Evening star., 1945-03-31

The administrators political
position with reference to, the
United Nations Security Confer
ence was complicated further
today by the Russian demand
that the Moscow = dominated
Lublin provisional government of
Poland, which now has its head
quarters in Warsaw, be invited
to take part as the representa-
tive of the Polish people.
This revelation by the Moscow
radio came as the American dele
cation already was split on the ques-
tion of support for secret Big
Three agreement at Yalta to seek
three votes each for the United
States and Russia in the proposed
United Nations assembly. The Dunn
barton Oaks plan calls for each
sovereign" nation to have only one
ballot.
Political observers believed that
should the White House accede to
the latest Moscow demand there
would be a terrific reaction from
Polish-Americans who synpathiZe
with the Polish government in exile
in London The official representa-
tive of that regime, Ambassador Jan
Ciechanowski,, recently asked the
State Department for an invitation
to San Francisco for his group and
his request was courteously but
firmly denied.
Agreement on Reorganization.
At Yalta the Big Three agreed
that the Lublin government should
be reorganized to include elements
both within and without Poland be-
fore it was accorded diplomatic rec
ognition by London and Washing
ton. 1t already is recognized by
Moscow. The British and American
Ambassadors in Moscow were des-
ignated to work with Russian For
eign Minister w. M Molotov in aid
ing the Poles to reorganize their
government. ..,..t
Russia, according to the Moscow
radio, now holds that the reorgani-
cation of the Polish government
cannot be worked out before the
San Francisco meeting and that
hence the Lublin group. which is
Communist dominated, should be
invited to the conference.
Observers here were certain that
American acQuiesence to such a de-
mand would meet violent objection
| from Senators and Representatives
with large Polish constituencies.
Several OF them were sharply crit
| ical of the Yalta formula, even
though it called for the inclusion
of democratic elements in the fu-
ture Polish government.
Prompt Decision Required.
| Moscow has called for an early
reply to its proposal. and corlse-
Quently the administration is faced
with the necessity of prompt decision
of some sort.
ASSOCIATED Press reports from
| London quoted a high British
official as saying the Russian
proposition would be rejected by
the United Kingdom, to which
| 1t also was made)
Senator Vandenberg, Republican.
of Michigan, conference delegate
who has interested himself in Polish
affairs, declined to comment on the
Russian demand
Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio, an exponent of all-out inter-
national cooperation for peace, said
he did not see how the American
Government could sponsor an invi-
tation to Polish regime it does not
recognize.
Il don't see how we could accept
the representatives of one govern
ment without some provision being
made for attendance by the repre-
sentatlves of the other government
| which we recognize" he said.
Meanwhile. it was reported in
| congressional circles that Russia
may have to fight at the San Fran
cisco Conference for the three votes
it. wants without any preliminary
American help. The backing of this
country, it was said, may be con-
fined only to voting for the Soviet
proposal when it reaches ballot.
IT the Soviet proposal should be
defeated, the United States NAV
never make request for three votes
for itself, these congressional sources
said. The President at Yalta OBJ
tanned the agreement of both Pre-
mier Stain and Prime Minister
Churchill to support a United States
claim for three votes If that number
were accorded to Russia.
However, there is reason to be-
lieve that Mr.. Roosevelt's claim was
made only to balance Russian power
in, the assembly and that the ad-
ministration would prefer to stand
by the original Dumbarton Oaks
formula of only one vote for each
power
An almost certain controversy be-
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