Evening star., 1947-09-22
Britain Says Soviet Insistence
On Forcing Its Will on World
Threatens to 'Crumb|e' Peace
Mcneil Defends U. S.
On 'Wor-Mongerine'
Charge Before U. N.
BY the Associated Press

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warned today that if the Soviet
Union persisted in trying to
force its own will on the world
"the unstable peace of the world
will crumble and crash" with
"hideous consequences"
British Minister of State Hector
Mcneil delivered this warning be.
fore the United Nations Assembly
in 6,600-word basic policy state
ment for the United Kingdom.
He vigorously attacked Russia
and at the same time appealed to
Moscow to drop what he called its
inf1exible and unyielding attitude
on world problems.
Mr.. Mcneil ridiculed the charges
of Russia's Andrei Y. Vishinsky
that there is "war-mongering" in
the United States. He called Mr.
Vishinsky's attack "a comedy piece"
Denies Sovereignty Threat.
He then denied Mr.. Vishinskys S
charges that the Marshall plan for
economic aid to Europe threatened
the sovereignty of any country, and
accused Russia of obstructing
atomic control and paralyzing the
Security Council by her 20 vetoes.
Mr.. Mcneil was in an aff1able
mood before making his speech. He
chatted and laughed with Mr..
Vishinsky, and sat for a moment on
the arm of the chief Soviet delegates
chair with his arm about Mr.. Vishin-
sky's shoulder.
After hearing today's opening
speaker, Faris Ell Khoury of Syria,
deliver vigorous attack on the plan
to divide Palestine into separate
Jewish and Arab countries-a plan
which the British cabinet is reported
ready to support-Mr. Mcneil took
the rostrum
The Soviet delegation listened at
tentively as Mr.. Mcneil launched
into his attack. Mr.. Vishinsky ap-
peared to be jotting down notes.
Russias No. 2 delegate, Andrei A..
Gromyko, kept his eyes fixed on the
speaker.
Austin Listens Carefully.
Secretary of State Marshall was in
Washington, comforting with Presi-
dent Truman, but the other Ameri-
can delegates, headed by Warren r.
Austin, listened carefully.
Mr.. McNeil's long speech ranged
over the whole field of international
affairs but its central theme was
Russias uncompromising attitude
and the potential "crumble and
crash"
'No nation has a monopoly of
truth" he asserted. mo nation is
omniscient. no reasonable
nation can expect at all times to
have her view accepted by all other
nations"
Mr.. Mcneil then delivered this
blunt warning:
IF the Soviet government con-
siders that in all areas its power
must be extended, if it thinks that
in describing any international situ-
alton its description must be &C
cepted, then I say without qualifica-
ton that not only will the United
Nations be destroyed, but the un-
stable peace of the world will
crumble and crash, bringing to us
all the ranging hideous consequences
to which Mr.. Vishinsky drew our
attention"
Charges Frustrating of Plans.
Referring to Mr.. Vishinsky's at
tack Ion the United States, Mr..
Mcneil said:
When Mr.: Vishinsky argued on
Thursday = !" that his government
were distressed and angered at the
statements of individual Americans
that Russia was preparing for war
and was a warmonger, want to
say this: The reply is not to i'm
prison any individual or to suppress
American or British newspapers.
"The reply is to open the doors
Of Russia so that the nations, the
people of those nations, who have
great underlying sympathy with this
new emerging power, can see what
is going on"
Mr.. Mcneil declared that Mr..
Vishinsky had accused Britain of
seeking to divide Europe" because
of her efforts to implement the
Marshall plan.
This is monstrous accusation" !"
Mr.. Mcneil declared. He added that
Britain had devoted her complete
strength toward world cooperation,
but had been blocked by Russia at
every turn.
1--WE have been thwarted and frus-
trated by disagreement and by a
policy of nonco-operation," he de-
clared. There is no necessity for
us to be divided by political, still
less by territorial, questions"
Lack of Cooperation Blamed.
Mr.. Mcneil blamed the present
critical world situation largely on
what he called Russia's unwilling
ness to cooperate. AS far as Russia
was concerned, he said, every sit
uation is pictured in black and
white; perhaps, more correctly, in
terms of black and red"
The United States held decisive
edge over Russia in three important