The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

THE meeting of the General Assembly set int
operation the machinery of the United Ma
tions Organization by selecting the members t
constitute it's various organs.
1t was the intention to limit the work OF thu
Assembly to procedural matters. This polio
made possible a of cooperation IN creatln'
the structure before division in policy might de
velop on specific problems.
For the second time in less than thirty year
the nations of the world are undertaking to Sc
up international agencies to deal with the cause
of war and with aggression by any nation In
function of the United Nations Organization Il
to protect all nations-small as well as large
against aggression, well as to develop inter
national cooperation in social and economic un
dertakings to promote the interests OF all.
Constructive cooperation in itself tends to re
place aggression as it wins confidence by effective
ness and adherence to principles. Violation
rights endanoering the peace can be taken elthe'
TO the Security Council or to the World Court
The Court should become the more importan'
organ This new international agency comes int
operation against background of special urgenc'
that should make for greater patience and per
sistence in cooperation.
There are wide basic differences in the institU
tions of the nations comprising the United Ma
tions Organization. There is real danger that
with free-enterprise economies against those witt
opposing bocs of nations may develop - thos'
state-controlled economies
Two precedents thus far established are mos
encouraging - the maintenance OF majority fuf
and the refusal to grant DELAYS that delgate'
might ask for instructions from their govern,
ments.
This latter decision establishes the Gener9
Assembly as a responsible deliberative body am
not conference of diplomats.
It is eynlicitly stated in the Charter of tn
United Nations Organization that members are
SOVEREIGN nations. In practice this means tn,
right of each nation to determine its internal al
fairs and select its own representatives. Their
has been persistent effort to gain official statu
for the new international labor organization, the
World Federation of Trade Unions This pre-
posal is sponsored by nations whose labor move
ments are state-controled. Democratic countries
with free labor movements realize that the pro
posal would interfere with their right to deter.
mine their national representation and imitation
of programs in the labor field. If a nation reln
quinshes its right to these controls in any field, II
creates a precedent which may completely under
mine national sovereignty-that is, the right to
self-government.
The world hopes desperately for the success OF
this second attempt in our time to establish al
effective international organization to preserve
the peace. Success will depend upon the ability
and integrity Of national delegates and represent.
atives and upon the support which the nations of
the world give them
This is why the American Federation Of
Labor has been 50 nsistent that delegates and
representatives should be designated by the ap-
propriate functional organizations, so that there
should be not only contribution of experience but
sense of participation down to the grass roots
That sort Of participation will develop respon-
sibility on the part of those who are called upon
to perform United Nations functions.