Evening star., 1946-08-16

we snail never submit to angry
words"
Manuilsky Named Chairman.
The chief of the Ukrainian dele
cation, Dmitri Manuilsky, was
elected chairman of the Romanian
commission by acclamation after
his nomination by Canada.
! Nawrasi Wadta of India, was
elected vice chairman, also bv sc-
Iclamation. The meeting concluded
Immediately after the election.
The commissions for Bulgaria and
Hungary, which also were scheduled
to organize this morning. did not
meet because of the time consumed
by the Romanian commission.
| The commission for Finland unan-
lmously elected j. A. Beasley of
Australia as chairman, a member
OF the Czechoslovak delegation as
vice chairman and a mel. Der of the
British delegation as secretary.
Finland, last of the former enemy
states to be heard by the full plenary
session of the 2l member nations of
the conference, pleaded yesterday for
territorial changes and mitigated
repara tions and met with an imme-
| date rebuff from Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov
tomorrow. four nations invited to
attend the conference in a consulta- =
tive apacity-Albania Cuba, Eeypt
and Mexico-will be given an oppor-
tunlty to air their views on the
Italian treaty.
Many conference observers, mean
While, expressed belief that Mr..
Molotov would seize his first oppor-
tunlty to answer at length the re-
Duke to Russia sounded yesterday
by Secretary of State Byrnes. who
keynoted American policy for the
conference In two statements:
The United States believes in the
sovereign equality of nations"
We are opposed to making the
small nations satellites of the larger
states"
At the same time Mr.. Byrnes let
1t be known that he had summoned
Senators Connally, Democrat, of
Texas and Vandenberg, Republican,
OF Michigan back to Paris to aid
him in the coming weeks. Both
were with him during the sessions
of the Big Four Ministers Council
and 1t seemed apparent that Mr.,
Byrnes wanted them in the event it
was decided to hold concurrent Big
-Four sessions with the peace con-
ference-as demanded by some con-
! lferees.
The two Senators are due TO ar
rive about week from today,
MOlOtov. Vishinxky Speak.
Mr.. Molotov spoke briefly late YES
terday but stuck mainly to the Fin
nish question. Mr.. Vishinsky de-
clared. Il do not intend to engage
IN polemics with Mr.. Byrnes. Mr..
Molotov will do that better when the
occasion arises"
Both Mr.. Molotov and Mr. Vishin-
sky had something to say about rep
arations. Mr. Molotov accused the
United States of taking "a stand
against reparations. although the
signature of the United States is on
the agreements.
Mr.. Vishinsky struck at the con-
tention of Hungary that her repara- .
tlons should be modified in order to
get the country on it's feet again.
He said Russia had attempted to
aid Hungarys economy with more
than S6,0O0000 worth of goods
poured into the country against only
$4,000, 900 paid in reparations, al
though the payments for the first
year should have been about
$33 900 900.
He charged that part of the rea-
son for Hungary's crippled economy
was because Hungarian assets which
had been taken TO Germany during
the war still are being held in the
American zone of occupation
Russia is the only Big Four nation
granted reparations in the treat atv
drafts-aoout s9OO.000O00, as the
drafts now stand.