Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

can be persuaded to ease of In
their demands.
President Humans attitude may
be determining factor.
Comdr. Harold E. Stassen and
Chairman Bloom of the House For
eign Affairs Committee are the
United States delegates who have
been assigned to work particularly
on the trusteeship problem, which
is now being considered In the first
instance by representatives of the
Big Five powers, the United States,
Britain, Russia, China and France.
The question involved-labeled
here one of trusteeship of territory
seized from the enemy, inundated
after the World War or incapable of
self governments still a point of
controversy among the Big Five.
The chief differences so far lie
between the United States and
Britain, each having submitted a
complete plan. The plans differ in
material respects, the conflict CEN
tering mainly on what to do about
internationally held strategic points,
such as some of the Pacific islands.
Major Points of Difference.
The major points of difference
we're said to be:
!. Whether there should be sep
arate types of administration for
strategic and nonstrategic areas as
the Americans propose, or only one
as recommended by Britain.
2. Whether the country admin
istering a dependent territory should
be allowed to impose its own eco
nomic rules or whether, as the Amer
leans desire, all countries should be
treated the same in economic rela-
lions with the area under guardian
ship. H. .....
3. Whether a social and economic
council of the world organization
would deal with trusteeships, as the
British propose, or whether gen.
eral assembly should have the job,
as the Americans suggest.
4. Whether the world organiza-
ton should be allowed to investigate
the administration of trusteeships
The United States wants that. Other
plans do not provide for it.
Under its strategic area" plan
the United States would like to take
exclusive control of the points it
wants, with the right to develop
them as it sees fit under remote
general supervision of the proposed
world security council. The bases
thus would be tied directly into the
authority of the council to preserve
peace by force, if necessary, and
evidently would mean that Ameri-
can troops, planes and ships would
be standing guard at many distant
points.
French Submit Proposals.
The French also have submitted
proposals. having provisions in COM
mon with some of the American and
some of the British proposals.
Comdr. Stassen has made the fat
statement that there is nothing in
the American plan which impairs in
any way the safeguarding and es-
sential security of the United
States"
He was referring to criticiSms,from
some quarters that the United
States may be prevented from re-
tanning essential military and naval
bases which this country has already
won and set up in the Pacific.
While some progress has been
made, the trusteeship plan has still
a long way to go. Assurance is given
that under the American plan the
fullest authority will remain with
the United States in the handling
of strategic areas-military and
naval bases-under trusteeship
Mr.. Molotov spoke yesterday at.
the end of We day, a day in which
the conference paused in meditation
at the achievement-and RESPONSE
bilities-of victory.
All conference functions and
activities halted for minutes
silent meditation at am (PWT)
at the request of Secretary Stet-
tinius.
This hour of victory" he said in
a statement, lis not moment for
eXultation. 1t is time for renewed
dedication to the cause of peace"
An hour later, in a radio address
from the massive opera house where
the conference holds plenary ses-
sions, Mr. Stettinius declared that
the end of fighting in Europe has
given new urgency to the work of
the conference of United Nations"