Evening star., 1945-04-05
|vandenberg' S Ideas
For Peace League Win
Delegates Support


Delegates Support
Senator Vandenberg's pro-
posal that a projected new
peace-keeping league have pow
er to review wartime boundary
and similar decisions appears
headed for official American
approval.
The Michigan Republican and
other members of this country's
delegation to the San Francisco Sc
curity Conference will begin daily
sessions Monday in search of a pol
icy agreement on controversial ques-
tions likely to come before the
United Nations parley April rs
Along with amendments proposed
by other nations to the Dumbarton
Oaks formula for world security, the
delegation is expected to take up a
series of suggestions filed with the
State Department by Senator VAN
denberg.
Could Urge Adjustments.
Among these he has suggested
that the projected Security Council
be authorized to investigate any dis
pute which may lead to interna-
tional friction and, where 1t finds
injustices, to recommend adjust
ments. These could include re-
vision of treaties and prior deci-
sionS.
Under the Dumbarton Oaks pro-
posals, the Security Council would
be empowered to recommend ZAP
propriate procedures or methods OF
adjustment" rather than specific
adjustments.
Discussion has developed an ap-
parent administration willingness to
accept at least a modified version of
the Vandenberg plan. In fact,
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee re-
portedly is prepared to back the
principle within the delegation.
With less than two weeks in which
to work before they leave for San
Francisco, delegation members in
tend to tackle most of the contro-
versial questions that have arisen in
connection with the conference.
Stettinius Talks in Chicago.
Secretary of State Stettinius de-
clared in speech at Chicago last
night that "the United States Gov
ernment is at this moment engaged
in very active efforts to resolve
what he termed temporary diff
culties Of political nature that
have recently arose in connection
with the San Francisco Conference
Presumably he was referring to
such problems as those raised by
Russia's plan to seek separate rep
resentation in the projected world
organization for the Ukrainian and
White Russian Soviet republics, and
the Moscow demand that the Com
ist-dominated Polish provisional
government in Warsaw be invited
to the conference.
II have full confidence that we
will be able to resolve these diff
culties-and others of this nature
that will inevitably arise as we
approach the end of the war" he
said
ReasSuring Message.
Mr.. Stettinius' speech, before the
Council of Foreign Relations at Chi
cago, emphasized the necessity of
United States cooperation with
other nations in broad program
of economic reconstruction and
trade expansion. presumably to re-
assure the Soviet and other govern
mentS which have appeared con-
cerned that this country might neg
lect practical measures in the eco
nomic field in its absorption with
plans for the world peace organiza-
ton.
In their Forthcoming discussion
here, the American delegation prob
ably will attempt to reach an
American position on the small ma
tons complaints, as set forth in a
memorandum from the Netherlands
government
Also before them will be the ques-
tions raised by the Russian gov
ernment, although their stand on
the Soviet proposal for multiple vot-
Ing apparently was foreclosed by
President Roosevelts promise of sup
port at Yalta.
Vandenberg Sees U. S. Pledged.
Senator Vandenberg told re-
porter he felt the delegation was
morally bound" by the President
to back the Soviet request, if it is
made, although the Senator publicly
has condemned multiple voting for
any country.
Delegates generally believe the de-
mand raised by Russia for a con-
ference seat for the Lublin- Warsaw
Polish government may have been
killed by British and American re-
lection.
Their feeling is that neither the
Warsaw Poles nor the Polish gov
ernment in exile in London will be
represented at San Francisco unless
unexpected progress is made by a
three-nation commission at Moscow
in forming a coalition provisional
regime.
In this connection, Senator Nc
Mahon, Democrat, of Connecticut
wrote Secretary Stettinius today
proposing that delegations from
both the London and Warsaw gov
ernments be seated at the confer
ence.
Hopeful of Settlement.
Il make this suggestion" the
Connecticut Senator said, "in the
hope that these two delegations,
having, for the first time, the op-