Evening star., 1953-03-22
u. ). Asks Russians
In u. n. if Peace Talk
Is Empty Words
ev the A.,oeioted press

By the AsSoeioted Press
UNITED NATIONS. N. Y,
Mar. 21.-United States Ambas-
Sador Ernest A. Gross asked the
Russians today whether the
peace declarations Of Prime
Minister Malenkov are empty
words" He called once more on
the new Soviet leader to show
his sincerity and work for peace
"in the name of humanity"
In a move from a neutral
quarter to see whether the Rus
SLAMS really mean peace, L. N.
Palar, Indonesian delegate who
has steered a careful middle
course in the EaSt-West cold
war, proposed formally that the
60-nation United Nations Polit-
1cal Committee take up immedi-
ately Polish proposal wrapping
up MoscoW's peace plan for
Korea and other problems.
The committee a adjourned
until Monday so delegates could
60 into huddle on this surprise
move but Russia may oppose it
because Chief Delegate Andrei
Y. Vishinsky will not return until
Thursday.
Mr.. Palar begged the dele
gates to take advantage of what
seemed to be the right atmos-
phere for action and not go
home from the Assembly
"empty-handed."
Disarmament Unit Stands.
The committee approved, sos,
a Western resolution to continue
the U. N. Disarmament Com
mission and to endorse it's work.
Mr.. Gross and the Soviet Dele
gate Valerian A. Zorin, voted
together on one paragraph call
ing for the commission to con-
tinue but split as usual on the
endorsement of the commission
work.
Mr.. Gross lost no time telling
the committee he had been dis
appointed that Mr.. Zorin dis
missed as artificial" Mr.. Gross
questions last Wednesday in
which the American delegate
asked: us Russia ready now for
constructive efforts to break the
deadlock on disarmament and
Is the U. N. the proper forum
for such effortS?"
Mr.. Gross said the delegates
must place their hopes for peace
above the disappointments such
as he had suffered and added:
I'VE must say to the Soviet
delegate surely this is not your
last word on the subject; surely
you would not have us believe
that the words of Premier
Malenkov were empty words and
that the Soviet Union is deter
mined to use the United Nations
merely to gain a tactical mill
tary or strategic advance through
trick schemes which are labeled
disarmament, but which are
really designed to strip free ma
tions Of their defenses.
IF the Soviet government
truly desires peace, will it not
In the name of humanity and in
the interest of its own people
seek the authority the delegate
here to work side by side with us
toward a program to effect dis
armament which we can all ac-
cept. a program which can
provide security for us all and
q new hope of mankind?"
ZOrin's Attack MiIder.
Just before Mr.. Gross spoke,
Mr.. zorin said the best way to
achieve peace was along the
lines Russia has been urging for
seven years-by a decision for
the immediate reduction of arm
aments and prohibition of atomic
weapons.
Some delegates Speculated that
he was unusually mild in COM
parison to some assaults he had
made on the United States on
this subject.
Mr.. zorin appealed to the COM
mittee to approve his resolution
criticizing the commission for
allegedly trying to get military
Intelligence data for the Western
powers and directing the COM
mission to give priority to the
Soviet proposals for arms limi-
tation. The vote against him was
5 in favor (Soviet bloc), / against
and 13 abstaining.
The next business before the
committee. unless it changes the
order Monday, is a Czechoslovak
complaint of United States es-
pionage and other interference in
iron curtain countries.