Evening star., 1948-05-10
European Congress
Unanimously Votes
TO Form Federation
BY the kssocio,ed Press

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands,
May 10.-Delegates to the un-
official Congress of Europe
unanimously adopted today a
resolution looking toward a fed
Grafton of nations on the con-
tinent.
The time has come when the
European nations must transfer and
merge some portion Of their sover-
eign rights" to permit formation of
a European federation, the resolu-
ton said.
Winston Churchill, leader of the
congress, declared in an address in
Amsterdam last night united Eu-
rope would revive the old glory" of
the continent. Walter N. Mcguire,
a Stamford Comm lawyer attend
ing as an observer, told the congress
the United States wants "a strong
and united Europe as our powerful
and resourceful partner"
Some % nations were represented
in the vote of the congress, which
is being held without governmental
sponsorship. These included the is
Marshall Plan countries, Western
Germany and exiled leaders from
Spain, Finland. Latvia, Lithuania,
Estonia, Poland, Hungary. Czecho-
slovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia and
Bulgaria.
The delegates said the union
Should be open to all European ma
tions democratically governed and
which undertake to respect a char
ter OF human rights"
The Congress is to finish prelim-
mary organization tonight. Some
600 delegates from % countries have
been meeting since Friday.
Yesterday the congress unan-
imously approved a Cultural Com
mittee resolution to set up a per-
manent European cultural organiza-
ton.
The Political Committee voted
down a proposal of former French
Premier Paul Reynaud to call West
ern European elections of a con-
sultative continental assembly by
the years end.
Two other Frenchmen had praised
the plan as something positive, but
R. w. G. Mackay of Britain had
contended the various parliaments
could not authorize elections within
six months. and held the parlia-
ments themselves should appoint
assembly delegates.
Mr.. Mackay, urging caution, said
Mr.. Reynaud was trying to make
fool of the congress" and called
his plan rubbish.
Mr.. Churchill called for Trans
formation of the western world"
and a united Europe lin which men
will be proud to say, I am Euro
pean,' where men of every country
will think as much of being a
European as of being a citizen of
their own country"
Urges End of Rivalries.
He urged cessation of national
riyalries, praised the United States
/ great services to mankind and
called for a stand against any kind
of totalitarian tyranny
DR.. Henk Brugmans, head Of the
Dutch F'ederalist Movement. told
the crowd. what we need is fed
eration like Switzerland and the
United States" +se
IN Toulouse, France. the French
Popular Republican Movement,
party OF Premier Robert Schuman,
ended its national congress by pass
iflg' a resolution in favor of progress
siye building of federated Europe.
It sent salutations to The Hague
Congress.
The party said the federation
should not be based on anti-Soviet-
ism, because that would endanger
peace, but declared also that con-
tinental reconstruction should be
speeded to prevent domination by
the Cominform." 1t said Germany
could be re-established only as a
member of a federation.