Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

the worlds Of white and nom
white peoples.
Between 500 and 1000 dele
gates from 20 nations represent
ing IA billion persons-more
than half the worlds popula-
tion-gather in glistening white
Freedom Hall-the old Dutch
Concordia Club-for seven days
of debate. The United States is
conspicuously not invited.
The meeting place is appropri-
ately renamed. The subject of
freedom, or anticolonialism,
probably is the one issue on
which all the delegates can
agree. Another is racial discrim-
nation. The conference also is
likely to call for greater eco
nomic development.
But even on these broad SUBJ
jects, national rivalries will APP
pear, and the delegates may
brawl over Just how they will
express themselves in condemn
ing sin.
U. s. Has Major Stake
The United States has the
greatest stake in the outcome. It
could be catastrophe if Red
China and the other Communist
delegation, NORTH Vietnam,
should seize control of the con-
ference and coalesce a sizeable
number of countries behind Com
munist leadership. This seems
highly unlikely.
The Philippines Carlos p.
Romulo and Thailand's Prince
Wan are set to try to torpedo
Red efforts. Less practicable is
Indian Prime Minister Jawahral-
al Nehru, who himself aspires to
leadership of Asia and now finds
competition in the form of Com
n1unist China's Chou En-Lai.
Messrs. Nehru and Chou ar
rive in Indonesia today, the latter
staying overnight in Jakarta.
They plan private consultations
during the conference. Here
again, the United States has a
tremendous stake, for Nehru-
Chou cooperation could spell
trouble for all the Western world.
On the other hand, a bitter split
would be a Godsend.
The conference agenda, even
the rules of procedure, technic-
ally won't be decided until to-
morrow. But Indian sources said
the delegates would get together
today to try to settle differences.
This in effect extends the con-
ference work schedule one day.
India Offers 8 Items
India is proposing eight agenda
items, including the subjects of
Indo China, peaceful use of
atomic energy and a catch-all
heading known as world ten
sions." India will try to side
track demands from Arab coun-
tries for discussions of the Israel
problem.
Helping defend western ideals
will be other friendly powers
such as Pakistan and Turkey.
Powell Seeks to Meet Chou.
An outsider will be Represen-
tative Adam Clayton Powell.
Democrat, of New York. He ar
rived today and Immediately
started collecting credentials as
a news reporter for the Chicago
Defender. Negro weekly publica-
tion.
He told The Star Il am trying
to arrange private conference
with Chou. I am requesting the
conference as a Negro instead Of
an American congressman"
Mr.. Powell declined to say
what he would tell Mr.. Chou.
but he was obviously prepared to
praise the trend of race relations
in the United States.
IF anybody jumps on the
United States for race relations"
he said, Il am going to call an
immediate press conference ard
tell these Asian reporters the
truth.
Two years ago Washington,
our Nations capital. was a hor-
rible place with Negroes barred
from movies and restaurants.
Now all that has been changed
without a single incident. and
it's a good town."