The Republican., 1947-09-04

even greater majority Ill llle GeHefdI
| 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 Il
hundred ways; whose economic sys-
tenn is intensely hostile to ours and in
whose hands we have placed the
great bulk Of the United Nations
membership desires.
The Soviet representative, Mr..
Gromyko, has used this power some
eighteen times, or an average of once
every six weeks, during the nearly
nineteen months since the Security
Council came into full operation. He
has blocked progress at every turn.
He has rendered futile every plan for
better world. Ii is apparent the key
Of the Russian strategy is the veto
power, and that, through its use, the
Soviet rulers intend to limit the
United Nations activity to relatively
tritiing affairs, keeping it wholly ii =
potent to deal effectively with the
great issues upon which the future of
civilization depends.
In fact, there is considerable evil
dence to support the direct charge re-
Gently made to DR.. Felix Morely in
Human Events" that the Soviet
Government, of course, joined the
United Nations for the single pur-
pose Of insuring its futility. This re-
gime," wrote Dir. Morley, "has its
own international organization al
ready established from Hungary in
the west to Outer Mongolia in the
east. But its growth would have been
seriously impeded by revived
League of Nations strengthened by
American membership and COM
petent to check the insidious aggres-
sion by which Russia is constantly
expanding its own league. Therefore
the able rulers in the kremlin seized
their opportunity to join us in de-
stroying 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 sue
ceeded in thlottling the United Ma
tions is so plain that disillusionment
among American and British states
m en- is practically complet e.
And from many quarters the sug-
gestion comes that Something has
to be done about it." Clearly, we are
hooked. Somehow we must get un-
hooked. The question is how. The
suggestion that the United Nations
should be reorganiZed without Rus
sla has been made a number of times.
1t is urged that this great peace
loving power should again be cX-
PEELED, as she was in 1899 from the
League OF Nations because Of her in
defensible attack upon Finland. But
that is idle talk There is not the
least likelihood that Russia will with
draw from the United Nations and
certainly it is Russia cannot be legal
ly expelled.
The idea that she might resign is
silly. The Morely assertion that Rus
sia join United Nations soley to keep
it ineffective while Russia's own
organization is developed of course
can be sustained only by circum-
stantial evidence. But this is so
strong as to be entirely convincing
to most Of our, and most Of Britian's
representatives From the viewpoint
Of the Kremlin, the policy of block
ing from within the Security Coun-
Gil is working wonderfully As for eX-
pulsion, the Charter makes the i'm
possibility Of that perfectly plain. SO
II NOIllSS dO"il " IL lNu>SIci COIl-
tinues in her policy of blocking, an
tolerable situation exists. Inevitably,
the question of dissolving the United
Nations must come to the front.
Those who belive there is no chance
of an alteration in the Soviet attitude
and, therefore, dissolution of the
United Nations is the only sensible
course, insist that before that step
is taken plan should be considered
for the revival of the old League of
Nations at its seat in Geneva. We
now are in an organization supposed
to promote international peace but
which has no power even to define
aggression. The great need of the
world is the reconstruction of an
organization which at least can do
that. OF course, should the Russians
have complete change Of heart, all
would be well. But after two years,
very few believe in that
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