Evening star., 1946-02-09
Juno Assembly Found
Miniature World in
Itself in London
BY WENDY MCGOWAN,

Nortn american Newspaper Alllance.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The sacred
and profane are curiously mingled
at the general assembly Of UNO.
While their deliberations are of a
mundane nature, their meetings
are housed either at Central Hall,
the center of Methodism, or Church
House belonging to the Church of
England, both in the shadow of
Westminster Abbey.
The scene outside Church House
where the Security Council meets, is
a world In miniature. Schoolboys
play football in the big -bordered
square which fronts the building
They are surrounded by the parked
cars of 81 nations. The entrance
steps are always thronged by mot
ley crowd, with a perpetual air of
waiting for something to turn up
or somebody.
The Railways are filled with
scurrying figures, mostly deep in
conversation, many patiently en-
gagged in private lobbying for some
pet purpose. French, Poles, Dutch
and others tell willing listeners their
ghastly experiences under German
occupation. The press of the world
turks in wait for delegates.
World Converges.
AS evening shadows gather, the
calm English accents Of doormen
intone: THE Persian Ambassador
car, car No. $40, car No. 35, Mexico,
any Canadian car, Mr.. Stettinius'
car, the Saudi-Arabian delegates
car, M. Spaaks' car, China. Mr..
Bevins car, Bolivia, Egypt, France" ;"
The whole world converges here,
and its hub is the Security Council,
UNO's most vital part. The con-
ferences Of this body betray the
razor-edge of peace on which the
world is still balanced. It's full of
thorny points and inflamed national
sensibilities.
Watch Mr.. Bevin and Mr.. Vishin-
sky meet outside the room. They
smile sweetly, shake hands. They
greet each other with diplomatic
charm. You'd think they were "like
that"-just buddies. Get them into
conference and the troublous words
Persia" "Indonesia," Greece" fill
the room. The air becomes electric.
These two, who sit so close they
could hold hands under the table,
bristle. They half turn away from
each other. 1t often takes the
suavity of MIR. Stettinius to calm
the atmosphere.
Stettinius Picturesque.
Mr.. Stettinius Is easily the most
picturesque delegate. His silver
hair. black brows and brilliant smile
(Which vanishes If any one tells him
how strongly he resembles Charlie
Chaplain), are heightened when
kleig lights 60 on for movie max
ing. His voice Is ringing and COM
mands attention.
Mr.. Vishinsky is still the mystery
man of UNO. Nobody knows from
moment to moment what surprise
he Is going to spring. He employs
unusual phrases like "the proceed
ural aspect of the question"
DR.. Wellington Koo, much re-
spected internationally, can often
draw a laugh. Obviously used to
the length of oriental conversation
pieces, at one meeting he spoke for
quite a while. Later he prefaced
further talk on the matter by say
ing he had spoken too briefly be-
fore" Satirically intended or not,
delivered as it was with complete
impassivity, it delighted all hearers.
One of the most popular demands
is for cards on the table. AS long
AS the Security Council table was
highly polished by diplomacy and
international soft soap, this was
little use, as cards will slip off such
a surface. Now that the table is
being roughened by harsh blows
and the impact of blunt speech,
perhaps the cards will stay on the
table, face UP.