Evening star., 1947-12-18
Polish Savanf Appeals
Ito Atomic Scientists
Ito Prevent Disaster
By the Associoted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 18.-Prof.
Ignacy zlotowski, Polish scientist.
appealed to scientists on the United
Nations Atomic Energy Commission
today TO make a real effort to pre-
vent scientific disaster in the fu-
ture."
In his farewell speech as a dele
gate on the commission, Prof. Zlo-
towski said the atomic bomb cannot
give the United States or any other
nation security. He said atomic
energy must cease to be used as a
weapon of war and it must become
an instrument Of peace.
Prof. Zlotowski cited to the dele
gates declarations by British and
American scientists urging the COM
mission to consider fully Soviet
proposals for atomic control intro
duced last June. He called for
ILLUMINATION of the "unrealistic" ma
jority and minority split in the
commission in which Poland and
Russia have opposed the majority
of 10 delegates on all major issues
since the commission was organized
last year.
Working Committee Meets.
The Working Committee of the
commission met to plan work on
the third phase of its long search
for atomic agreement.
Prof. Zlotowski will leave the
commission December 81 when the
Soviet Ukraine replaces Poland.
Prof. zlotowski rejected an Amer
lean prediction made yesterday that
Russia might eventually change he.
mind and join other nations in a
sweeping pact controlling the atom
such as the majority proposes. He
| said 1t would be disastrous to con-
sinue work on that assumption, but
le said the delegates must study
every possible way of finding agree.
nent.
AS the delegates completed prepa.
, rations for this meeting, Fredericl
H. Osborn, American deputy on tn,
Atomic Commission. told a new
conference in his Manhattan off1c,
that the Kremlin had made mum
Der of basic economic and politica
mistakes" He said he felt tina
there is great ignorance" in th'
Kremlin of the sincerity of proposals
for an international atomic develop
ment authority, backed by th'
United States and approved by II
other members of the 12-natior
commission.
U. S. Anxious to Continue.
Declaring that he had not hearc
a word from the Russians and thai
neither the Russia~s nor the Amer.
lean delegates hatA made any at.
tempt to settle their differences
since the last commission meeting
in September, Mr.. Osborn said that
no one country desires to take the
responsibility of breaking of the
atomic talks.
He said, instead, that the United
States was anxious to continue nego'
tiations.
The first phase of the Russian.
American disagreement IN the com.
mission saw the majority approve
last December virtually the entire
American plan for an international
atomic development authority laie
down by Bernard M. Baruch before
the commission in June, 1916. Rus.
STA rejected this plan, but did moi
vote against it In the commission
Split Over Control Functions.
The second phase saw Russia ane
the majority split over plans for tht
function OF the control authority
Russia voted against the second re.
port embodying these plans. 1t still
has to be considered In the Security
Council.
The third phase coming up deals
with the organization Of the author.
ity, how its directors will be chosen
and what powers they will have.