Evening star., 1949-09-18

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One action seems reasonably
certain. namely the election of
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo
Philippine delegate, to the presi-
dency.
The program for the first day is
simple. Norman j. G. Maxim, Aus
tralian Ambassador to the United
States, is slated to call the dele
gates of So nations to order. Un-
der U. N. rules the retiring presi-
dent does that, but the president
of the third Assembly, Foreign
Minister Herbert v. Evatt of Aus
tralia, will not be here. Then
comes the election of officers and
the Assembly is on.
Economic Fireworks Likely
The old topics still on the U. N.
slate are: Palestine. new members,
amendments to the Charter to
eliminate the veto power OF the
five great nations, Italian colonies,
Indonesia, Balkans. Korea, atomic
energy, conventional ornaments,
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the U. N. field service, the issue
of human rights in Bulgaria and
Hungary, to which Australia has
tackled on Romania in a separate
point, and Southwest Africa.
On the economic side. there Is
likely to be considerable fireworks
over President Truman's point
four" program for aid to under
developed countries. The U. N.
started on that path on small
scale at the Paris Assembly and
Mr. Truman's plan, announced IN
January, made much more OF an
issue of the whole thing.
There are two new points for
the delegates but they are not
considered major. One is Secre-
tary General Trygve Lies idea
for a minute of meditative silence
at the start of each Assembly
session. This has the approval
of a committee set up to stream
line work of the Assembly and
NAV 70 through this fall.
The second is q Panamanian
plan to reform the calendar and
put 1t on a fixed, uniform. in
variable basis, beginning IN 1851.
Few delegates have shown much
interest so far in the plan.
Foreign ministers Of the At
lantic pact countries have been
meeting in Washington and U. N.
officials here expect they will at
tend the Assembly opening. Some
are expected to remain several
DAYS but the general work OF the
long fall debates will be handled
mainly by the regular U. N. dele
gates.
Issues Reviewed
A brief turnover of the IA points
shows the following:
Palestine: The shooting has
stopped but the peace has not
been made and there is no sign
here it will be made soon. En-
phasis has turned to an economic
survey under Gordon r. Clapp,
chairman of the board OF the
Tennessee Valley Authority, and
On final disposition of Jerusalem.
The fate of Jerusalem will be dis
eussed at length.
New members: None in sight.
The Soviet Union used its 31st
veto September to block Nepal.
Russia told the Security Council
she would agree to Nepal and Is
other applicants if all were ad-
mitted; but the United States.
Britain. France, China and other
Council members refused to &C
cept what they called "horse
trade" Besides Nepal. Ireland,
Portugal. Hashemite Jordan,
italy, Austria, Finland, Ceylon
md the Republic of Korea have
been vetoed by Russia. Albania,
Bulgaria. Hungary, Romania and
Outer Mongolia, backed by Rus
sia, have failed to obtain a ma
Iority in the Security Council.
The Council and the Assembly
must approve a nation for mem
bership.
On September 13 the Soviet
Onion used seven vetoes to black
ball the applications of Fire, Portu-
gal, Hashemite Jordan, Italy,
Austria, Finland and Ceylon. This
brought Russia's total vetoes to
b8, Of which % have been used
10 bar new members.
The veto: DR.. Jose Arce, Ar
gentina, wants a general confer
snce Of the nations to amend the
y. N. Charter and eliminate the
reto power. He told the Security
Council September there
an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
French Chinese bloc" Of perma-
nent members preventing admis-
ZION of new members. He said
he had seen traffic jams on United
States highways cleared by traffic
police removing broken-down cars.
Thus he continued. the General
Assembly, acting as a traffic
policeman, should remove the
stumbling block" of the veto.
rhe feeling, however, is that the
lime has not come to change the
Charter.
Italian colonies: The United
Itates. was reported to have
lgreed with Britain and France
md other interested Western
countries on the following: Early
independence for all Of Libia. per-
laps in two or three years; Italian
rusteeship for Italian Somali-
and; division Of Eritrea between
Etffopia and the Anplo-Eoyptian