Daily hansan
60th Year, No. 114
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Friday, March 29, 1963
Frederick H. Boland, Ireland's permanent representative to the United Nations, addresses the KU general assembly before the assembly officially opened this morning. Seated on the platform with Boland were Chancellor W. Clarke
Wescoe and Thomas M. Noone Jr., World Bank information officer who spoke last night at the Model UN banquet. Seated on the convention floor and immediately in front of the audience, are the delegates representing 103 nations.
Model UN Opens to Fiery Debate; Rumania Seeks Chinese Admission
Ev Terry Ostmever
The first session of the Model United Nations became deadlocked almost immediately this morning
Heated debate arose on the first resolution area and intervening motions to suspend the rules of order
The reserved calm of the general assembly following Ambassador Frederick H. Boland's address was broken by the introduction of an amendment to the first resolution area by the delegation from Ukrainian SSR. The amendment was read by a delegate from Rumania.
THE AMENDMENT to the resolution to admit Red China into the specialized agencies of the Model UN, but not give the country voting privileges as a signatory of the UN Charter, was conveyed in fiery fashion by the Rumanian delegate. He resolved that the assembly be
He resolved that the assembly delete part of the resolution and substitute the following:
- "That the reactionary militaristic Taiwan junta be expelled from the Security Council."
- "That the People's Republic of China (Red China) be restored to its rightful positions of permanent membership in the Security Council and full member of the General Assembly."
The Rumanian delegate protested the charges of Red Chinese aggression by a delgate from Iraq who introduced the resolution area at the beginning of the session.
In his protest he condemned the United States for its aggressive tendencies and stated that a country as large as China (800 million population) should be admitted into the UN as a full member.
The Soviet Union delegation also approved the amendment. Delegations from Paraguay and Iraq spoke against it.
Following the Soviet Union delegate's speech in favor of the amendment, a delegate from the Republic of the Congo, Leopoldville, moved to suspend the rules in order to introduce a resolution to temporarily bar the voting rights and privileges of the Union of South Africa until its policy of governmentally enforced racial segregation would be discontinued.
The motion to suspend the rules was passed and debate for and against the resolution was heard. The U.S. and Belgium opposed the resolution and Indonesia and the Republic of the Congo, Leopoldville, spoke for it.
Two Soviet Planes Fire On US Ship
The intervening resolution was defeated by the assembly with a two-thirds majority, however, and the first session of the 1963 Model UN adjourned for lunch as the Congo delegation was questioning the vote.
MIAMI —(UPI) The skipper of the Motor Vessel Floridian said today the two planes which opened fire near the vessel in International Waters off Cuba last night were Soviet-built jet fighters.
"They were MIGS; no doubt about it." said Capt. Curtis Olsen of Minneapolis.
"As they circled, one would drop out of the formation and buzz the ship on the port side, approaching at about 500 feet altitude and a half mile away. The speed of the planes made it difficult to tell much about them. They were painted a very dark green with an off-white or light tan circular insignia."
"THE TWO jet fighter planes approached out of the sun, circled the ship at various altitudes and distances, for about 20 minutes.
The incident came as Cuban Premier Fidel Castro yesterday charged that the United States was responsible for hit-and-run attacks on the Cuban Coast by Cuban refugee groups. Castro said he might seek to buy long range bombers and ships to protect the coast if the raids continued.
THE ATTACKS by the refugee groups included one against a Russian freighter in a Cuban port.
The ship, carrying a crew of 24 Americans and a cargo of pineapples, sugar and rum from Puerto Rico, was boarded by four navy intelligence officers shortly before it docked this morning.
"When it happened, I was in the wheel house," he said. "The first thing I thought . . . this shouldn't be happening to us. Then I guessed we were in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Olsen said they made three firing passes "using machine cannons." In the third firing pass, he said one of the craft made "approximately 30 shots across the bow."
The Cuban government denied all responsibility for the attack on the Ala, about 80 miles southeast of Key West. It said two Cuban planes, looking for missing Cuban fishing boats, had spotted a small vessel but left without firing after determining it was not one of those sought.
Olsen said the planes "were flying perhaps 600 knots (nearly the speed of sound). The final pass was up the starboard side, forward to aft."
American Haters Meet and Quarrel
The "international" meeting got underway last night in an overcrowded union hall, but the great majority of those present were Brazilians.
NITEROI, Brazil—(UPI)—Communist delegates to a "Hate America" congress here today were reported quarreling among themselves over the effectiveness of the meeting.
NITEROI. Brazil—(UPI)—Com-
Delegates from Argentina and Uruguay classified as "Trotskyists" openly challenged the effectiveness of the rally. They accused the congress of "soft-pedaling" so-called vital issues.
Angel Fanjieu, Argentine labor leader, and Luis Nagvel, an Uruguayan, complained the agenda was "very weak." Fanjieu said atomic war was "inevitable" and called for establishment of a hemispherewide labor body as well as immediate confiscation of all American properties.
The delegates cheered Fidel Castro and jeered the United States. There was no sign at the opening session of the 150 foreign delegates, described as "mostly humble peasants and workers," said to be attending.
Boland Sees Split In UN
By Dennis Branstiter
The divergence of interest between the big UN powers and the newly-independent members is a threat to the survival of the United Nations.
That is the contention of Frederick H. Boland, permanent representative of Ireland to the United Nations, who today gave the opening address for the 4th annual Model United Nations.
HE SAID THAT if the UN is to
HE SAID THAT if the UN is to survive this dichotomy of interests must be resolved. If it is not resolved, "the result might well be a serious loss of interest in the United Nations on the part of the major powers." He said this would lead to a collapse much like that of the League of Nations.
Eboland said the new non-aligned members which have just emerged from colonial status try to keep world tension focused on issues important to them.
"This sort of thing should not be pushed too far," he said. There is no necessary correlation between voting strength in the United Nations and the real seats of power in the world.
He said this shift in the strength within the UN is the result of the shift in the "center of gravity" of the UN from the Security Council to the General Assembly.
"SOME OF THE leading powers of the Western world feel the time has come to reverse the trend and switch the center of gravity back to the Security Council," Boland said. The Western powers are finding it more and more difficult to muster the two-thirds vote that was no problem when the UN membership was predominantly Western.
(A two-thirds affirmative vote is necessary for passage of a measure in the General Assembly.)
He said such a reversal would be extremely difficult to bring about, however, because a shift would require "at least tacit consent" from the small nations.
THE DOMINANT role of the General Assembly is contrary to the intentions of the framers of the United Nations Charter, Boland said. They placed the center of power and responsibility in the Security Council, where the big powers could exercise their veto power. But abuse of the veto by the Soviet Union led to the shift in emphasis to the General Assembly.
Boland said this shift in emphasis facilitated the new role of the small, non-aligned nations. The framers of the UN Charter thought the UN would be used by the big powers to keep peace among the smaller na-
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Weather
Partly cloudy this afternoon with chance for few scattered thunderstorms extreme southeast. Cooler west and central and turning cooler northeast. Clearing and colder tonight with diminishing winds. Saturday generally fair and cooler. Low tonight 30 to 35 northwest to 40s southeast. High Saturday 50s northwest to 60s southeast.
Frederick H. Boland
MU Suspends John Roland
COLUMBIA, MO. — (UPI) — Johnny Roland, an all-Big Eight Conference halfback from the University of Missouri, was suspended from school today in connection with a tire theft.
Roland, 19, a sophomore from Corpus Christi, Tex., pleaded guilty to charges of malicious mischief in municipal court last week. He was fined $50 and received a suspended jail sentence.
The charges were filed after authorities found two stolen tires and a stolen wheel in Roland's possession.
Arthur Nebel, chairman of the University's Committee on Intercollege Athletics, said the school's Committee on Student Conduct had suspended Roland until next January. Nebel's committee ruled the youth ineligible for intercollegiate athletics until the suspension is lifted.
Roland was the Big Eight's leading scorer last season with 78 points. He led Missouri in rushing with 5.2 yards per carry, which took third place in the conference.
Missiles to Remain in Florida
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — The Army announced today that anti-aircraft missiles moved into Florida during last fall's Cuban crisis will be kept there permanently as part of southeastern air defenses.
Missiles involved are the Nike-Hercules for knocking down high-flying planes and the Hawk, which is designed to shoot down planes at low altitude.
The Army said a permanent defense for the Miami-Homestead Air Force Base area and Key West would be mounted by three surface-to-air missile battalions, a headquarters unit and supporting units.
They were moved into Florida to bolster air defences during the crisis over Russian ballistic missiles and jet bombers in Cuba.
Units involved, the Army said, are the 2nd battalion, 52nd artillery, a Nike-Hercules unit which was moved from Fort Bliss, Tex.: the 8th battalion, 15th artillery, a Hawk
outfit from Fort Lewis, Wash., and the 6th battalion, 65th artillery, another Hawk outfit moved from Fort Meade, Md.
Ceremony to Mark Signing of WU Bill
TOPEKA - (UPI) — The Wichita University bill becomes law today, with an inkling of "pomp and circumstances."
Gov. John Anderson announced that a ceremony would be connected with his signing. Besides being an integral part of the governor's program, it is the second piece of major legislation the legislature has passed this session.
The body quickly passed laws increasing the salaries of members, then bogged down. The Wichita University bill, which makes it an "associate" of Kansas University in the state system, was much debated and delayed before it passed.