Evening star., 1946-08-08
Mo|otov Rejects Vote Decision
Creating Turmoil in Conference;
Evatt Charges He Tries to Dictate
Russian Says U. S..
Britain Repudiote
Big Agreements d

PARIS, Aug. 8.-Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov ttAd the Peace
Conference today that Soviet
Russia could not agree to COM
mittee-adopted rules on voting
and ran into a charge by Aus
tralia's Herbert V. Evatt that the
Russian leader was attempting
to dictate to the conference.
Mr.. Molotov threw the plenary ses-
sion into turmoil by reopening the
once-settled question on voting pro-
cedure. Mr. Molotov said the United
States and Britain had repudiated
decisions in the Foreign Ministers
Council. He then accused Mr. Evatt
of acting to create opinion against
Soviet interests"
Mr.. Evatt, Australian Minister of
External Affairs, has been active in
promoting the cause of the small
nations before the conference In
fiery reply to Mr Molotov, he said
the Soviet leader was trying to en-
force before the peace conference
the same veto he enjoyed in the
Foreign Ministers Council.
Intimidation" Charged.
Mr., Evatt said Mr.. Molotov's effort
to reopen the voting question
smacked of filibustering and has
the suggestion of intimidation
What we have got to face is
whether we will give in to demands
of that sort" Mr.. Evatt declared.
Mr. Molotov, the fiery Australian
said, believes that his no should
be conclusive"
He insists that an error be recti-
fed. He refers to the egregious
error of the Is, implying the in
fallibility of the g.
He said the Soviet Foreign Min
lister had not presented new
argument.
He asks the conference, made up
Of the same countries and the same
people as the Rules Committee, to
undo what they have already done"
Mr.. Evatt said. 1T is not that Mr.
Molotov asks us to do this. He
insists on it.
1.-The method Of getting unanimity
is just as important as unanimity it
self. Mr. Molotoy must understand
that we are entitled to present our
point of viefw"
Cites Byrnes-MolOtov Exchange.
Mr.. Evatt gestured freely and
raped the desk with his left hand
as he spoke. Occasionally he would
lean across the desk and look di-
rectly into the eyes of Mr.. Molotov,
sitting in his new seat in the GEN.
ter of the chamber
Mr.. EVatt referred to the Byrnes-
Molotov exchange over the question
of a. free press two days ago and
said he would not ask that Mr.
Molotov have his remarks printed
in Russian newspapers.
"I can't reciprocate in my coun-
try" Mr. Evatt said, because we
don't have such control over our
press"
Mr.. Evatt paid tribute to the Red
Army and added, I'VE must remem-
Der, too, that other countries con-
tributed to winning the war"
Pointing out that Mr. Molotov had
IeIeFTeQ 10 MN Dy name III MS re-
marks, Mr. Evatt said, My point of
view is not affected by any animus
against Mr.. Molotov or his country"
ANY attempt have made to in
fuence delegates has been done in
the light of day, not in a secret
ROOM" he said.
Il admit I have talked things over
with delegates and tried to explain
our point of view. This is the way
We do things in democracy"
Again looking directly at Mr..
Molotov, Mr.. Evatt said Il will really
express my views and those of my
country to this conference at every
stage Of this conference whenever I
think it is for the good of the world
and for the peace of the world"
The Soviet statesman had renewed
his attack on the press, asserting he
had read in Paris papers an inter-
probation of the Rules Committee
decision which said the western
powers have won the upper hand
over the u. S. S. R"
The Soviet Union believes that
it is not the purpose of the peace
(See CONFERENCE, Page A-3.l