Evening star., 1945-04-10
Americans 10 Make
Security Decisions
By Majority Vote
BY GARNETT ID. HORNER,


Secretary of State Stettinius an
nounced today that the American
delegation to the United Nations
Security Conference at San Fran
cisco had decided to make its deci-
sions on policy issues by a simple
majority vote.
His announcement at a news con-
ference followed the second of a
series of daily meetings of the dele
cation which Mr.. Stettinius said
were aimed at developing a unified
opinion on all points which may
come up in relation to the world
security organization to be created
at San Francisco.
The Secretary also announced that
numerous business, labor, veterans,
farm, law, women's, religious, civic,
educational and foreign-policy or
ganiZationS had been invited to
designate representatives to serve as
oonsultants to the American dele
cation.
.Iurists Work on Statute.
While having no official status as
members or advisers. the consult
ants will be kept closely informed
of the conference work and will be
available for consultation at the re-
quest of the delegation" the an
nouncement said.
While the United States delegates
were studying major policy queS-
tions, representatives Of 38 United
Nations, composing Committee OF
JuristS, were meeting at business
session at the departmental audi
torium to begin the drafting Of
notifications in the statute of the
Permanent Court of international
Justice at The Hague to fit into the
projected world security organiza-
ton
Mr.. Stettlnius said the American
delegates will be engaged for the
next few days in a continuing eX-
animation of the Dumbarton Oaks
proposals. and all suggestions for
changes in them.
Information Policy.
He said the delegation hoped to
attain unanimity in determining
the American position on all ques-
tions that might come up. but in
adopting rules of procedure, had
agreed that decisions may be made
by simple majority vote.
He added that it will not be posi-
BILE TO make public on day-to-day
basis any official information on the
trend of the policy discussions be-
cause views reached one day Will
have to be reviewed in the light of
subsequent discussion of other sub
jectS,
He promised, however, that to-
ward the end of the week review
Of developments will be made TO
determine whether a general state
ment on progress of the delega-
tons work might be made public.
In view of this situation. he said,
he could neither confirm nor deny
reports that the delegation already
had agreed informally to propose
that the charter specifically name
Justice as principle OF the IN
ternational organization, as pro-
posed by Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican. of Michigan, one of the
delegates.
No Observers for Neutrals.
Mr.. Stettinius reaffirmed that the
powers sponsoring the conference
had found it impossible to make
any provisions for neutral gov
ernments to have observers at the
conference.
He announced that Avra Warren,
chef of the State Department S
Office of American Republic, Affairs,
had been ADDED to the list OF official
advisers to the United States dele
cation.
In inviting consultants from prl-
vate organizations. the Secretary
said an effort was made to select
organizations which taken as a
whole constitute a fair crosS-sectlon
of citizen groups" He added that
it was not practicable to invite all
interested organizations.
However, he said, the State De-
partment will provide liaison facll-
tiles at San Francisco for all civic
examinations which might send
representative there without official
invitation. or which might be rep
resented by their branches located
in the San Francisco area.
Wells Urges Equal Voice.
A plea that an equal voice in the
general assembly of the proposed
world organization be preserved Tor
small nations was put forward by
Sumner Welles, former Undersec-
retary of State, in a radio forum
discussion last night.
He declared that some OF the
more advanced little nations
would be denied an effective voice
in maintaining peace if the major
powers should seek more than one
vote each in the assembly.
Mr.. WelleS, in summing up the
radio discussion by Senator Ball,
Republican, of Minnesota; DR..
Quincy Wright of the University OF
Chicago, and DR.. Percy Corbett OF
Yale University, said he thought all
four were agreed that every effort
should be made at San Francisco
to find a way for the general assem-
bly, to be given greater initiative.
Senator Ball expressed the view
that concern over the veto powers
proposed for the big nations on the
security council has been eXag-
gerated. Exercise of this power
may never actually occur, he said,
since I'VE are building on an agree
ment to keep the peace.
Connally Optimistic.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, a
member of the American delegation,
said after the delegates meeting at