Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-29
Korean Farley
Called by U. S.;
Red Delays Hit
Four Powers Invited
To Meet Here Sept. 8
To Map New Steps
By Gornett D. Horner

up euOrCS TO redcn a b1lateral
agreement with Russia on meas
ures for restoring independence
to Korea and called for a four
power conference to convene
here September 8 to consider a
new approach to the problem.
Great Britain and China were in
vited to the conference along with
I Russia
American proposals for early free
elections in both the United States
and Soviet occupation zones of Korea
to set up provisional government
for the whole country were made
public by the State Department.
along with note to Moscow declar-
ing that this Government could not
stand any longer for delay resulting
from Soviet American discussions.
Russia has rejected previous
American proposals for a general
election.
Two-Year Stalemate Cited.
The new note declared that the
"stalemate" over nearly two years in
the Soviet-American discussions has
made it abundantly clear to all"
that the bilateral negotiations will
only serve to delay" the restoring of
early independence to Korea.
1.-THE United States Government, :"
the note declared, cannot in good
conscience be party to any such
do1oy II, tho f,,1f11poapf of it, oov,,
mitment to Korean independence
and proposes that the four powers
adhering to the Moscow agreement
meet to consider how that agree
ment may be speedily carried out"
The Moscow agreement, reached
at British, American and Russian
Foreign Ministers Conference in
Moscow in December, 1s45, called for
establishment of a provisional Ko-
rean democratic government to
work under four-power trusteeship
for a period of up to five years.
China, the fourth power concerned,
adhered to the agreement.
Joint Commission Provided.
In order to assist formation of a
provisional Korean government, the
Moscow agreement provided for a
joint American-Soviet commission
to consult with Korean democratic
parties and work out recommended
| lions for consideration of the four
Allied powers.
Russian Stand Blocks Progress.
This commission, composed of rep
resentatives of the American occu-
patton forces in Southern Korea
and Russian occupation forces in
Northern Korea, has failed to make
any Roadway because of Soviet in
sistence on rules that would allow
only Communist Korean representa-
tives to be consulted.
The note to Russia, addressed by
Acting Secretary of State Lovett to
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov,
pointed out that the joint commits
sion had failed "to accomplish even
| the first task of its mission"-agree-
ment on what parties to consult.
Mr.. Lovett inclosed with his note
the American proposals for new
approach to the problem, suggesting
that they be considered by the four
power conference here.
Early Elections Asked.
The proposals call for:
/. Early elections in the Soviet
and American zones of Korea, with
voting by secret ballot on a basis
of universal suffrage, to choose
wholly representative provisional
legislators for each zone"
2. The two zonal legislatures to
choose representatives on a proper
tional population basis to make up
a national provisional legislature,
which would establish a provisional
government for a united Korea.
3. This provisional united govern
ment to meet with American, Rus
sian, British and Chinese represen-
tatives to discuss what assistance
is needed to place Korean indie
pendence on firm economic and
political foundation.
4. The United Nations to have
observers present throughout 80
that the world and the Korean
people may be assured of the wholly
representative and completely indie
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)