The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-14
KIWANIANS HEAR
ADDRESS ON UN0
Mrs. Lula LeGrand OF High
School Faculty Guest
Speaker At Luncheon

cautioning the membership that
ton much accomplishment must
not be expected of the United Ma
lions Organization in the immedi-
Al future. Mrs. Lula LeGrand'
teacher of government at New
Hanover high school gave Will
mington Kiwanians little clearer
understanding of the wide ramlfl-
cations embraced in the set-up OF
this world organization for peace
and understanding.
Mrs LeGrand was the principal
sneaker at the regular luncheon
meeting of the club and she COW
cred her subject so interestingly
that she held the close attention
of members and guests who thor
ough1y enjoyed every word OF u.
With the aid Of a chart which
showed the organizational set-up
of the UNO, the speaker first
called attention to the fact that Il
years was required by the ID orig
inal states of the union to arrive
at, and agree upon, common pa
sis for procedure along govern
mental lines. That being the case
she said, even if the 81 nations
which make up the United Nations
Organization take 10, 50 or even
100 years to effect an organization
that will maintain peace through
out the world, then those efforts
toward a common end will not
have been in vain.
Explains Set-Up
Mrs. LeGrand, speaking in q
clear, firm voice, then went on to
explain the organizational set-up
of UNO, step by step; pointing out
that the General Assembly, which
is now meeting in London, has no
power other than to act as a rec
ommending agency to the Security
Council, the one branch of the or
ganization where decisions can be
made and which will be binding
on all member nations.
Under the Security Council
branch, the speaker pointed out
is the military staff, made up Of
representatives of the principal
powers, whose duties will consist
of among other things, of setting
up a world police force to main
tain the peace of the world. The
atomic bomb commission is also
a part of the Security Council
branch of the UNO as are the re-
gional security organizations.
On the other section Of the world
organization of nations. is the In
ternational Court, a tribunal Of IS
Judges named by the Security
Council, all of whom are impartial
in judgment and unfettered by po-
litical influences. No nation, the
speaker pointed out, may have
more than one representative on
the International Court.
10000 People
The speaker then dwelt briefly
on the Secretariat Of the United
Nations Organizations, the hui
from which all executive action:
will come and which will be 10
Gated in the United States at j.;
location still to be decided upon
The Secretariat, when finally 10
Gated, will mean the springing ur
Of a community of some $4,000
people, the speaker said.
Turning to the Social and Eco
nomic Council, branch Of the In
ternational Court section, Mrs LIE
Grand stressed the point that thi!
group promises to be the most i'm
portant link in the whole UNC
chain because its program will b
of a long-range nature and cover
ing such broad subjects as thu
World Bank, Food and Agriculture
International labor and the Inter
national Monetary Fund. Russia
the speaker said, at present is no
member of the World Bank OF
the International Monetary Func
organization.
In closing, Mrs. LeGrand sug
gested that those present pay more
attention to the proceedings of the