Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-19
Pre-San Francisco
Policy Discussion by
U. 5. Group Indicated
By the Associated Press.

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By the Associated Press.
United States delegates to the
World Security Conference ma,
tackle several major policy prob
lens, including formal proposals
filed with the State Department
before they leave for San Fran
cisco next month.
Disclosure that Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan has
flled series of amendments to the
Dumbarton Oaks agreements Gen.
tered attention today on questions
this country's delegation must set
tie among itself before it can pre-
sent a neutrality-suspicious. American
program.
Among other things, the Michi-
gan Senator has proposed that the
projected international organization
be given sufficient f1exibility to seek
out and try to correct errors and
injustices that may occur at the
peace table.
Asks Mandate for Justice.
Supporters have contended the
Dumbarton Oaks agreements leave
the way open for the proposed
league to review such political de-
cisions as European boundary def
nitions if they threaten to provoke
aggression.
Senator Vandenberg has called
for "a constant, conscious mandate
to seek and maintain Justice as the
basis for peace"
The San Francisco conference
will have the tremendous RESPONSE
bility of deciding whether peace
keeping is to be confined to the
status quo which the peacemakers
dictate, or whether the new peace
league shall have jurisdiction broad
enough to explore and recommend
correction of errors and injustices in
the peace itself which could again
threaten ultimate war" he told a re-
porter. He declined, however, to
discuss his proposed amendments in
detail.
1t is Senator Vandenberg's posi-
ton that, under the tentative agree
ments reached here last summer,
the organization could not act until
some specific threat of aggression is
cited to it.
Fears Machinery Too Slow.
He fears that even if it becomes
obvious a year or two afterward that
some decision of the peacemakers
is going to cause conflict a decade
later, the security league may find
itself unable to start its review ma
chinery in time to prevent another
war.
The American group apparently
must decide before the conference
what attitude it will take on some
offshoots of the Yalta voting pro-
cedure agreement.
The question of policing the West
ern Hemisphere against aggression
will be before it, as well as the i'm
pact of the proposed leagues powers
on the Monroe Doctrine.
Some of the eight members are
known to be disturbed by the State
Department Interpretation that the
veto power proposed for the five
permanent members of the project
ed international council would per-
NIT a single large nation to prevent
forceful action against any agrees
sor, large or small.
Condr. Harold E. Stassen, one of
the delegates, is understood to fear
that broad application of this prin-
ciple might undermine the whole
theory of keeping peace by forceful
means if necessary. =
Stassen May Ask Changes.
1t has been Comdr. Stassen's atti-
tude that for practical purposes a
large power must have the right to
veto league use of force against
itself. But he may suggest changes
which would prevent some smaller
power from enlisting the support of
one of the Big Five and then going
ahead with relatively minor aegres-
sion.
At least one delegate already has
inquired whether American action
would be circumscribed by League
if aggression breaks out
in this hemisphere.
AS of today, the United States
Fleet and Marines could move in
swiftly if direct American interests
were involved Under the Mexico
City agreement. the American re-
publics could act in concert.
Under the League plan, the whole
question might have to be discussed
at length with other members be-
fore positive action could be taken.
Delegates hope this question will
be solved in the regional policing ar
rangements contemplated under the
Dumbarton Oaks formula.
These policing arrangements also
take into account the Monroe Doc
trine warning of hands-off this
hemisphere. Delegates will want to
know definitely about that because
they expect the question to be raised
when the Senate is called on to rati-
fy the peace organization treaty.