Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-29

world when this agency was launched
two years ago, this Is tragic thing
to put down But there is no sense
in not facing the facts. Certainly,
the day has passed when those who
venture to point out that the or
ganization gives no promise of func-
tioning can be swept aside with the
smearing charge of isolationism. The
simple truth is that the United Ma
lions does not work because the Rus
slams, with their veto power in the
Security Council, will not let it work.
And, by reason of that same veto
power, there is no way to eliminate
or sidetrack Russia or otherwise
solve the problem.
So there we are-helplessly tied
up in an expensive. elaborate, COM
pletely frustrated international as
ISOLATION, enormously advertised as
the savior of civilization and TO
which we have committed ourselves
with such extravagant praise that
even after two wears Of ignominious
inaction, to discuss it from realistic
angle is to risk denunciation and
abuse, Yet, we do not control this
organization. Though those who as
Sociate with us, and have the same
goal of world peace, are in ma
jority on the Security Council and
an even greater majority in the Gen.
eral Assembly, control is not in our
hands. On the contrary, control
rests with the outstanding nation
whose ideals, ideas and aims clash
with ours in hundred ways; whose
economic system is intensely hostile
to ours and in whose hands we have
placed the power to thwart every
thing the great bulk of the United
Nations membership desires.
Used Power IS Times.
The Soviet representative, Mr..
Gromyko, has used this power some
1S times, or an average of once every
six weeks, during the nearly 10
months since the Security Council
came into full operation. He has
blocked progress at every turn. He
has rendered futile every plan for a
better world 1t is apparent the key
of the Russian strategy is this veto
power, and that, through it's use, the
Soviet rulers intend to limit the
United Nations activity to relatively
trifiing affairs, keeping it wholly i'm
potent to deal effectively with the
great issues upon which the future
of civilization depends. AS the Rus
sian record is reviewed, it is not
astonishing that hope of gaining
Soviet cooperation has pretty well
disappeared. The astonishing thing
is that our optimism lasted so long
In fact, there is considerable evil
dence to support the direct charge
recently made by DR.. Felix Morley
in Human Events" that the Soviet
government, of course, Joined the
United Nations for the single pur-
pose of insuring its futility. This
regime" wrote DR.. Morley, has its
own international organization al
ready firmly established from Hun
gary in the west to Outer Mongolia
in the east. But its growth would
have been seriously impeded by a
revived League of Nations strength
ened by American membership and
competent to check the insidious
aggression by which Russia is con-
stantly expanding its own league.
Therefore, the able rulers in the
Kremlin seized their opportunity to
join us in destroying the Geneva
organization. supplanting it with one
they could control at will. In every
detail the personal diplomacy OF
President Roosevelt played into their
hands"
The degree to which they have
succeeded in throttling the United
Nations Is so plain that disillusion-
ment among American and British
statesmen is practically complete.
And from many quarters the sug-
gestion comes that something has
to be done about it." Clearly, we are