Evening star., 1950-11-02
U. N. Assembly Moves
To|mpIement Powers
To Combat Aggression
BY The Assoeioted Press

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NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The
United Nations General Assem-
bly, moved today to arm itself
with broad powers to discover
and combat aggression when the
veto hamstrings the Security
Council .@
It is scheduled to ratify for
mally an American-backe plan
for collective security on world
wide basis and to approve a re-
quest that the five major powers
try again to settle their differ
enceS.
American Delegate John Foster
Dulles repeated yesterday that
America is ready to talk peace
with Russia at any time. He
warned, however, that the pos.
sibilities of success are limited
because the United States will not
be party to the Russian program
of violently coercing people to sub
nit to "the Soviet brand of i'm
perialiSt Communism" He said:
The issue on which we part is
the issue of whether freedom and
diversity shall be Systematically
replaced by enforced conformity
with the pattern of Soviet totali-
tarianiSm.
Smaller Nations Also Concerned.
That basic issue does not con-
cern merely. or even primarily, the
United States. if the United States
gave way. the smaller nations
would first pay the price, for they
cannot survive unless there is COL
lective support of a system Of toll
erance. That is the basic issue
from which stem the particular
controversies that create the
danger points.
Take Austria, Germany or Ko-
rea. 1t would be possible to reach
agreement at any time if we ac-
cept conditions which would SUBJ
ject all Austrians, all Germans
and ali Koreans to dictation and
servitude such as is now imposed
on Poles and Czechs."
The veto-free system of collec-
tive security for which Mr.. Dulles
spoke has been overwhelmingly
approved in the Assembly's 60
nation Political Committee. That
assures the resolutions ratifca-
tion by the Assembly itself.
The plan calls for peace patrol
to check on the worlds trouble
spots. for the calling of emergency
assembly sessions on "a hours
notice and for member countries
to earmark some of their military
units for use by the United Ma
tions in time of crisis.
The Soviet Union already has
served notice that it will make
an all-out fight against. the plan. |
Romulo Supports Resolution.
Philippine Foreign Minister
Carlos P. Romulo Joined Mr.. |
Dulles in support of the resolution.
He said its adoption probably will
loom aaFger iisthe history of the
United Nations than any other
act except the adoption of the
U. N. Charter. Gen. Romulo
added:
THE whole purpose; ofsthe res
olution is, first, to ypcpver ag-
gression, and second, To repel ag-
gression. Therefore, those
who oppose it on narrow tech
1aical grounds lay themselves open
to the suspicion either that they
have no interest in curbing ag-
gression or, what is worse, that
they themselves harbor agggres-
sive designs directly or through
their friends. Though the infer
ence may be unfounded, it is
nevertheless inescapable."
Gen. Romulo said the nom
Communist worlds distrust of the
Soviet Union is based ION recent
events in Iran, Greece, Czecho-
slovakia, Yugoslavia, Berlin and
Korea" He asked:
rs this chain of menace and
subversion ended at last? We
would like to think so, but dare
not. We are still waiting for
sigma. sign that the Soviet union
has decided to let it's deeds COM
port with its words. :"
Poland spoke against the re-
solution, charging it was an illegal
attempt to override the Charter.
France, Uruguay. Greece and the
Union of South Africa were
among the nations speaking for
the plan.