The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-29
SECURITY TALKS
TAKE UP RUMORS
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change that brought harmony out
of discord?
2. What did Premier Stain tell
Foreign Commissar Molotov to
the end that Russia agreed to side
tracking a Polish issue?
The surrender rumors raced
through delegates like an electric
spark. Many considered them log
|ical. None, apparently, had any
official work they might be true.
Thus there appeared to be lit
tie chance that they would be
brought formally and Immediately
to the attention of the conference
itself.
Instead, the decks were cleared
for quick action next week on
more organizational matters. And
the big four sponsoring nations
the United States - evidently will
have to wrestle at an early mo.
ment with the insistence of lesser
powers on heavier voice in
molding peace.
Already chiefs of the Australi.
an, Belgian and Bolivian delega.
tons have made their bid in pub
lie addresses at plenary sessions.
And the Dutch circulated a mem
orandum among delegates ad-
vancing seven amendments to the
Dumbarton Oaks plan-which was
drafted by the Big Four and
adopted as the conference agenda.
The Netherlanders contend
Dumbarton Oaks offers no real
basis for successfully maintaining
peace.
The small nations pressure al
ready has been felt. It brought
about expansion of the conference
executive committee form II to IA
members. Now they appear bent
on getting the same increase in the
membership of a proposed World
Security council - the instrument
tally which would be empowered
to use armed force to prevent
war.
Individually, the actions of the
conference to date have 'contribut-
ed little to the fundamental task
of setting up world organization.
They are mere accents OF color
in a big picture.
But added together, they have
produced a degree of harmony
that is essential to success of the
conference.
The conference has:
Split up its craftsmanship among
the sponsoring nations and given
the craftsmanship of the key steer
ing and executive committees to
Secretary of State Stettinius. This
was a compromise which settled
suuabble primarily between the
British and Americans on one side
and the Russians on the other.
Agreed to give Russia three
votes in the general assembly Of
a projected international organiZa-
ton and shelved a Russian request
that the Polish government at
Warsaw be given representation
here. Either of these two issues
could have disrupted, and did for a
time, the unity Of the conference.
Polished Oft most of its formal
oratory.
AS for those two questions about
the Soviets, Molotov himself has
given the only available explana
ton for greater Russian pliancy
He Withdrew a demand that Stat
tinius have only minor powers ovel
the steering and executive commit
tees, he said, in the interests o.
international accord and the corn
mon good.
Some delegates, however. had al
idea that he had pressed his pom
as far as he could, found the Brit
ish and Americans. presenting a
stone-wall front, and SO reported
to Moscow. Back came instructions
from Stain, these delegates say, t.
accep: compromise. $50.
The Russian minister is under
stood to be working here undel
strict orders. But the speed will
which he. has received answers
from Stain and the conciliatory