectively II one Of them Is
attacked, without being compelled
first to obtain authority from the
security council.
The Michigan Senator thanked
the committee, and said that the
successful manner In which agreee-
ment had been reached through
friendly conference Of the nations
augured well for the operation Of
the United Nations organization.
During the lengthy session Of the
committee on voting procedures yes
terday, some Of the Latin American
nations came over to the side of the
Big Five. They were Joined by sew
eral Of the smaller European ma
d tions. They argued that 1t took the
Big Five 10 days to reach an agree
ment on its Interpretation of the
voting formula and that this effort
undoubtedly ended In the best re-
suit obtainable.
Under these circumstances 1t was
clear, they said, that the small
countries must trust to the good
faith of the Big Five, who have in
sisted that the veto over peaceful
steps to settle international dis
putes would be seldom. If ever, used.
Small Nations Fall In Line.
Several of the small nations said
trey would vote for the voting
1ermala In the hope that after the