The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
FRANCE REFUSES
BIG five PART
continued from Page One)


:.,+;ons. but will attend the San
francisco meeting
prjefy the voting rules PROVIDE
that: ~ Two
.ons-The United States, Brit
~ Russia, China or France =
~ veto the use Of force or other
0torcement measures against it.
elilo' or anv other country involved
81 ss dispute. This means that the
M aue could not use force or &C.
lsa1 sanctions against a dis
ol ,rher Of the peace unless such
W. is approved by all the Big
1 ay" nations plus at least two 9TH
members of the 11-nation coun-
W. No council member-large
,ot;on or small-involved in dis
r would have a vote in prelim-
insrv council decisions attempting
nosceful settlement Of that dispute.
e S decisions would not require
unsnimity by the Big Five, but
nerelv the affirmative vote of
INV seven member council. For
.yample. if the United States were
involved in a dispute, it could not
hlock council investigation or
Communications to settle the dis
mute by peaceful means. In such
case. the United States would
mt be allowed to vote. But if the
council raise the question Of using
force against the United States,
then this country could veto the
ne of force-even if the other 10
council members voted for it.
The voting rules are the key
stone of the new league. On them
will stand or fall the worlds hope
of future peace.
They represent a compromise
proposed by President Roosevelt
and accepted by the Big Three at
Yalta. China has accepted them.
They will be put up to the other
United Nations at San Francisco.
The veto rule represents a con-
cession to Russia which held out
for such an arrangement at last
years Dumbarton Oaks talks. The
United States and Britain did not
want any one major power to have
veto privileges over any direct pu-
nitive action against a would-be
aggressor. The simple majority
vote on council decisions involving
peaceful settlement of a dispute
a concession to the
American and British view.
The Yalta agreement on voting
rounds out the proposed
world security organization plan
irafted at Dumbarton Oaks. The
entire plan will now be placed be-
ore the United Nations Conference
1t San Francisco and probably
adopted.
Meanwhile, Sen. Arthur H. Van
lenberg, (R-Mich) announced that
lie has accepted President Roose-
7elt's invitation to serve as one of
he U. S. delegates. He said the
White House has assured him that
lie will be free to act as he sees
it during the deliberations.
Vandenburg announced his ac-
,eptance after IAN exchange of
cordial and satisfactory personal
etters with the President, Clarity
ng my right of free action" He
will be one of four members of
Congress on the U. S. delegations
md one of three Republicans Sc
ected by Mr.. Roosevelt. The other
republicans are Rep. Charles A.
eaton, of New Jersey and Cndr.
Harold E. Stassen, former Mime
ota governor.
Terms Of the security council
voting procedure and the list of
latlons invited to San Francisco
we're revealed by the State De-
1artment.
The department also disclosed
hat Poland has not been invited
10 send representatives to San Fan
CISCO Such an invitation will not
De issued until the government of
roland has been reconstructed on
broader democratic basis as de-
Iloed upon by the Big Three at
Yalta.