Evening star., 1946-10-27
Veto Is Top Question
,As i. n. Ends First
Week Of Debate
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The United
Nations Assembly wound up its first
week of debate today with the ex-
plosive issue of the veto still the
No. / question and with increasing
signs that pressure might force a
sharp definition of the uses OF the
voting power.
1t was apparent after addresses
by the first IS nations and several
tense committee sessions that there
was little possibility at this time
for a charter revision to eliminate
the Veto Rather the drive appears
aimed at forcing Russia, which has
used the veto nine times in the Sc
curity Council, to agree to some
notifications in its use. ...
Norway, Chile and Turkey today
joined in the campaign for a limita-
ton of some sort. Previous speak
ers have deplored excessive" and
reckless" uses of the veto.
Accord on Veto Urged.
Halvard M. Lange of Norway said
the time was not ripe to revise the
charter, but he called on the big
powers to reach agreement among
themselves and Ito exercise the veto
as it was planned to be-a safeguard
to be used only in the last resort"
Turkish Delegate Huseyin Ragip
Baydur said the will of the majority
always has prevailed for mankind
and there was no reason to make
the veto an exception. but added:
Nevertheless, If, for period OF
transition, it may not be found pos
sible entirely to eliminate the veto,
we should at least consider means
of limiting the field of its applica-
ton"
Chilean Delegate Felix Nieto del
Rio said his country had opposed the
veto from the first, but did not find
there were sufficient grounds to jps+
tify a change now. He commented
that 1T Is reasonable to expect that
the big powers will make as little use
as possible of their veto right"
Nearly 40 countries remain to
speak in the general debate and
most observers expected all to make
some comments on the question aAs
a prelude to full-scale debate on The
problem before the full assembly
next month. -.
Spanish Issue Raised.
Meanwhile, Norway thrust the
Spanish question back into the spot
light with a proposal for a COM
plete discussion of the controversial
question before the 51nation body.
I'VE feel" Mr.. Lange said, that
WAYS and means must be found
through common action OF the
United Nations to make every effort
to assist the democratic forces of
Spain in their struggle to regain,
without the horrors of another civil
war, freedom and constitutional gov
ernment.
The establishment of such a gov
eminent in Spain would mean the
of a stronghold of Fas-
cism and a constant source of in
ternational friction, and would per-
NIT the great Spanish nation to take
it's rightful place in the family OF
democratic and peace-loving ma
tons"
The fourth speaker in today's
short session, which adjourned at
1890 was c. Abayomi Cassell, the
Liberian delegate. He did not mem
ton any of the controversial issues
but called on the world to find
methods to block those who do
The Assembly continues its gen.
eral debate on Monday with France
and China scheduled to speak. Great
Britain already has taken the floor,
the United States has indicated 1t
may stand on President Truman's
speech while Russia has made no
reservation to speak,