Wadsworth Hits Defiance of UN
James Wadsworth, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, today decried the trend of nations to "ignore, defy, and refuse to cooperate with the UN."
As examples, he cited the French refusal to recognize UN statements on Algeria, the India-Pakistan dispute on Kashmir, the Israeli refusal to call off a weapons parade, and South Africa's defiance of the United Nations.
Wadsworth, now president of the Peace Research Institute, was speaking at the opening session of the KU Model United Nations.
HE DESCRIBED as "a most perilous campaign" an attempt by the Soviet Union and its allies to "debase the United Nations."
"Many items discussed in the UN do little good for either the participants or the UN," Wadsworth said. "There is a certain wisdom in settling some of these questions in other ways."
He said the UN debate did not help solve the Algerian War and the Greece-Turkey argument over Cyprus.
James Wadsworth
Wausworth said the Algerian
conflict is being death with on the initiative of Dc Galle and the FLN) National Liberation Front). He said, "The French have never paid any attention to anything the
United Nations said about Algeria."
THE CYPRUS issue was settled by negotiation between Greece and Turkey.
Wadsworth said that even if the United Nations took economic sanctions against some nations there were always nations which would violate the rulings.
Wadsworth said disarmament is one of the most important issues before the United Nations today. He said, "But even if all the great powers — the United States, the Soviet Union, France and Great Britain — were removed from the United Nations, there would still be situations around the world that would make total disarmament difficult."
He cited the Arab-Israeli conflict and the India-Pakistan argument over Kashmir as illustrations of this.
WADSWORTH SAID the concept of the individual state's sovereignty caused great difficulty in creating an effective United Nations.
ne said, "One simply cannot
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Riots in Galleries Open First Mock UN Session
"Cuba, Si! Russia, No!"
Approximately 25 men and women chanting, throwing bundles of chopped-up newspaper and holding a sign that said "Cuba, Si! Russia, Not" shot firecrackers in the aisles of the first balcony of Hoch Auditorium at the Model United Nations today.
Individuals resisted until they were dragged or pushed bodily from the scene.
The Secretary-General dispatched the guards, members of the Pershing Rifles, to break up the riot, but they were unable to stop it for five minutes.
Moments later, the Cuban delegate's speech was interrupted again by two demonstrators, who ran down the aisle and out the east door, carrying the sign. The group was applauded by the Soviet bloc.
When order was restored, the Cuban delegate continued his speech.
Later, after a Brazilian request for incompetency ruling, a member of the Soviet bloc arose quickly, hurried to one of the three microphones on the floor, and called for a point of order.
"The chair was incorrect and there should be debate on this matter," he yelled.
"WILL THE DELEGATE please take his seat immediately," the assembly president said.
A member of the Pershing Rifles moved to escort the Russian delegate to his seat. As the delegate himself turned and stepped away from the microphone applause came from the floor.
But the delegate was interrupted again by the president's gavel as he pounded the podium, calling for order.
"I will not be seated until this matter is settled and furthermore..."
The president started business, but the delegate ran back to the microphone and cut in again.
"The chair recognizes..."
"Point of order! Point of order!
I want to make a point of order."
The Russian delegate yelled and gestured wildly as he stood at the microphone.
"I want to make a point of order, and if...".
"Will the Russian delegate please take his seat," the chairman said. "There has been a vote and there will be NO debate. Now take your seat."
"No! I want to make a point of order," the delegate said.
As the plenary sessions continued and the Assembly President followed the agenda, and attempted to keep parliamentary order, delegates themselves kept busy.
AGAIN THE UN guard moved toward him, but the delegate returned to his seat.
Voting delegates, marked by white nametags, or the more conspicuous red arm band worn by the Communist bloc members, were seated in a three-tiered semicircle at tables on the floor of Hoch Auditorium.
Runners had to carry messages back and forth between bloc members since the countries were seated in alphabetical order.
The Latin American bloe had the advantage of walky-talkies that they had obtained from the Army.
Stacks of material were scattered across the tables because necessity required fast reference to notes and magazines.
The Congo resolution calls for a U.N. operational command to maintain peace in the Congo with Belgium as the head of the command and other African nations participating in the command. The amendment called for rewarding the resolution to include other countries.
Plenary Session Bars U.S. Censure
SUSPENSIONS OF debate marked this morning's plenary session of the mock UN. The only issue debated was the first amendment to the Congo resolution submitted by India. The amendment was defeated 7-58.
Immediately after the reading of the Cuban resolution from the podium, Tunisa got the floor and yielded to Saudi Arabia. The Saudia Arabian delegates moved that debate be suspended on the resolution.
In action marked by gallery rioting this morning, the Model United Nations decided that they were incompetent to vote on a Cuban resolution and moved on to a Congo resolution submitted by Ghana.
say Monrovia for the Monrovians and nothing else. You cannot have this concept and the United Nations too."
The Cuban resolution called for the censuring of the United States for economic transgressions against Cuba and Latin America.
THE ASSEMBLY by voice vote, decided that it was incompetent to vote on the resolution.
Megill also announced that the Ukrainian SSR resolution putting Red China and India on the Security Council would be discussed at tomorrow's meeting. Copies of the resolution will be given to the delegates in this afternoon's session.
He said the idea of sovereignty is necessary for a state to have the loyalty of its people and operate effectively. But he added if the state is a member of the United Nations it should also meet its obligations to the UN.
Ken Megill said: "The assembly will now move on to the Congo resolution submitted by Ghana. A new Cuban resolution submitted by Belgium may be submitted in the afternoon session."
Belgium moved for a suspension of debate and questioned the Assembly's competency in deciding the issue. The Secretary General said that the amendment would need to be discussed and then they would consider the Assembly's ability to decide the issue.
GHANA made a motion that the amendment be divided. He said that the first paragraph dealing with the Secretary General was necessary and should not be omitted, because the Assembly should support the Secretary General.
He said, "As far as the United States goes, we have a tremendous obligation of leadership in this." He said the nations of the free world looked to the United States for moral as well as financial and military leadership.
know what they want or have a difficult time getting what they want.
WADSWORTH SAID the United Nations also has the problem of dealing with nations that do not
Wadsworth said the Congo was a good example of this.
He said the Congo is not a political unity and it does not have leaders capable of operating a workable economy. He said the Congo did not have enough preparation for its independence to insure economic and political stability.
Wadsworth said many members of the United Nations hamper its operations by refusing to pay their part of assessments for special operations. He pointed out that the Soviets have refused to pay their part of the assessment for the Congo operation.
Diplomat Predicts Stiffer Soviet Line
By Ron Gallagher
James Wadsworth said in an interview after his speech that the recent Russian space feat will make Russia harder to deal with in the UN.
"I JOIN with all the important people in the world who congratulate the Soviet Union on their space feat," Mr. Wadsworth said. "However, this will not make them any easier to deal with.
"I just draw on my own personal experience. After their first sputnik they were quite proud. This translated into a firmer Soviet position. They became more self-confident and aggressive."
He said, "I think a new, firmer Russian position will be felt on issues like Berlin, and right on down the line."
When asked about reaction to the Russian man-in-space feat in the United States, Wadsworth replied:
"I don't think therp is any sense in getting hysterical. This has proven to be one of the major dangers in the past."
Mr. Wadsworth said the U.S. reaction to the first sputnik was out of proportion.
"Based on what I have been reading, I think we will probably put a man up in a month or six weeks."
Asked about the possible future admittance of Red China to the UN Mr. Wadsworth said:
"I have said publicly a number of times that if the Reds would have behaved themselves a little more they would be in the UN right now. Contrary to what many people think, it is not a question of admitting a new nation. It is a question of what is the official government of China."
AT THE PRESENT time the UN recognizes the delegation from the Nationalist Chinese Government as representing the official government of China.
"There is no way now of guessing how strong our fight will be to keep Red China out of the UN. There is no way of telling how long it will be until they are admitted.
"I think the Russians.are trying to destroy the UN as we have conceived it. They want to dominate the UN but they cannot do this."
Mr. Wadsworth said that there is a fair chance that the Soviets could completely destroy the UN. He said that most of the small
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Moscow Fetes Gagarin In Massive Reception
MOSCOW —(UPI)— With bear hugs and kisses from Premier Khrushchev and the rolling thunder of cheers from millions of Russians, Yuri Gagarin was welcomed home from space today.
Standing at the tomb of Lenin and Stalin in Red Square, the first space man was embraced by Khrushchev, who kissed him again and again on the cheeks in the traditional Russian show of affection.
MOSCOW citizens, jammed in the square so tightly they could not move, cheered wildly for the 27-year-old flier who had given them victory in the space race. Never in the 805 years of its history had Moscow given any man such a tumultuous reception.
Khrushchev, who has repeatedly
The wild welcome began when Gagarin arrived at Vnukovo Airport, and its crescendo swelled along the 12-mile route into the center of the city where it reached its climax with Khrushchev's welcome and speech making at the shrine of Communism.
assailed the rise of the "cult of personality" in Communism, rode from the airport with the new Soviet hero, and in the ceremonies at Red Square called him the Columbus of space.
He proclaimed the space flight Gagarin made Wednesday as a victory for Communism and said there would be more trips by Russian men into the cosmos.
He said the United States still was ahead of the Soviet Union in the economic field but:
"In the same way that we have advanced into space we shall also advance in the economic field and leave other states behind."
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Cooler air in the state today will range the high temperatures from the 40s in the northwest to the upper 50s in the extreme southeast. Lows tonight should vary from 25 to 30 in the northwest to the upper 30s in the southeast.