Evening star., 1945-04-28
Small Powers
Demand Larger
Role
Force Expansion
Of Executive Group
From II to ID
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,
Associated Press stan Wri.sr.


More closely knit themselves,
the Big Four managing this
United Nations Conference to-
day ran into a small-nation
challenge of a world organiza-
ton dominated by major Allied
war victors.
Spokesmen for Australia, Belgium
and Bolivia urged more responsible
roles for the worlds smaller states.
Their action signaled the long ex-
pected effort to shift the balance
between the great and the small.
One immediate success Of this
pressure was expansion of the con.
ference Executive Committee from
II to II members. Now the small.
state group aims at increasing the
memberships on the World Security
Council beyond the II proposed at
Dumbarton Oaks.
Expanded Executive Committee.
As constituted by the 46-nation
conference, the Executive Commit
tee includes the Big Three, China
and France, which are to have per-
manent Security Council seats, and
these other countries: Australia,
Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czecho-
slovakia, Iran, Mexico, Holland and
Yugoslavia.
Restoration Of harmony among
the big powers brought the con-
ference into its fourth day with
prospects for success frightened by
Russia's demonstrated willingness to
compromise.
Some delegates even hoped for .
reorganization of the Polish War.
saw government along lines accept
able to Britain and the United
States. Whether it could be
achieved in time for an invitation
to be represented here was doubtful.
A session Of the conference Steer
ing Committee, which started out
roughly enough, ended In . round Of
handshaking and backslapping yes
terday.
Solves Troublesome Issues.
1t produced these quickly ratified
solutions to issues which had given
the conference on peace . beIiger.
ent start:
1. Through Russian insistence,
the delegates tossed tradition out
of the window and elected four pres.
idents instead of one-Foreign Com
missar Molotov of Russia, Foreign
Minister Socng Of China, British
Foreign Secretary Eden and Secre-
tary of State Stettinius. 1t was
agreed that these four should rotate
the honor Of presiding over confer.
ence plenary sessions.
For the two sessions scheduled to-
day, at 1890 am. and $3.50 PM,
Pacific war time, DR.. Soong drew
the first and Mr.. Molotov the Sec
ond. Mr.. Eden will have his turn
Monday.
2. Under Anglo-American insist.
ence, the Steering Committee re-
fused to complicate management Of
conference work by having rotating
chairmanships for the key Executive
and Steering Committees. Mr.. Mol
otov finally agreed that Mr.. Edeh.
DR.. Soong and he would delegate"
their authority to Mr.. Stettinius for
this job. That made the American
Secretary In fact the chief Of those
committees.
Russians Win Point.
3. The Russian proposal to include
the White Russian and Ukranian
Soviets In the proposed world as
sembly of nations went through
without q hitch.
4. A proposal made by Mr.. Molo.
tov to seat the present Warsaw gov.
ernment at this conference was
0Rlked down, outmaneuvered and
finally smothered under . resolu.
ton, which the conference approved.
telling the Big Three to settle their
differences over creation Of . new
Polish national unity" government
and expressing hope 1t would be
done before this conference ends.
At plenary session late yester.
day Deputy Prime Minister Francis
M. Forde of. Australia drove into the
heart of what promises to be the
central controversy of the confer.
ence from here on-smau nations
versus big powers.
Mr.. Forde opposed "too rigid
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