The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
By Dre1O Pearson

The dissenters included: wilmington of Mississippi Malcolm c. Traver of Georgia and John Lyle or Texas.
 More than half a dozen members spoke bitterly against Wallace especially against his recent pro- posal for party discipline. Hannegan was the target of half dozen more but Representative John F. Rankin of Mississippi got little response when sey eraI times, he tried to turn the discussion to his favorte subject-'The Communists, Nggers ana Jews"
 Ioudest waller of the non-southerners was ex- prize Fighter Albert J. Elliott of California, who de- manded a letter of apology from Hannegan insist ing that Hannegan was personally responsible
 Elliott told his Southern colleagues that he sympathized with their problems, and that 1t was about time Democratic leadership began to pay at tention to their complaints
 The incident hushed up but the Russians weren't the only delegation to walk out of UN Se- curity Council meeting The Australians also walked out, but they did so at closed-door session
 After Russia and Iran replied to the LIN notes, Chinese Chairman Dr. Quo hastily aaJourneo tne meeting until il a the next day Following which Secretary General Trygve Lie called secret meet ing of the Council in midtown Manhattan. At tns point the Australian delegation, Col w. R. Hodgson, protested both to Lie and Dr. Quo against secret meetings Australian Foreign Minister Evatt he said, opposed closed sessions the vital Iranan matter, and quoted Evatts belief that the Security Counch owed it to the world to carry on open diplomacy
 The secret session started peacefully enough, with Lie speaking about moving LIN from Hunter College in the Bronx to the Sperry Gyroscope Plant in Long Island Then the talk turned to whether or not dele gates should hold individual press conferences or speak on the radio
 Suddenly, Secretary Byrnes asked for the floor and began discussing the Iranian issue. He hadn't finished two sentences, when he noticed Australias Hcdgson pick up his brief case and start for the door with his aides.
 . Hodgson didn't say word, just kept walking. Byrnes stopped talking rushed for the door, grabbed Hodgson by the shoulder and began remonstrating with him.
 "YOu cant walk out" Byrnes pleaded, I'm not talking substance, I'm only talking procedure"
 Hodgson kept edging out the door and said 'T'm sorry my orders are that we talk these things out publicly not secretly The world has right to know what we say and do here"
 But you can't leave, Byrnes begged, tits bad enough the Russians have left. If you leave too it will be debacle All I'm interested in is procedura matters. I'm merely going to make formal state ment and stop"
 Finally Hodgson agred to resume his seat but warned that he would not speak or vote in private regarding the Iran
 Byrnes then read short but important state ment. He said that the United States was now pre- pared accept Russia's proposal for delay, until May 9th, in discussing the Iranian case.
 Later Australia's Hodgson told Byrnes privately he couldn't go along with the compromise. We still haven't heard the facts" said Hodgson We certain ly have the right to demand the same documented that Bronx Juvenile Court would demand"