TRUSTEESHIP PROBLEM

Grey River Argus, 15 May 1945, Page 5

TRUSTEESHIP PROBLEM

Details May be Held Over SAN FRANCISCO DISCUSSIONS (Received 5.5 p.m. May 14) SAN FRANCISCO, May 13 The British delegation to the U.N.C.1.0. has issued a statement that Mr. Eden left for Washington en route to London. He was recalled for consultations with War Cabinet colleagues on many problems arising from the end of the war in Europe. Mr. Eden leaves with the knowledge that much progress nas been made on vital points ’and he confidently hopes that the work of the conference is well on the way to a successful conclusion. Mr. Attlee accompanied Mr. Eden and Lord Halifax is acting chairman of the British delegation. M. Bidault is expected to be the next to leave. Thus any major disputes which may arise among the Big Five may have to be settled by word from London or Moscow. ’ The correspondent of the Associated Press of America says that the British and the Americans are opposing a Russia proposal that the Security Council should decide what strategic areas should be placed under international trusteeship. The British and Americans fear that this might permit Russia or other Big Five nations to veto the designation of an area as strategic,’ although another power might consider it a vital base. Failing a compromise the issue might go before the full conference. The United Press says that the opinion persists that the eventual solution of the trusteeship, problem may be achieved by writing broad ’ principles into a world charter and leaving details to be worked out alter the peace conference has revealed the areas to, be placed under trusteeship, also which nations want to be trustees. . - . . Mr. MacKenzie King is leaving today to participate in the Canadian general election campaign. ISOLATIONISM YET? SAN FRANCISCO, Mav 14 Dr. Evatt criticised the reported compromise on the question of regional security between the United States and the Latin-American nations. Dr. Evatt, in a statement, asserted that it endangered the world organisation by weakening the authority of the Security Council. He said: Pan-Americanism is valuable, but unless the authority of the Central Security Council was maintained, it might develop into a form of isolationism calculated to destroy the world organisation at its birth. Because of its geographical position Australia fully realises its value of regional arrangements, but when ever regional arrangements involve warlike action, overall jurisdiction ot the world organisation and Security, Council should first be invoked, either to take action, or to authorise regional action. ROLE OF BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (Rec. 7.10) LONDON, May 14 A pamphlet issued by Royal Empire "Society under the title, lhe Political Future of the British Commonwealth and the Empire, sa y s ,' “One of the functions of the British Commonwealth should be to act as a path finder force, guiding the world in its attack against problems of. international organisation. Activities of the Commonwealth are a valuable, and indeed indispensable between regional and world systems. As the British Commonwealth m its political and social ideals seems to stand midway between Russiani Communism and American mdividuaiisni, it may well play an active pait inpromoting good relations- between these two great powers. US. STANDING ARMY WASHINGTON, May. 12. _ The War Department has officially denied recently published statements that the United States plans a, peacetime standing army of five nunc.xCd thousand men. It said that the sizof the regular armv recommended after the war depends on the condition of the world, plus commitments.