Evening star., 1947-09-04
Trygve Lie Hopes for Early End
OfEost-West DeudIocknU.N.
Seeretory-GeneroIl
Confident Assembly
Will Euse Difficulties

Confident Assembly
Will Euse Difficulties |
BY the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. 4.-Trygve
Lie is approaching one of the most
crucial periods in his tenure as
secretary general of the United
Nations with expressed hopes of
an early break in the East
West deadlock stalling international
agreement.
With the 55-nation General As
sembly opening in two weeks for
what some observers choose to call
a naked break session, Mr.. Lie
is confident at least some of the
difficulties between the United
States and Russia will be wiped
away, he told the Associated Press
today.
Mr.. Lie acknowledged that it was
impossible to forecast whether the
log-jam would be broken as early
as this fall, but he added a con-
viction that suddenly something
will happen"
Nearing the end of his second
year as the worlds top interna-
tional civil servant, the 51-year-
old Norwegian believes that sign
ing and ratification of all the peace
treaties eventually will clear the
path for the U. N. to function at
top efficiency. He was greatly en-
couraged by Moscows recent rati-
fication of the pacts with Italy.
Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and
Finland.
Supports Marshall Plan.
He is a supporter of the Mar
shall economic proposal for Europe
and said, THE hopes of millions
of people" rest on receiving help.
Mr.. Lie has visited % countries in
his globe-trotting. as No. l repre-
sentative of the peace agency. Look
ing back on his travels, he views the
American way OF life as so far supe-
rior to all others that it def1es COM
parison.
Mr.. Lie believes that the United
States should continue to help the
rest of the world and feels that any
other policy would back-flre.
"The American standard is based
on exports and international trade"
he said. almost all countries can't
pay in dollars now. Any United
States help helps the United States.
1t is form of self-help."
A former foreign minister of Nor
way, Mr.. Lie was leading member
of the Labor Party before assuming
his international post.
Measuring the party's position on
a left-to-right yardstick, Mr.. Lie
said he would place his old party "in
the center of the labor movement.
He added: I'VE always fought COM
munism"
Criticized by Both Sides.
AS to accusations of leaning too
far to the left or right in his U. N.
job, Mr.. Lie said:
II have been criticized from all
directions. AS long as this situation
continues, feel I am doing an i'm
partial job. I have been accused by
Communists of being a traitor to
labor. I have been called a reac-
tionary. I have been labeled a red
devil.
Il don't care so long as the at
tacks come from all Sides.
Mr.. Lie said in this connection
that he hoped in time for clarif1-
cation of his rights and powers un-
der the U. N. Charter. Under pres
ent wording hesis described as the
top administrative official of the
peace agency with the right to
bring. matters to, the attention OF
TIE Vario ~ 4 II tSsib,sodiessys sIIoWeYef,11
no exact limitations are laid down
as to what he can or should do.
The portly secretary general was
criticized when he spoke out for
the Russian viewpoint in the
Iranian case last year and again last
fall when he took the initiative to
advocate action against Franco
Spain. At another time he was as
sailed for threatening TO circum-
vent Russian opposition by estab-
fishing his own border commission
in the Balkans.
Stands on Decisions.
A man Of Arm conviction on his
principles, Mr.. Lie stands on these
decisions and says he would act
again under similar circumstances.
AS for raising the Spanish issue
again this fall, he said he was study
ing developments.
Aside from his travels, Mr.. Lie
spends off hours with his family at
their home in nearby Forest Hills
and playing tennis. He lives with
his wife and two daughters.
Recently he watched the Davis
Cup matches at Forest Hills stadi-
um. He is a member of the West
Side Tennis Club there and plays
at every opportunity.
age and an expanded waist line
have hampered my game a bit, "
Mr.. Lie said. He added quickly that
he could still hold his own with
most of the club members.
A national news magazine Is plan
ming to feature cover color picture
of Mr.. Lie on the courts and he is
as pleased as a small boy. His other
sport-skiing-is kept in the back
ground here. There Is little snow
and he has little time to seek out
winter sports.
Holds Regular Press Talks.
Mr.. Lies relations with the CORE
spondents' corps have improved
sharply since he began holding
Wednesday news conferences several
months ago. He usually brings along