The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05

only instru-
ment through which the small ma
tons can do any work at all.
has been stripped Of any real
power. BY stripping the assembly
Of any real power, as the Dunbar
ton proposals do, it is tantamount
TO saying that the time is not yet
when we of the world shall deal
justly with the black people OF the
world, except as the primary in
terest Of the powerful nations are
served.
Under the Dumbarton Cakes
proposals, the assembly has to
defer any serious action about
the problems of the depressed
peoples of the world to the Sc
curity council. The Security
council Is made up Of the Big
NatiOns-the United States. Great
Britain, China, France and Rus
sia. There will be other men,
bers of the Security council, but
these nations named will always
be In a position to dominate the
Security council regardless of
the justice Of any proposal ad-
vanced to the Security council,
or in the Security council. There
is a guarantee to any Big Nation,
in the Dumbarton Cakes pro-
posals, by written regulation
that any one of the Big Powers
can stop action on anything I'M
der consideration by just vetoing
the proposed action.
If we look at this a little more
closely, we will see very clearly
that the nations, which now have
the power 10 exploit and to dom
mate the rest of the world, are at
liberty TO continue to do so with
no hindrance. The black people
Of the world are under the dom
ination Of the great nations of the
world at this moment. The liberty
and equality that are denied black
people are denied by the Big Ma
tons Of the world-England is no.
torious for her explorations OF
weak peoples Americas record is
not one OF glory in this respect.
France has nothing TO be proud OF
in the way it has handled the
power it has held over weak
people.
Senator Vandenberg, Of Mich
igan recognizes that TO take away
all the power of the assembly,
which represents the majority
voice of the smaller nations, as
stated by the Dumbarton Cakes
proposals, is throwing the great
majority OF the people of the
world on the mercy Of the strong
people of the world. To overcome
this glaring defect In the pro-
posed world organization, Sena-
tor Vandenberg suggested GER
tain changes. These changes
would give the assembly the
right to investigate into political.
economic and social fields for
the purpose Of establishing JUS
tice and to correct evils that vio-
late the Atlantic Charter as an
nounced in 1912.
II the Dumbarton Cakes pro-
posals 20 into effect without Civ
ing the depressed people of the
world an opportunity and more
assurance that they will have
yoice In the moyement If the
world. we will have sown the
seeds Of a third world war.
The Big Nations have the pow
ct. This power must he used to
give the depressed people a sense
of security i'm relationship to the
Big Nations. This simply means
that the larger nations must be
SO deserving Of their power that
they will be willing TO limit the
exercise q: their power. In other
words. there must be laws be-
yond which no one Big Nation
will be allowed to 20 by the
other nations Of the world. No
nation deserves 10 have and to
hold power unless ii Is willing 10
carry special responsibility"
special Responsibility" Of pow
er is nothing more or less than
limiting held and potential
power TO the good OF all neigh
bors no matter how easy IL Is to
enhance the power Of the holder
OF power because Of the weak
ness Of the neighbour.