Evening star., 1950-04-29
.Hornbeck Bars
Recognition Of
China RedsNow
Tells international
Law Society U. S.
Must Use Cuution

Inc communist regime In China
was under scathing attack toda,
before the American Society Of
international Law as warning
given against any premature
withdrawal of recognition from
Chang Kai-shek's Nationalist
government. -
Stanley Hornbeck, former
United States Ambassador to The
Netherlands, warned that this
country should be among the last
OF the nations to recognize the
Chinese Communists and then
only when it becomes clear that
it has less to lose by that action
than by continuing to stand.
look and listen"
The Chinese problem arose dur
ing a general discussion at the
Carlton Hotel of broad questions
dealing with policies of recognition
OF governments. In view of pres
ent world conditions, Mr.. Horn
beck suggested that it might be
well to work out some method by
which the function of recognition
could be delegated to the United
Nations.
Aim Is World Domination.
Turning his attention to China,
the former diplomat said:
"All Communists are committed
to the objective of world domina-
ton by Communist regimes. The
Chinese Communists, whether or
not controlled by the Kremlin, imi-
tate the Russian Soviet system, use
It's methods and follow the made
in-Moscow party line
He deplored the fact that the
United Nations seems more con-
cerned" about the menace to it
OF the Soviet boycott than about
the menace to the world of the
Soviet-supported Communist pres
sures against a war-torn men,
ber. China"
Recognition is not essential for
maintenance of contact and car
rying on of business, MIR. Horn
beck declared. nor if given, does
it insure either Of these, he said.
Recognition. of the Soviet govern
ment by the Roosevelt admins
tration, he pointed out, "has not
resulted in honoring by that gov
eminent of either it's general legal
obligations or it's particular
pledges"
The Chinese Communist govern
ment, he declared. does not pass
any OF the standard tests of quail
if1cation for recognition. It would
be the better part of wisdom" he
contended, to continue our present
policy rather than withdraw rec
ognition from a friendly dis
posed" old government and accord
it to a new government that has
"in word and deed shown itself
hostile" 1t is easy enough to rec
ognize a government, he warned,
but "once given it can only with
difficulty be withdrawn"
Briggs Opens Discussion.
Herbert w. Briggs, professor of
international law at Cornell Uni
versity, opened the general dis
cussion.
He said the United Nations al
ready has found methods for COL
lective recognition of new states.
Two methods have been exercised
despite the absence of any specific
authority in the U. N. charter.
Co-membership in the U. N.
constitutes an indirect recogni-
ton" of the statehood and inter-
national legal capacity of all
members by all members. Sec
ondly, he argued, the adoption of
U. N. resolutions determining that
Korea, Nepal, Ceylon and Jordan
are states within the meaning of
the charter constituted a COL
lective recognition, whether they
were admitted to the United Ma
tionS.
Others taking part in the dis
cussions included Edwin D. Dick
inson, University of Illinois; Salo
Engel, University of Tennessee;
Leo Gross, Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy; Hans ]. Morgen-
thau, University of Chicago; Nor
man j. Paddleford. Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, and Law
renee Preuss, University of Michi-
gan.
The annual meeting closes to-
night with a banquet at 7:30 pm.
Paul Hoffman, ECA administra-
tor, and E. N. van Kleffens, Am
bassador Of The Netherlands, will
be the principal speakers.
Any attempt to set up a new
United Nations excluding Russia
was termed very dangerous" at a
society session last night.
We're not going to succeed on
that basis" declared Arthur
Sweetser. director of the U. N
Information Office, referring to
ex-President Herbert Hoover's
proposal.
His view was echoed by several
other speakers.
To strengthen the U. N. is the
firm policy of the United States,
declared Harding F. Bancroft, di-
rector of the State Department. s
, Office of United Nations Politica,
and Security Affairs.
:. Sees Concept Sacrificed.