Evening star., 1951-09-02
U. 5. Predicts Pact
Will Be Signed in
Matter Of Days
BY the Associated Pres,

Matter OF Days
BY the Associated Press
The United States made the
definite prediction last night
that, regardless of Soviet delay
peace treaty will be signed ''in a
matter of days"
Most of the delegates from 81
nations gathering at San Fran
cisco "are in no mood to brook
obStructionism," the State Depart
ment said in a report on treaty
negotiations. It sharply criticized
Russian opposition tactics.
At the same time diplomatic au-
thorities disclosed that the South
Korean republic is sending three
representatives to the treaty sign
ing conference in a move con-
sidered certain to result in a dis
pute with Russian, Polish and
CzechoSlovakian delegations. AS
the republic came into being after
VI day. Korea was not included
with Japan's foes in the nations
invited to the conference.
Koreans Expect U. S. Aid.
officials look for Korean Am
basSador You Chan Yang and two
associates to press for the right to
be seated and to speak, even
though they cannot sign the treaty
The Koreans look for support
from the United States.
The State Departments criti-
cism Of Russia was in a back
ground roundup of developments
leading up to the conference.
There may be a few among
the delegates present, who have
been sent to block the treaty but
who, in the end, will be able only
to denounce the result" the de-
partment said
"a limited number may prefer
to avail themselves of the unique
provision of the treaty which au-
thorizes bilateral treaties with
Japan similar to the main treaty.
This provision. incidentally, also
is available to those unlimited and
to those absent.
However, one definite predic-
ton can be made. Shortly after
the opening ceremonies, on the
evening of September 4-in a
matter of days-the treaty will
have been signed by so many AL
lied powers. including the princi-
pal contributors to victory, that
there will be no doubt in any
quarter as to the fact of peace or
the terms of peace"
Soviet to Offer Remarks.
Noting that Russia already has
stated the intention of submitting
remarks" on the treaty draft
sponsored by the United States
and Britain, the department said:
THE United States, for one,
sincerely hopes that these new
Soviet remarks will be more rele-
want and rendered in a more con-
structive vein than any issuing
from that source thus far. For
one thing, most of the confereeS
are in no mood to brook obstruc-
tionism."
In defense of American plans
to keep forces in Japan through a
separate treaty, the State Depart
ment declared that there can be
no doubt that Japan is a prime
target" of Soviet expansion, add
ing:
If the Kremlin could exploit
the industrial and human poten-
tial of Japan, it would be a sad
day for peace. A treaty of peace
which would leave Japan vac
uufn of power would be inviting
aggression. Nearby Korea is case
in point"
AS for reparationS which the
treaty bars. the State Department
said that to validate all the just
claims against Japan for war
losses would sink the Japanese
ecoEomy under liabilities of more
than S100 billion and make the
japanese easy prey for totalitarian
demagogueS
Chinese Rights Protected.
No China government was in
vited "for a reason as practical as
1t was obvious" the department
said. explaining:
Roughly half of the partici-
pating countries would not agree
to sign any treaty at the same
table with the National govern
ment. the Republic of China. The
other half, including the United
States, would not sign with the
Chinese Communist regime.
Every effort was made to pro-
tect the rights of the Chinese
people in the treaty. The National
government, which is recognized
by the United States as the only
de jure diplomatic representative
of the Chinese people. was con-
suited throughout the nego-
tiationS.
That the Chinese people could
not formally be represented at the
conference is regrettable. 1t is
also unavoidable. The purpose of
the conference is to bring about a
peace settlement with Japan on as
broad a base of agreement as pos
sible. To have first attempted to
settle every other problem of the
Pacific and the Far East in a.
vain effort to get unanimous con-
, sent would have meant no peace
with Japan either in this day
or in any other day. Without a
japanese peace. the problems of
the Far East could never be
solved"