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the charter, the United States may
lead the way.
Meanwhile, delegates jubilantly
hailed indications that the new
world charter easily will win Senate
ratification, and one said that was
"one of the most important facts
in world history"
The Senate probably won't vote
before fall, but an Associated Press
poll in Washington today showed
that a majority already is lined up
behind the charter as it now stands.
and that probably far more than the
necessary tWo-thirds of the men,
bers will support ratification. Presi-
dent Truman was reported to have
counted less than IL potential votes
against ratification.
Representatives of SO United Ma
tons who brought the charter into
being applauded this assurance that
America will take the lead in ap-
proving 1t, as they turned out for a
conference commission session to
SACdA away ullIlOT QcLdllS.
Will Close Tuesday.
Signing of the charter by all del
egations and an address by Presi-
dent Truman Tuesday will close the
conference.
Delegates were keenly aware that
failure of the Senate to ratify the
covenant of the old League of Ma
tons presented problems to that
international agency. j. S. Worm
Muller. vice chairman of the Nor
wegian delegation, said rejection
by the United States had been a
great tragedy" and that the poll of
the Senate added to evidence built
up at the conference that America
can do much in promoting CO.
operation among all nations
Belgian Chairman Auguste de
Schryver was the delegate who
termed the signs of Senate ratifica-
ton one of the most important facts
in history. Other delegates sug-
gested this would mean that every
United Nation quickly will follow
with ratification and that a new
United Nations league soon will take
over the job of keeping the peace
To become effective. the charter
must be accepted by all the big
powers-the United States, Britain
Russia, China and France-and a
majority Of the other signatory
nations.
The American delegation, includ-
ing the chairman and leading Re-
publican member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, has
been saying all along that the char
ter will command Senate approval
Delegate Sol Bloom, chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. asserted:
After the members OF the Senate
understand what the charter Is and
what 1t stands for, don't see how
there could be more than a dozen
members opposing it. I doubt there
would be that many"
Scene Set for Signing.
Mr.. Truman, mentioning in Wash
lngton State, is due here Monday
The charter signing will take place
in the auditorium of the Veterans
Building. This is the scene:
A l2-foot circular table covered
in blue tapestry is planted in the
center of a 50-foot circular broad
loom rug of deeper blue. Delegates
in alphabetical order of countries
will file through gap in a semi
circle of United Nations flags. On
the table is desk set with two
fountain pens-probably more pens
will be used so delegates may have
them as souvenirs.
Conference officials will look or
from a circle of chairs around the
edge of the rug. One report said
the signing might start around
am. (PWT) Tuesday and continue
for hours.
This is what other delegates were
saying of prospects Of Senate rati.
f1cation of the charter:
Jan Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
"A great step forward; a most i'm.
portant development: certainly ar