Evening star., 1948-10-25
Bark|eyUrges
Veto Curb al
u. n. Ceremony
Third Anniversary
Activities Attended
By 5000 Here

ny o,UUU neIe
Senator Barkley of Kentucky,
Democratic vice presidential candi-
date, favors restricting the use of
the veto power in the United Ma
items Security Council
He urged modification of the veto
in speech last night at ceremonies
in Constitution Hall marking the
U. Ms third anniversary. The
ceremonies, attended by nearly s.
900 persons. climaxed week of
activities saluting the 58-nation in
ternational organization. Senator
Barkley. declaring the U. MS orig
inal planners "miscalculated the
conditions under which the organi-
cation would begin its work" said:
There must be an adjustment
among the nations so as to eliminate
the constant use of the veto on
matters frequently procedural. and
not on fundamentals such as the
use of force and sanctions which
were contemplated when the char
ter was drafted.
Adjustment Urged.
"Just what the machinery of that
adjustment should be-" he added,
would be another matter But I
think there is need for that mat
ter to be considered"
Reminding the audience that he
had been active in the preliminary
drafting OF the U. N. Charter, Sen
ator Barkley said the charters
Trainers expected the U. N. to
preserve the peace. not make the
peace" but that "the most i'm
portant peace problems have not yet
been settled by the major powers"
The hope engendered by their
statements at San Francisco that all
five of the permanent members of
the Security Council would invoke
the veto power sparingly and only
on issues of great Importance has
proved, at least under present ab-
normal conditions, to have been un-
founded" he declared.
Main Hope of Peace.
As a result, he said, the U. N. has
gone through fiery furnace" but
he emphasized that 1T still remains
the one and only hope for the ulti-
mate attainment of world peace"
and urged:
I'VE must not lose faith in this
great organization. In spite of the
difficulties which the U. N. has en-
countered, it is laying the founda-
ton of peace"
Senator Barkley cited the con-
structive work of the Social and
Economic Council, International
Trade Organization, Food and
Health Organization and World
Health Organization as important
progress toward world understand
ing" - 80
His speech, heard by a national
radio audience, was high light of
a two-hour program which also
heard brief talks by the Honduran
Ambassador, DR.. Julian r. Caceres;
Mrs. Harper Sibley, wife of the ma
tional chairman of United Nations
Week, and Edgar Morris, general
chairman Of the Washington COM
mittee sponsoring the observance.
Recalls Signing.
DR.. Caceres, recalling he signed
the U. N. Charter on behalf of his
country. urged adherence to its
principles by "all the citizens of
free nations" predicting that this
would prevent the wars which have
for so long afflicted the peoples of
the world"
Mrs. Sibley, who represented the
United Council of Church Women
at San Francisco Conference and
recently returned from an assign
ment as consultant to the Amer
ican Military Government in Ger
many, said the people of Europe
regard the U. N. as their one hope
Of an enduring peace"
A pageant featuring the lighting
of torch Of liberty" by Miss Jody
Miller, Miss Washington" and a
massing Of U. N. colors by Boy
Scouts preceded the speakers on
the program. Marine Corps drum
mers and buglers participated in
the ceremony, and both the Army
and Air Force bands provided
music. Another musical feature was
,2l0-voice chorus from Central
High School, led by Miss jeanette
Wells.
Goodwin Is NC.
Earl Goodwin. news commentator
Of WMAL, The Star radio station,
was master of ceremonies for the
program, which was written by Ira
P. Walsh Of Station WWDC and
narrated by Announcer Mark Evans
OF Station WTOP. The invocation
was given by the Rev. c. Leslie
Glenn, chairman of the Committee
on Religious Life in the Nations
Capital.
A special evensong service at
Washington Cathedral was among
the city's religious observances of
the occasion. The Very Rev. John
Wallace Suter, dean of the
cathedral, prepared a "Litany of
Nations" for the service. Catholic
churches, Oh direction of the Most
Rev. Patrick O'Boyle, Archbishop of
washington, marked the day with