Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
u. 5. Pressure Is Seen
For Pacfs 10 Provide
U. n. Military Force

| NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-PreSldent
Trumans reference to THE failure
OF the United Nations thus far to
reach agreements on setting up
global military contingents was
viewed today as the forerunner Of
increased American pressure for
drafting such pacts, with the moves
apparently aimed principally at the
Soviet Union.
What form this pressure would
take remained to be seen, but the
United States has a direct hand
through membership on the Military
Staff Committee, the arm OF the
Security Council charged with pro-
viding an international force to
maintain peace and security. Other
members are Russia, France, China
and Great Britain.
1--WE shall press for preparation
Of agreements in order that the
Security Council may have at its
disposal peace forces adequate to
prevent acts Of aggression" the
President told the Assembly yes
terday.
This remark followed private
statements of dissatisfaction from
members Of the American delega-
ton over the work of the Military
Committee.
u. N. Has No Military Force.
In its present state the United
Nations has no military force ready
to snuff out acts of aggression
after months of meetings by the
committee.
On the basis of information avail
able from the highly secret COM
mittee, it appears that Russia has
been largely responsible for the de-
lays so far. Upon going into ses-
sion here last March, the committee
called on all its members to submit
proposals on the basic principles
for setting up armed contingents.
All members except Russia tossed
their proposals in the hopper by
April 3. From that date until Sep
TENDER II the committee idled along
awaiting the Soviet viewpoint.
Meanwhile, some preliminary work
was done on the other four plans.
Last month Russia finally submit
ted her paper, which was described
by persons in high authority as
mainly a series of questions. It
was said to have demanded clarifl-
cation Of the purposes OF such
armed forces before proceeding with
agreements to draft units from in
dividual nations.
| The move came as a surprise to
most OF the other delegations, be-
cause the Charter specifically pro-
vides that all members make avail
able to the Council, on its call and
in accordance with agreement,
armed forces necessary for the main
tenance of international peace and
security.
Blow to U. N. Feared.
Should the Russian paper even
tually turn out to be refusal to
participate in the program, even
in q limited way, close observers OF
the Charter said this would be
serious blow to the United Nations.
These observers said use Of military
power was one of the major peace
weapons which the U. N. held as
contrasted with the ''powerless"
League of Nations. ..5.-.
While the proposals of the other
/ four powers have not been made
public, it was understood that all
agreed in general that agreements
should be drafted as soon as possible
for making armed forces available
to the U. N. ef set
It was believed that the United
States and probably France. China
and Great Britain would resist any
attempt to forego agreements and
the physical availability Of forces
until an actual emergency arose.
One American observer remarked
that such q procedure would be like
locking the barn door after the
horse is stolen. He stressed his
belief that the Charter could only
be interpreted to place emphasis
on the theory Of having force avail
able to prevent aggression, not to
stop a conflict already under way.
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