Evening star., 1948-04-07
2-Poinf Plan Offered
10 Bring Russia Into
Atomic Control Pact
By Froneis P. Douglas

Senator Mcmahon, Democrat,
Of Connecticut, author OF the
act which set up the Atomic
Energy Commission in this
country, today urged two steps
to bring Russia into agreement
on international control of
atomic weapons and atomic
energy:
/. A campaign to show the rest Of
the world that such international
control would bring incalculable
advantages to all the peoples Of the
world.
2. A revision OF the United Nations
Charter to limit the veto power
without endangering the sover-
eighty Of any nation"
Another move for revision of the
UN Charter was the disclosure Mon
day that IA Senators are preparing
joint resolution for this purpose,
which they plan to offer sometime
this week.
Senator Mcmahon, discussing his
plan to bring the weight of world
opinion behind the United States
proposals for international control
of atomic energy, said:
Atomic energy promises ultimate
freedom from want in the produc-
ton of food and it promises also to
be the source of power to lift the
burdens from the backs Of mankind.
Let the rest of the world-the
toiling peoples Of Asia and India
and Europe, also, where hunger al
ways is present-let them under
stand these things, and can Russia
hold out against them? Even Rus
sia cannot stand against the united
opinion of mankind"
The Connecticut Senator recon-
mended a campaign to tell this
message of what atomic energy
holds to all the worlds peoples.
He would get together experts
from radio, newspapers and mag
azines to determine how much
could be spent profitably on such a
campaign. >.
"Then would favor spending that
sum, even though it means $780,
900 900 a year. 1t would be cam
paign of education
He suggested that, to assure such
a campaign over the radio would
be heard, the United States dis
tribute 10000, 600 radio sets through
foreign countries. They could be
purchased in that quantity at IS
each, he said.
He pointed out that by-products
Of atomic energy used in the study
of plant life hold the hope that ma
lures secret of plant growth and
life will be. revealed and lead to
the replenishment of the worlds
food supply.
Think of what that will mean
to the hungry millions of the world"
he said. Think of what the pros
poets of atomic energy producing
power will mean, the power applied
to the tasks performed by man. 1t
will wipe the sweat from his brow
and lift the load from his back"
These things are in the future,
but Senator Mcmahon asserted that
once we are relieved Of the neces-
sity of producing atomic weapons,
the development of peacetime uses
of atomic energy will be speeded up.
Revision of the United Nations
Charter, he said, can be achieved
If we move swiftly and courageous
ly. The purpose, he said, is not to
exclude Russia from the U. N, but
ito get Russia into the United Ma
tions-to-get Russia I'M as working
partner &c
Peace Clouded by Vets.
There can be no permanent peace
as long as this question of the con-
troll of the weapons Of mass de-
struction remains unsettled" he
said. '"The United Nations has been
thwarted and paralyzed by the con-
slant, excessive and unreasonable
use of the veto power by Russia"
He pointed out that Article 100 Of
the Charter provides that revision
conference OF the United Nations
can be called on the vote of two
thirds of the members of the Gen.
eral Assembly and by vote of any
seven members of the Security
Council.
Any alteration in the Charter
recommended by two-thirds vote
of the conference becomes effective
when ratified by two-thirds of the
members, including. all the perma-
nent members Of the Security
Council.
Russia is one Of the permanent
members of that Council. But, Sen
ator Mcmahon said, eff we marshal
the universal desire for peace into
q mighty chorus, even the masters
of the Kremlin will be compelled to
listen"
The plan Of the group of Senators
also is directed at the veto and calls
upon the President to take imme-
diate steps for Charter revision.