The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-26
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right to take the law into its own
hands.
1t took but 81 minutes for the Sc
curity council, opening in the has
tily reconverted gymnasium Of
Hunter college for women, to dis.
pose of the formalities of the frs
session. Meeting at 2:30 pm, they
adjourned at 1921 pm. until II
am. Tuesday when they will take
up the Iranian problem.
But Russia's Red Army legions
were reported rolling northward-
homeward rapidly, and strong
hope seemed held by all delegates
that this Council session might
pass, at least so far as Iran was
concerned, without a major dis
pute.
Byrnes, speaking from the center
of the bleached mahogany half
horseshoe of the Council table, ex-
pressed hope that nations could
settle differences between them
selves. The whole tone of his speech
was one of optimism that present
crises and those to come could be
met and overcome.
He warned, however, that If ma
tons in these days could not settle
their disputes directly they must
come to the Council.
Full Support
Byrnes himself, and President
Truman in brief message which
Byrnes read, again pledged full
support of the United States to the
United Nations Charter.
The Secretary of State made it
plain that the Security Council ex-
poets Russia and Iran to explain to
it what has happened in Iran. By
saying also that the UNO charter
does not "sanctify ancient priv
ilege" or attempt to outlaw
change in an ever-changing world"
he offered implied hope to Russia
that the United States would ap-
prove an open, free agreement by
which it might obtain oil conces-
sions in Iran and strengthen it's Sc
y,
/ Withdrawal Confirmed
Russia's announcement of the
Iranian troop withdrawal, confirm
ed Monday by unofficial dispatches
from Iran, changed the whole at
mosphere of the conference. Even
as the delegates met, Tehran re-
ported that Russian troops, once
within 20 miles of the capital, had
withdrawn a distance of 60 miles.
The conference was forced to
wait for official confirmation. The
Iranian delegation said that it had
not been advised that the Russians
were withdrawing.
A Tehran dispatch also purported
to clear up the means by which the
Russian troop withdrawal started.
Tehran said the withdrawal was
started not by any direct Iranian-
Russian agreement, but under the
1912 British Russian-Iranian agree
ment that Allied troops would evac-
uate the country six months after
the war.
Revise Tactics
United States and British dele
gates, led by Byrnes and Edward
R. Stettinius, Jr., for the Ameri-
cans and Sir Alexander Cadogan
for the British, spent the hours be-
fore the meeting opened at 2:30
p. m. comforting on revision of
their diplomatic tactics.
1t was decided to put over the
Iranian question until Tuesday be-
cause of the formalities on the
opening day. But what had threat
ened to be bitter fight over Iran
now gave hope of quick and friend
ly solution.
Council President Quo Tai-Chi of
China called the second session of
the Security Council to order.
Byrnes followed with a message
from President Truman and brief
speech of his own. Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey and Mayor VILLA m
O'Dwyer welcomed the delegations
and guests in the name of the state
and city Of New York.
Byrnes at the start of his speech,
commenting that this was "a mo-
ment of great Importance in the
history of the world" pointed out
that from now on, under the UNO
J. charter, the Security Council is
, technically in continuous session,
, always at hand in its temporary
New York City headquarters for
any emergency.
Byrnes then read the message OF
the President, who on plea of pres
sure of business cancelled his plan
: to come here personally.
5 Welcoming the United Nations to
7 this country and promising that
l Americans would do their hest n
7 make the visitors feel at home the
President said