The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-05

speaking at an afternoon session of the Rules Committee, Molotov again challenged the American and British right to change their posi- ton of the rules of procedure.
 The commission was edging to- ward a showdown vote on the pro- cedure for conference balloting. A Dutch amendment for simple ma jority vote seemed certain to be de- feated.
 May Adopt British Plan A British compromise proposal, now supported by the United States, called for both two-thirds and sim pie majority conference recommend ations. Only the Russian bloc was opposed, and it appeared likely to be adopted.
 Molotov spoke in Russian for about 45 minutes. He denounced the British compromise proposal as ''cal- culated to upset the decisions of the Big A..
 He insisted that the rules sug- gested to the conference by the Big 4" have held that the rules were merely suggestions, put forward only on the understanding that each member was free to take any posi- tion he liked on them at this con- ference.
 At morning session of the rules committee Byrnes urged that the Big 4" Council of Foreign Ministers meet here simultaneously with the peace conference so recommenda- tionS on treaties could be taken up at once.
 Drops Veto
 ByrneS also asked the other mem bers of the Big 4 to follow his lead and promise not to veto in the Council of Foreign Ministers any recommendation receiving a two- thirds majority at the conference here.
 Byrnes made his proposal after the little countries trained their oratorical big guns on the two- thirds rule for conference decisions. They denounced the rule as un- democratic and pleaded with the big powers to allow recommends tions for treaty changes by sim pie majority.
 At meeting of the rules com mittee opening the second week of the conference, w. J. Jordan of New Zealand called on the big powers and all nations to stop talking about democracy if the two-thirds rule were to be imposed on this conference. He said it would pre- vent the conference from doing anything, and the delegates might as well go home now if it is upheld.
 Brazil and the Netherlands strongly supported New Zealand, while Yugoslavia and Poland spoke early in favor of the two-thirds vote.
 Byrnes' appeal for simultaneous meetings here was in support of the first appeal of such nature made last week in plenary ses- sion of the conference by Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie King of Canada.
 To Vote For Compromise
 Byrnes statement was made at the rules committee meeting where he reiterated his pledge to vote in the Council of Foreign Ministers for any conference recommendation receiving two-thirds vote.
 T am not afraid of this confer ence, and now that we have called it we all should be willing to listen to it." he said.
 Byrnes announced he would vote for British compromise amend ment on voting procedure. it would provide for two types of recom- mendations to the Big 4" Council those getting simple majority and those getting two-thirds vote
 He expressed hls willingness to change his vote in the Big 4" Council, which will write the final peace treaties for the Axis satellites, and to take on the job of per- suading the United States to sup port him in any change recom- mended by a two-thirds vote. Sees Senate Fight But Byrnes admitted frankly that he could not do that on rec concentrations receiving simple !, majority for which he would be unable to get two-thirds Senate ratification.
 Byrnes' statement came near the end of the morning debate over voting procedure. In supporting the ! British compromise proposal, Byrnes , said it recognized the principle of 7 the two-thirds rule which was fol- lowed by many international con- , ferences and in the United Nations Assembly, and also made it possible for views receiving simple major } ity to be placed before the Big [" Council.