Evening star., 1945-06-11
Farley Nears
Agreement on
Economic Unit
Report on Council
Finished; Early
Adoption Expected
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Dy ooOAD 1<AANSoA4Ns
Star Staff Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO, June IL
The United Nations Conference
drove ahead today to complete
writing of a charter for a new
world organization to maintain
peace. Developments included:
/. The commission on the general
assembly received a completed re-
port on establishment of an eco.
non1ic and social council, with every
prospect of its approval by the COM
mission and its subsequent adoption
by the conference itself
2. The Committee on Structure Of
the security council was to continue
debate on the Yalta voting formula
this afternoon. Final adoption OF
this formula, including its veto pow
ers for the Big Five permanent
members of the council, appeared
assured despite arguments in COM
mittee that the veto should not ap-
ply peaceful measures of settling
international disputes.
3. The formality of finally approx.
ing the trusteeship chapter for sub.
mission to the commission on gen.
eral assembly was expected in an
other committee today.
One of Main Agencies.
The economic and social council
is to be one of the main agencies Of
the new world organization. The
report to the commission set forth
that the organization, through the
economic and social council, shall
promote:
l. Higher standards of living. Full
employment and conditions OF eco
nomic and social progress.
2. Solutions of international eco
nomic, social health and other re-
lated problems; international cul-
tural and educational cooperation.
3. Universal respect for and OBJ
servance of human rights and fun
damental freedoms for all, without
distinction as to race, language, re-
ligion or sex.
1t is provided that the council
shall work with specialized organ
izations and agencies having re-
sponsibilities in economic, social and
other related fields. None Of these
organizations, governmental or nom
governmental, are mentioned by
name in the chapter.
Composed of Is Members.
The economic and social council is
to be composed of Is members,
elected by the general assembly for
three-year terms, with six retiring
every year.
The committee dealing with the
voting formula for the security
council worked until midnight Sat-
urday. Senator Connaliy, chairman
Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, who is leading the fight
in the committee for the adoption
Of the formula without amendment.
laid before the committee the in
depreciation agreed to by the Big
Five, the United States, Britain,
Russia, China and France.
The Interpretation holds that
none Of the permanent members Of
the council may exercise the power
of veto on presentation and discus
sion of an international dispute. but
that the veto shall apply in all
other substantive decisions, from
investigation of a dispute to final
decision to use force against an
aggressor.
Appeals for Cooperation.
The Texas Senator made a strong
appeal to the committee to show the
same spirit of cooperation dis
played by the Big Five and accept
the formula with this Interpretation.
All the nations were here, he said,
to endeavor to create, in harmony
and unity, a world organization Of
all the United Nations-not the
small nations, not the medium ma
tions. not the great nations, but all
nations
Senator Connally argued that It
was not possible to arrive at
universally acceptable Interpretation
Of any phrase or document. He
pointed out that the great powers
had the major responsibility for
maintenance of peace-a respon-
sibility they had not sought-but
that none of them had aggressive
aims.
He asked that the nations which
had been comrades in arms remain
comrades for the maintenance of
peace, and said that he felt the
construction placed upon the vot-
ing procedure by the big powers
was essential to the strength and
success of the new organization.
Evatt Will Accept Decision.
Herbert We're Evatt, Australian
Minister for External Affairs, re-
piled that he did not consider the
Interpretation placed on the voting
formula specific enough and that 1t
was disappointing in that it did not
eliminate the veto power of the big
nations from decisions to invests
gate" and take other peaceful meas
ures for settlement of international
disputes. However, Mr.. Evatt de-
clared that should the COMMITTEES
and the conference accept the vot-
ing procedure as proposed, his
country would accept the verdict of
the conference.
The net effect of the joint state
ment (by the Big Five),' he said,
lis that consideration and discus
sion by the council of a dispute or
situation is the only matter under
the chapter dealing with pacific
measures that cannot be blocked
by a permanent member.
1T is important to understand
that the words consideration and
discussion are used in the joint
statement in a much narrower
sense than they ordinarily bear. In
ordinary speech consideration Of
the dispute would include calling
for reports, hearing witnesses OF
even the appointment of COM
mission of Investigation. The
joint statement, however, treats the
veto as applicable to decision to
use any Of these procedures.
1T is only consideration and dis
1 (See LINCOLN, Page A-120
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