Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
U. S. to Accept Paris Decisions
If Backed by Two-Thirds Vote;
All Sessions Opened to Press
Byrnes Wins Fight
Against Secrecy
In Peace PorIey
By the Associated Press

PARIS, July 30-Secretary Of
State Byrnes told the Paris Peace
Conference today the United
States would stand by the con-
ference's recommendations in
event it opposes by a two-thirds
majority any of the peace trea-
ties drafted by the Foreign MINI
listers Council.
Mr.. Byrnes spoke in the General
Assembly of the conference shortly
after the Rules Committee had pro-
posed unanimously that all commit
tee meetings and general conference
sessions be thrown open to the press
of the world-a step toward the
Wilsonian ideal of a generation ago
of "open covenants openly arrived
at"
The committee vote on freedom OF
the press to all conference proceed
ings was tantamount to its accep-
lance by the General Assembly.
Molotov Not Present.
Soviet Foreign Minister MolotoV
was not present in the hall when
Mr. Bvrnes made his speech, an
answer to French President Bidault S
inaugural address Of yesterday Inc
Russian delegation, which has in
sisted on unanimity of the four
principal powers on recommenoa
tions to the peace conference, was
headed by the vice foreign minister
Andrea Vishinsky. at the moment.
The United States will stand by
its agreements in the council OF
foreign ministers" Mr.. Byrnes SAID
"But if the conference should, by a
two-thirds vote of the governments
here represented, make a contrary
recommendation the United States
will use its influence to secure the
adoption of that commentator
by the Council.
Beginning his short speech with
an object lesson on democracy. Mr.
Byrnes said:
Democracy cannot be imposed
or taught at the point OF oayoneI;
AS terror inspires terror, so gooo
Will can lllSk z SOoA "AAA-
Sponsored by Byrnes.
The Rules Committee recommen-
dation on freedom of the press TO
the Peace Conference was scheduleo
to be acted on by the General AS
sennbly later today. Secretary
Bvrnes had sponsored the move. .
Mr.. Byrnes was loudly applaudeo
when he said. However difficult
NAV be the paths of international
co-operation, the United States Is
determined not to return to poll
CIV of isolation"
The Secretary of State said the
United States insisted that those
who fought the war should make
the peace"
II hope that the delegates will
feel free to express the views OF
their respective states on the pro-
posed treaties" he added. mo ma
tion. large or small. can be lnsensl-
tive to world opinion
AttIee Makes Address.
Prime Minister Attlee of Great
Britain mounted the rostrum next,
and said:
I'VE are endeavoring to open a
new chapter in European history,
We should keep before our minds
the simple detectives of removing
from the hearts of simple people
the brooding fear of another war"
The virus of Naziism, he said, still
remains in the world and it has TO
be stamped out.
The Prime Minister, here in place
of his ailing Foreign Minister, Ernest
Bevin. said, we are anxious to hear
the judgments of the other II ma
tons" joined at the meeting with
Britain, Russia, France and the
United States.
The four powers should not, and
indeed cannot, be unresponslve to
the ideas of other nations-especlal-
ly those nations who have contrib
uted so much to victory he said.
DR.. Wang Shih-chieh, China S
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