Evening star., 1945-04-06
Dumbarton Proposals
Open 10 Amendment,
Stettinius Declares
Secretary Denies Soviet
Contention Thot Powers
Agreed to Oppose Change
BY GARNETT D. HORNER.

A Secretary of State Stettinius
said today that the United States
and other countries sponsoring
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals
for a world security organization
would be free to propose amend
ments to them at the San Fran
cisco United Nations Conference
His view, expressed at a news
conference, contrasted with an ar
ticle published in the Soviet EN-
bassy's information bulletin here
recently which contended that the
Dumbarton Oaks agreement vir-
tually bound the United States,
Great Britain, Russia and China
mot only to refrain from repudi-
ating or amending them, but to de-
fend them against possible attempts
= to amend or weaken them"
Mr. Stettinius said he had not
read the Soviet article, republished
from the Moscow publication, War
and the Working Glass, but pointed
out that the Dumbarton Oaks pro-
posals had been offered only as a
basis for discussion at the San
Francisco Conference.
Vandenberg Wants Changes.
Mr. Stettinius' comment indicated
that the way is open for the United
States delegation to consider and
possibly sponsor officially some such
amendments as those proposed by
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, OF
Michigan, a member of the delega-
tion, who favors definite provisions
for bringing peace settlements fol-
lowing this war under review by the
projected new International organi-
Zation.
Asked if there were any indications
of progress in Anglo Americana Rus
sian consultations at Moscow look
ing toward creation of a new Polish
provisional government of national
unity which could send representa-
tiveS to San Francisco, Mr.. Stettinius
said he could only say that negotia-
tlons are going on and that he is
hopeful of early results.
He announced that a meeting OF
United Nations legal experts, called
to draft proposal for an interna-
tional court to be submitted to the
San Francisco Conference, will open
at II am. Monday in the Interde-
partmental Auditorium.
20 Nations to Attend.
Twenty mine of the AZ United Ma
tions so far have indicated their in
tention to be represented at this
preliminary meeting, Mr.. Stettinius
said
Green Hackworth, State Depart
ment legal adviser, will represent the
United States at the meeting oi
what is called the Committee Of
Jurists.
Mr.. Stettinius will open the first
plenary session Monday with an ad.
dress of welcome and will preside
pending the election of a chair
man. He said the Monday meeting
and subsequent plenary sessions will
be open to the public, but that busi-
ness meetings of the committee and
subcommittees will be private.
Members of the American delega-
ton to the San Francisco Confer
ence and United Nations diplomats
in Washington are expected to at
tend the opening session.
Stettinius to Preside.
President Roosevelt today desig.
mated Secretary Stettinius to be
temporary president of the Sar
Francisco Conference, and Alge,
Hiss, director of the Office of Spe-
cial Political Affairs of the State
Department. to be secretary genera
of the conference.
The Stettinius appointment con-
forms to custom as the chairman
of the host country to international
conferences generally presides ovei
the opening session until formal Or
ganization can be effected.
Mr.. Hiss appointment is to per-
manent post.
Other members of the security
conference secretariat will be ap-
pointed by Secretary Stettinius.