Evening star., 1948-06-20

Is 1sOpposed
Give 1t a Chance
to Work, Say
Leaders
By AdeIoide Kerr

because the United Nations has not
lived up to all your hopes will not
be resolved by revising the charter
now, in the opinion of the men who
head the Big Five delegations. Nor
do they think that new organiza-
ton is the answer.
Delegation heads of some smaller
powers favor revision of the charter,
although they do not necessarily
regard it as a panacea for all ills.
Their comment was given in reply
to an inquiry by the Associated
Press. Heads of nine U. N. delega-
tions were asked what needs to be
done to obtain an effective world
organization for peace. They were
requested to answer any or all OF
three questions:
Do you favor revision of the
United Nations charter and, If so,
what kind?
Do you think new organizat ton
Is required and, if so, what kind?
Have you any other suggestion?
Stand Fast Is Theme
Their solutions varied. but one
theme ran through them all. Stand
fast and man the oars"
Here is the gist of their comment:
Il do not favor revision of the
United Nations charter said Mr.
Tingfu F. Tsiang of China. ut has
not had time enough for trial.
The difficulties that we now face are
due to the deep conflict between the
U. s. S. R. and the United States.
They are due to defects in the
charter"
Said Alexandra Parodi of France
"Only three years have passed
since the United Nations charter
was adopted at San Francisco.
Three years after the proclamation
of the Constitution of the United
States was it the efficient instru-
ment that it is today? And yet no
premature reform occurred to alter
its terms. Those whose job it was
to apply it, simply strove, by their
daily action to compensate for the
gaps of a text, whose arrangements
could not solve, ahead of time, the
multitudinous problems arising from
the political life In the United
States. MAY We be inspired by as
great a wisdom
Blames Peace Obstacles
From Sir Alexander Cadogaf1 of
the United Kingdom came this COM
ment:
The only useful revision of the
charter which could be undertaken
would be revision undertaken with
the support of tWothirds majority
of members Of the United Nations,
including five permanent members
of the Security Council, at later
date when the United Nations has
had some experience of working
under the conditions which it was
intended to operate.
The United Nations was intended
to function after the foundations
of peace had been established by
the conclusion of peace treaties and
with the joint support of the great
powers. A revision of the charter
would not remove the difficulties
which inevitably arise from the
absence of peace settlements or the
minimum of cooperation which is
essential TO the success of such an
international organization.
No new world organization could
be created with the consent of all
the powers necessary to make 1t a
success, and any other organization
without such support could not be
devised so as to avoid the difficult
ties which at present prevent the
United Nations from satisfactory
achievement of its purposes. World
opinion should concentrate upon
removing the obstacles which have
prevented the United Nations from
making the progress which was
hoped for and not delude itself into
thinking that formal changes, e.g.
In vC<ng procedure, are all that
the United Nations needs"
L. S. Is Willing
Warren Austin OF the United
States and Andrei Gromyko of the
U. S. S. R. both said mo" to ques-
tions of revision and a new organi-
zation but Senator Austin has said
that the Big Five previously con7
sidered revision concerning the use
of the veto on matters of peaceful
settlement and upon petitions for
membership and that the United
States was theS Sonly one willing to
amend the charter in this respect
What is necessary is funda-
mental adjustment between East
and West Senator Austin said
This will have to be undertaken
at the suitable time
To strengthen U. N. he favored
such acts as : Cd The European
Recovery Program. az strengthen
Ing the military posture of the
United States. thus STRENGTHENING
her ability to protect international
law; 90 Strengthening the military
posture of the United States friends
and "a promoting associations OF
like minded states with the u N.
framework.
'Favors Calling Conference
Senor Jose Arce of the Argentine
delegation, president of the Gen.
eral Assembly, advocated calling a
general conference to give all U. N.
members chance to discuss and
decide whether the moment is ripe
for reviewing the charter.
He said If he should represent