Evening star., 1953-05-12


also observed:
"One often wonders who is the
more powerful, President Eisen-
hover or Senator Mccarthy"
Asks Seat for Red China.
The former Prime Minister,
leader in the Labor Party, spoke
in Commons debate keynoted
by Prime Minister Churchill's
appeal yesterday for a confer
ence Of world leaders aimed at
peace.
Mr. .Attlee called for the seating
of Communist China on the
United Nations Security Council
AN action the United States
has firmly resisted. Nationalist
China holds the seat now, with
the veto power.
Mr.. Churchill intervened to
say: mot while actual fighting
Gin Korea) is going on"
Mr.. Attlee replied: mo; soon
after the armistice."
Doubts China Is Puppet.
Britain's government has rec
ognized Red China. Today's ex-
change between Mr.. Attlee and
Mr.. Churchill could be inter-
preted as meaning both Con-
servatives and Laborites in
Britain want the Mao Tze-tung
regime represented in the u. N.
instead of the Chang Kai-shek
government-once the Korean
fighting is over.
Mr.. Attlee said:
II do not believe that China
is a mere pupped in the hands
of Russia. I think she will wear
her communism with a differ
ence. But I am more certain
than ever that as soon as agree
ment Tin Korea) has been
reached. China ought to take her
rightful place on the Security
Council"
The labor leader expressed the
view that the American Consti-
tuition, with it's division of power
between the legislative and ex-
ecutive branches, creates con-
fusion in international diplo-
macy.
Backs Big-Power Talks.
Mr.. Attlee supported Mr..
Churchill's call for big-power
talks. He agreed it would be a
mistake to stage such a confer
ence in public with an enormous
retinue of experts.
He cautioned, too. that Presi-
dent Eisenhower would have to
come to the table with full au-
thority.
'It would be possible for Presi-
dent Eisenhower to attend the
conference and then to return to
the United States and be thrown
over, as President Wilson was
after the discussions at Ver-
Sailles," Mr.. Attlee said.
Mr.. Attlee'S remarks on the
American Constitution under
lined the basic differences be-
tween the United States and
British forms of government. In
the United States the executive
has many powers but the basic
power in matters of legislation.
appropriations, ratification of
treaties, ETC., lies in Congress.
subject to court checks.
Critical of Constitution.
In Britain the main power is
exercised and decisions made by
the Prime Minister and, his cabi-
net. When a prime minister
takes a position which the House
of Commons repudiates, it can
deliver a vote of no confidence
and force new elections.
Mr.. Attlee said the United
States Government "is not really
master in its own house." that
it's constitution was framed for
IAN isolationist state" He de-
clared this caused miSunder-
standings and disappointments
in other countries.
Mr.. Attlee agreed with Mr.
Churchill that the death of
Stain had brought the world
face-to-face with an important
new factor. He called it an over
simplification to blame all the
worlds troubles on Soviet policy
or American policy.
Britain'S hopes of expanded
trade with the United States
have been greatly leSsened by
recent events" Mr.. Attlee said.
He mentioned specifically the
Chief Joseph dam project in the
State Of Washington where low
British bid for transformers and
generators was rejected and new
bids called for.
Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd
elaborated on the piecemeal
theory, offered by Mr.. Churchill
for settling world problems. say
ing Britain was against making
any particular negotiation the
test Of Russian sincerity.
Mr.. Lloyd described as unfor-
tunate the holding Of news con-
ferences by the truce delegates
in Korea after each meeting. He
also said he did not believe there
| was a deadlock there.