The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-10
Red Delegate Defies GoveI And Gong
Action on BoIkon Nations Admission Postponed Again

Paris, Aug. 10- UP)- The peace conference wran- gled angrily today over whether Albania should be permitted to come to the ses- sions and finally postponed a decision after an uproarlous debate in which Chairman Georges Bidault vainly pound ed his gavel and sounded a changing gong attempting to choke off another speech by Soviet Delegate Andrei '. Vishinsky.
 Vishinsky who first rose to fame as prosecutor of the famous Moscow purge trials and Bidault have been tangling since yesterday afternoon when the Soviet delegate sareastically chal- lenged Bidault's selection of items for the meetings agenda.
 Today the clash was renewed when VishinsEly rose and launched into speech in Russian without waiting for recognition from Bi- dault.
 Clangs Big Gong
 The French foreign minister angrily rapped his gavel but the flow of Russian words continued unbroken. fingered Bidault changed the gong which is only used to open and conclude sessions.
 Vlshlnsky went right on talking.
 Amid mounting turmoil Bidault tried to get Vishinsky to pay at- tention to his role as presiding of- flcer but the Russian spoke or. completely ignoring Bidault.
 When Ylshinsky finally sat down Bldault angrily ordered that for the record Vishinsky's speech would be ignored.
 Adjourned Until Monday
 The session then was adjourned until Monday without a decision on the Albanian question which provoked a slashing debate between Greek premier ~Constantin Tsal- oarls and Mosha P1jade, Yugoslav delegate, who charged that the Greek had made a "cold- -blooded proposal to divide Albania be- tween Yugoslavia and Greece. 1 Vlshinsky finally won formal recognition from Bidault and said:
 T was not saying anything der- ogatory about our president. I re- spect him. The trouble is that Bidault speaks only French and I speak Russian. I am very sorry the president was disturbed md particularly that he disturbed the august bell at his elbow.
 T had no intention of gagging the debate. All I wanted to do was to shorten the discussion. But Ii you gentlemen wish to continue 1t is all right with me. But I should like to remark that I hope the bell will be little quieter in the future"
 Delegates Surprised
 Some delegates who had under stood that Vishinsky was fluent in French and also has been studying English for some time indicated surprise at his remark.
 However, Bidault finally closed the incident by saying:
 T did not ring the bell. It was rung by Article 62 of our rules of procedure"
 Delegates laughed heartily.
 Before the angry debate was over, l nr-ro Czechoslovak compromise under which Albania would have a chance to present her case to the confer ence but would not receive formal consultative role.
 Secretary of State James F. Byrnes also agreed to this plan and it was expected to be approved at the Monday session.
 Debate on an Albanian ap- plication for admission to the conference erupted in ugly charges as the eastern and western groups lined up on opposite sides.
 Tsaldaris shouted a denial that he ever made a proposal for the division of Albania. He tried to get the floor as soon as the Yugo- slavS translation ended. Chair man Georges Bidault ruled he was out of order. Nevertheless he ut- tered his denial from his seat,
 Try Conference Deal
 Pijade also charged that the Greeks were trying here to man. euver a conference to divide Albania between Greece and Yugoslavia.
 Pijade claimed the Greek govern- ment always publicly pursued a pol- Continued on Page 9e(RED)