Evening star., 1948-09-25
Proposed Assembly Procedure

Proposed Assembly PROCEDURE
70 the Editor Of The Star:
The United Nations can act as the greatest
legislature in the world for the nations that
so desire. 1t can enact any laws or agreements
of any kind binding all states that approve
them and none that does not.
To accomplish this, the delegates in the
Assembly or Interim Committee can be IN
structed by their governments to vote for
resolution that states in substance: That the
delegates who approve the resolution recon-
mend to their governments" action or agree
ment involved, which would 60 into enect Tor
the governments that concur in 1t when 1t Is
ratified through their constitutional processes.
This action requires no change in the char
ter, violates none of its provisions and strictly
accords with them. These are particularly
Articles II, II, "a, Is, 26 and Al, governing
the Assembly and Security Council.
In addition, Articles 13 and IS specifically
charge such action in effect and Article 50
pledges" the members to such action.
This procedure transforms the Assembly
from limited advisory body to an unlimited
one to initiate and bring about unlimited laws
and agreements of all kinds for the states that
desire them for themselves. Congress, for
example, has power to act only in certain
any State against its will. The Assembly would
have power to act in all matters without limit
but could bind no state against its will.
The delegates can adopt any measure and
forces they want to carry out their laws that
any world government could establish-ofacials
of all kinds, courts, police and all government
machinery. The economic and social council
and other United Nations bodies can serve as
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legislation and also consider and report on
proposed measures
All governments and private groups or in
terests that favor any political, economic,
social cultural, educational or health" agree
ments or measures of any kind could begin at
once to promote United Nations action to adopt
them. World government advocates could even
propose any kind of government they favor
for any states or all states.
The procedure gives the President and State
Department opportunities for more kinds OF
world leadership than ever before in the coun-
try's history, It carries out the expressed de-
sire of Secretary Marshall to use the "lntapped
resources" of the United Nations and provides
for doing on universal scale what is already
being done by the Interim Committee on a
limited scale.
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international conference is needed. Instead OF
attacking the Soviet Union for exercising its
legal veto rights the other delegations exercise
their rights. On any proposed legislation op-
posed by the Soviets, the latter would simply
not cooperate, just as they are not CO.
operating in any Interim Committee activities.
It follows and extends the proved successes
of the Universal Postal Union, International
Labor ORGANIZATION United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration, European Re-
covery Program and interstate pacts in the
United States. In all these no state Is bound
except those that wish to be.
Through it, the beiittled United Nations can
become one of the most powerful organizations
for good deeds ever established by man.
EWING COOKRELL,
United States Federation of Justice