Evening star., 1947-10-26
Russia Defeated
In nWarmonqer'
Resolution Test
Moscow's Key Plan
In U. N. Assembly
Receives Setback

NCSSIVSS SStU0@N
BULGARIAN DECLARATION Says
Country's Place Is in "Anti-Im-
perialistic Camp" Led by Russia.
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BY the Assoeioied Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 25.-The
United Nations Political Com
mittee tonight refused to send
Russia's "warmonger" resolution
to drafting subcommittee, thus
handing the Soviet Union a set
back in the first test ballot on
Moscow's key plan before the
1947 General Assembly.
The vote was 20 to II, with four
Latin American countries, India and
Ethiopia joining the Soviet bloc in
the minority.
AS result, the Soviet resolution
will now come before the 57-nation
committee for vote Monday with
delegates saying there was no chance
of passage.
Other ballots will be taken on the
Australian, French and Canadian
versions which run virtually counter
to the Soviet proposal.
Conciliatory Attitude.
DR.. Carlos Stolk of Venezuela,
sponsor of the subcommittee motion,
said he felt that delegations who
opposed the step did not wish to
conciliate the differences between
Russia and other countries.
Czechoslovakia asked for adjourn
ment Immediately after the ballot,
Russia agreed and their appeal car
ried over British objections, So to 9
In the last hour before the test
vote, Russia took a conciliatory
stand and appealed for joint reso-
luton acceptable to all Previously
Russia had pressed strenuously for
adoption of its proposal with a series
of slashing attacks on war propa-
ganda" in the United States and on
the American press.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister, slid into Russia S
chair in the closing moments and
called for passage of the subcom-
mittee plan with this statement:
I'VE have never concealed the fact
that the U. S. S. R. resolution bears
a political character. We want to
know whether it would be possible
to find common language for a reso-
luton. 1t would be appropriate to
adopt the Venezuelan proposal for
a subcommittee to discuss all resolu-
tions and amendments and try to
reach some agreement"
Immediate Vote Sought.
American Delegate Warren R.
Austin unsuccessfully sought an
immediate vote on the Russian
resolution. The American delega-
ton has indicated that it will op-
pose any and all resolutions sub
mitted in connection with or as
substitutes for the Soviet plan. As
reason for this stand United States
spokesmen have stressed that
Russia would be certain to claim a
victory regardless of the wording of
any "warmonger" resolution passed
by the U. W.
Today's second meeting adjourned
at 7:35 pm, after nearly five hours
of speech-making and procedural
wrangling over how and when to
vote. The morning session ran more
than two hours.
Andrei Y. Vishinsky, Soviet
deputy foreign minister, spoke
nearly two hours in his last ditch
fight for the Soviet proposal, re-
peating many Of his old charges
Iagainst "reactionary" circles in the
United States, Greece and Turkey.
Free Press Ridiculed.
In the 57-nation Social Commit
tee, meeting in a nearby chamber
Russia's v. A. Zorin said "the time
has come for us to cease to believe
in the myth of the freedom of the
press in America" He ridicuIed
stories about flying saucers" in the
American press and said they were
published by american newspapers
as a part of their propaganda for
war"
Mr.. Zorin declared that "the
United States press is poisoning re-
lations between the nations of the
world" He spoke in support OF q
Yugoslav resolution calling on y. N
members to take measures against
those who publish or spread false
and tendentious reports calculated
to aggravate relations between
nations, provoke conflicts and incite
to war"
British Minister of State Hector
Mcneil, entering the debate for the
first time, said that Russia is more
concerned over making political
propaganda" out of the debate
than to solve a dilemma" He
added they have poisoned the at
mosphere by the obviousness OF
their propaganda.
Mr.. Mcneil then turned to an at
tack on the Soviet press, declaring
that there seems to be some kind
of policy of selection-some prop
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