Evening star., 1947-09-18
Small Nations
Back Marshall
u. n. Proposal
Assembly Is TenseIy
Awaiting Vishinsky
Reply to U. S. Plan
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-Secre-
tary of State Marshall's plan to
overhaul the United Nations
peace machinery received small
power support today as the Gen.
eral Assembly waited tensely for
an expected Russian attack on
the American proposal this aft
ernoon.
After five speakers had delivered
their countries policy statements in
the Assembly's second day of gen.
eral debate, it became clear that
the United States was holding its
expected support in the developing
battle with Russia on the program
for drastic alteration of the U. N.
structure.
Canada and the Philippines for
nally threw their full support be-
hind the Marshall proposal. Aus
tralia, while reserving decision on
the details of the plan, agreed that
the Assembly must play larger role
in maintaining peace, a task now as
signed primarily to the Security
Council.
China Backs Veto Change.
China avoided direct reference
to Gen. Marshall's proposal to set
up a special Assembly committee of
the IS member nations to handle
this problem, but joined the United
States in expressing willingness to
surrender at least a part of the big
power veto privileges.
The delegates, however, were pri-
marily concerned with what Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky would say this afternoon.
AS the morning session opened word
quickly spread that Mr.. Vishinsky
would deliver Russias basic policy
speech about pm.
1t later appeared that the Soviet
Speech might be delayed an hour
or so by refusal of three Latin
American countries to yield their
priority on the speakers list.
El Salvador, Venezuela and Peru
were listed as the first speakers of
the afternoon session. A U. N. Off
cial said Mr.. Vishinsky had sought
unsuccessfully to get the opening
spot on the afternoon program.
The Assembly recessed at 1:10
pm. and was scheduled to recon-
vene at pm.
No Indication of Soviet Policy.
A Russian spokesman said the
Soviet chief delegate was ready to
deliver his postponed-and amended
speech this afternoon, but offered
no advance indication as to its con-
tents or length.
Russia was generally expected to
return Gen. Marshall's attack and
reject his proposal for overhauling
the deadlocked u. N. peace ma
chinery.
Opposition to the Marshall pro-
posal for the special year-around
Security Committee developed,
meanwhile, from an unexpected
quarter. Australian Deputy Dele
gate Col. w. r. Hodgson called the
PloPODdI Ill Oil
off-the-floor comment.
Vishinsky Is Absent.
Mr.. Vishinsky was absent as the
general debate was resumed with
Chilean Delegate Jose Maza leading
off. Gen. Marshall was in his seat
early. He followed the speeches
attentively, wearing earphones
clamped over his head.
DR.. Herbert v. Evatt. the chief
Australian delegate, did not reject
the Marshall plan committee pro-
posal, but reserved his views on the
details.
Following Chile with the Austria
liam speech, Mr.. Evatt expressed
belief that it might be necessary to
keep the Assembly itself in con-
tinuous meeting or to call frequent
special sessions to handle disputes
instead of establishing a special
committee for this purpose.
Mr.. Evatt devoted good part of
his speech to a blistering attack
on the veto and its frequent use in
the Security Council where Russia
has overruled majority decisions 20
times.
China Willing to Modify Veto.
China joined the United States in
expressing willingness to modify the
big power veto privilege.
Foreign Minister Wang Shih-
chien told the Assembly, however,
that revision or elimination of the
veto was not the complete answer
to the U. Ms difficulties. He spoke
IN the modern Chinese language
derived from Mandarin.
Even if the Charter of the United
Nations were so amended as to
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