Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Prestige Loss
Threatens u. 5.
In U. n. Fight

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. Oct.
lis R).-The United States risks
serious loss Of prestige in the
United Nations as its all-out
hight to win the Philippines a
Security Council seat faced pos
lsible defeat at Soviet hands.
The United States delegation
appeared optimistic. It con-
tended Russia suffered a sting
ling rebuff yesterday in its fall
lure to push through Poland's
bid for the disputed council
seat after four deadlocked bal
lots in the Donation General
Assembly.
But many observers felt the
United States could derive small
comfort from Poland's defeat.
They pointed out that. by
switching its support to Yugo-
siavia. Russia stands a good
lchance of blocking the Philip
pines and winding UP on the
winning side.
Maneuyering Goes On
The Assembly will resume bal
loting Tuesday. Behind the
scenes naneuvering, meanwhile
could do much to change the
picture. but at this stage most
observers felt the Philippines
had q slim chance.
On the sixth and final ballot
the vote was 20 for the Philip
pines to % for Yugoslayia. This
was the lowest tally for the
Philippines on the six ballots.
The United States-backed candi-
date started out on the first
ballot with SO to "a for Poland
and steadily gained until the
third ballot. when 1t fell only
Ione short Of the required 80.
One veteran diplomat ex-
pressed belief the United States
made two tactical errors:
/. BY insisting that an Asian
state should get the seat the.
Americans probably alienated a
number Of wsyering countries
who were impressed by Russia's
Icharges that this preached the
1916 London big power agree
lment allocating a nonpermanent
seat to an Eastern European
power. The United States has
commended this commitment only
held good for 1916. but many
diplomats feel it was a gentle
mems agreement that should
still be observed.
?. By placing the campaign
on Communist issues the United
States may have helped beat
Poland. But U. N. circles be-
lieved that as a result the
Americans would find it awk-
ward to agree to Yugoslayia il
the Philippines dropped out.
Yugoslayia is not a member of
the Soviet bloc. but her Com
amunist label bulks big in the
minds Of many.
| Friendly 70 Yugoslayia
Russia may have welcomed
1.-THE chance to back Yugoslavia.
lit gave her an opportunity to
follow up the friendly gestures
Iof last summer when Premier
Bulganin and Communist Party
Boss Nikita S. Khrushchev made
their pilgrimage to Belgrade to
"normalize relations"
/ Brig. Gen. Carlos p. Romulo,
who would occupy the Philip
pines seat in the event Of vic
tory, expressed determination to
lstay in the contest.
1 THE fight is not over. We are
still fighting" he declared.
| Elsewhere In the U. NJ:
1 In the Political Committee,
three nations added their sup
port to Peru's proposal that eff
forts be made to pool four pend
ling atoms-for-peace resolutions
lin an effort to get unanimous
Assembly approval.
The resolutions. entered by In
Edia. Russia and the big Western
powers. call for another atomic
conference and setting up an
atomic agency. But they differ
ion how these projects should be
carried out. Parkistan, the Meth
,ierlands and New Zealand favor
merging the resolutions.
| The U. N. announced that Rus
Isia has asked for a meeting of
1.-THE Disarmament Commission to
prepare its report to the General
Assembly and Security Council.
Disarmament is also the main
topic on the Political Commit
tees agenda, but the Western
powers want discussion held up
there until after the Big -Four
foreign ministers have a chance
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