Evening star., 1945-05-28

server, it will be made public. 1t
may be spread on the minutes of
the United Nations Conference, at
tached as a memorandum to the
charter, or implemented in the
charter through the medium OF
amendments setting forth proce-
dural matters.
Under the terms of the Yalta
agreement, procedural matters are
free OF the veto by permanent men,
bers. The agreement says in this
connection: Decisions of the Sc
curity council on procedural matters
should be made by an affirmative
vote OF seven members"
On all other matters, decisions of
the council must be made by an
affirmative vote of seven members
including the concurring votes OF
the five permanent members.
Provision is made, however, that
in decisions of the council relating
TO peaceful settlement of disputes. a
party to dispute shall abstain from
voting. A permanent member who
is party to dispute would be de-
MED veto under this provision.
1t has been apparent for some
time that the Yalta formula is not
to be changed. Although opposed
to the veto power as such, the me-
dium and small nations are not pro-
posing to attack the use of the veto
in council decisions on the use of
force or sanctions. realizing that
unanimity of the great powers will
be essential in such decisions. Their
attack has been against the use of
the veto in decisions on the use of
peaceful measures to settle interna-
tional disputes, and several have
submitted amendments to change
this.
However, once the great powers
have taken final firm stand on this
formula, it is not believed a Sufi-
cient number OF votes to change it
can be obtained 1t requires a two
thirds vote for adoption of amend
ments.
No Reason for Delay.
When this voting formula has
been acted on, it is believed the con-
ference will move quickly toward a
conclusion of its work.
If there is no change in the for
mula, and the interpretive state
ment does not change it. there
seems no reason to expect delay
from the Russian delegation or any
other of the big powers, who might
otherwise have to consult their
home governments.
Conference delegates were greatly
encouraged by the passage of the
principal trade agreements bill by
the House Saturday. They regard
this as a clear indication that the
United States will resist the erec-
ton of barriers to international
trade and cooperate fully with the
purposes OF the economic and social
council of the United Nations Or
ganization. A defeat of the meas
ure would have thrown a wet blan-
ket on the proceedings here.
The French delegation, it is re-
ported, will press for favorable ac-
ton on an amendment dealing with
the economic and social council
which seeks an equitable distribu-
ton of the worlds raw materials.
The amendment proposes to insert
clause empowering the council to
consider the creation of an organi-
zation particularly for the distribu-
ton of raw materials,
Attention is called, in this con-
nection, to the declaration of prin-
ciples in the Atlantic Charter, which
pledges ito further the enjoyment
by all state, great and small, victor
or vanquished, of access, equal terms
to the trade and to the raw mate
rials of the world which are needed
for their economic prosperity"
The French do not propose to
have such an organization take over
the distribution of raw materials
That will continue through the ma
tions themselves. But they hope for
the establishment of an organiza-
ton to which any nation may appeal
if unable to obtain raw materials it
needs.