Evening star., 1948-04-12
II Senator'S Request
u. n. Charter Chance
And Veto Rule Curb

seventeen Senators today intro
duced q bipartisan resolution call
ing for immediate revision Of the
United Nations Charter.
The resolution. presented by SEN
ator Ferguson, Republican, Of Mich
igan has three aims: Elimination Of
the veto in the Security Council in
matters OF aggression and arma-
ments, an international authority
for control of atomic energy and es-
tablishment Of O world police force
The sponsors expressed hope Russia
would 90 along, but, said they
would 60 ahead with revision with
out Russia II necessary.
MY co-sponsors believe" SEN
ator Ferguson said, that this reso-
litton is the new answer to Soviet
Russia: A guaranteed peace If the
Moscow rulers want it, or. If they
have other designs, q mutual de-
tense pact Of the rest Of the world
In the name of higher law, with
an impartial world Judge and an
unchallengable world policeman"
Similar Plan In House.
The group sponsoring the reso-
luton in addition to Senator Fer
g,lson, includes Republican Sena-
tors Aiken of Vermont, Baldwin OF
Connecticut, Ball Of Minnesota,
Cain Of Washington. Capehart and
Jenner of Indiana, Flanders Of Ver-
mont, Ives of New York and Tobey
Of New Hampshire.
Democrats in the group are Sen
ators Byrd of Virginia, Hoey OF
North Carolina, johnson Of Colo
RADIO, Mcfarland of Arizona, O'Conor
of Maryland, Sparkman Of Alabama
and Stennis Of Mississippi.
A similar resolution was started
In the House recently, but there Is
no immediate prospect Of action by
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee.
Senator Flanders said the resolu-
ton is of such importance as to
rate public hearings. 1t remains to
be seen, however. whether the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
will take any early action.
vandenberg Refuses Comment.
Senators Flanders and Capehart
tried last week without success to
get committee backing for another
resolution which sought to bring
about an airing Of United States
Russian differences in the U. N.
General Assembly.
Chairman Vandenberg has refused
comment on this latest move to
bring the United States and Russia
to grips on the veto question.
To date, Russia has used the veto
z3 times to block United Nations
action on matters distasteful to the
Kremlin. France has used 1t twice
and the United States, Great Britain
and China not at all.
Senator Vandenberg, in the past,
has favored restricting the veto
to matters involving only the COM
mitment of armed forces But
whether he will give a green light
now to the resolution Is doubtful.
Fund Hearing Delayed.
Other developments in the Cap
ital involving Americas foreign
relations included:
/. The Senate Appropriations
ConafnttteeT delayed for a~weeke or
10edays it's hearings on foreign aid
funds. Congress has authorized
(but not actually appropriated
money for) some $1,000 100000 in
aid, principally for Western Europe
and China.
2. Senator Cooper. Republican. OF
Kentucky, said in a radio inter-
view that I'VE must pull ourselves
out of the frame Of mind that war
Is inevitable" He advocated tax
ing adequate steps, including the
draft, to defend this Nations inter-
ests. But he also declared that the
United States should keep alive
a trickle of trade" with the Soviet
as one means of such peaceful
communication.
3. A House Foreign Affairs Sub
committee, in a formal report an
alvzing the Communist coup in
Czechoskovakia, declared it clinched
Red control over an area which
can support formidable armies in
dependent of the Soviet Union"