Evening star., 1949-04-10
Verbal Gladiator 7 o|ks forU.S.
DR.. Philip Jessup Made
Vishinsky Listen at
u. N. Meeting
By Froneis w. Carpenter

LAKE SUCCESS.-A Yankee
lawyer famed for smarting
Russia's Andrei Y. Vishinsky is
having a years whirl at the job
of travelling missioner for the Sec
retary of State.
The State Department regards
DR.. Philip Caryl Jessup. Columbia
University professor, as a mar
with a future.
DR.. Jessup officially is listed as
Ambassador r-at-large and a mem
Der of the United States delegation
to the United Nations Assembly
now meeting In New York. Ac-
tually, he and Secretary of State
Dean Acheson are trying out new
wrinkle in State Department oper-
alton. Secretary Acheson wants
DR.. Jessup to be his top-flight al
ternate at international confer
ences so ne can remain in Wash
ington.
II and when there is a meeting
Of the four power Council of For
eign Ministers. State Department
people say they expect Mr.. Ache
son would open the Council and
then return to Washington, leav-
ing DR.. Jessup.
In other years this would have
been a signal for v. M. Molotov,
as the Russian Foreign Minister,
to pull out on the ground there
was not really a Council. since no
American of his level was present.
But Vishinsky. now Russian For
eign Minister, knows the sting of
DR.. Jessup's arguments and the
betting is that the Russians, Molo-
tov included. never would let an
assistant take on DR.. Jessup.
Made Vishinsky Listen
His satire, humor and machine
gun style of firing arguments OBJ
viously confuse the Russians. He
has drawn praise from them for
the juridical content of his argu-
ments.
He Is the only U. N. delegate
known to have made Vishinsky
who prides himself on his legal
background, stop reading a news
paper and pay attention. That
happened October 6. 1948, in Paris
in the Security Council. DR.. Jessup
was leadoff man for the Western
team against Russia in the Berlin
blockade dispute.
Western delegates said DR.. Jes-
sup and his French and British
colleagues won the case. But
Vishinsky won the round by We
toing a solution approved by the
majority of the Council.
His speech on Berlin stands out
as his best so far In the U. N. 1t
was carefully prepared, we'll docu-
mented and was strong state
ment of policy. He took rs min
utes to read it and when he had
finished he received. with slight
bushes. the congratulations OF
his fellow delegates.
On Leave From Columbia
Personally he is a modest man.
He keeps his business to himself.
His closest associates are not sure
Of his political and church affilia-
tions. Evenhis secretary at Co.
lumbia, Mrs. Sally Weller. said
she. does not know. "a
Asked about his church and
political Affiliations. he said he
was brought up as Presbyterian;
he is a registered Democrat in
Norfolk. Conn.
The door to the building at 421
West One Hundred and Seven
teenth street. New York City,
where he has his Office and an old
roll-top desk, bears this sign:
Prof. Jessup on Leave Until Feb
ruary l." A line has been drawn
through the words until Febru-
'ary l."
One man VINO mas worked close
ly with him said there is a strange
contradiction between his personal
modesty and his supreme self
confidence. He said DR.. Jessup is
certain. Of his ability in interna-
tional law. He has a keen ana
lytical mind. and a personal re-
serve that cannot be penetrated.
Last year DR.. Jessup went with
the United States delegation as
the American representative on
the Little Assembly. He was on
sabbatical leave from his post
as Hamilton Fish professor of in
ternational law at Columbia.
Resigned From Council
Then President Truman nomi-
mated him as United States dep
uty on the Security Council. The
United States delegate is Warren
r. Austin. former Senator from
Vermont.
When the word came down from
the President, DR.. Jessup merely
told an assistant: II think will
be helping the Senator a little
more than have been"