REACTIONS OF ASSEMBLY DELEGATES

Chronicle (Levin), 31 October 1946, Page 4

REACTIONS OF ASSEMBLY DELEGATES

Received Wednesday, 10.25 p.in. NEW YURK, Oct. 29. "I was glad to see there were some constructive things in Mr. Molotov 's speech which I hope will provide a basis for unanimous agreemeut on positive actiou for peace and security, " comuiented the chief American delegate to the Assembly, Mr. Warren Austin. | "it was a smart, touglx speech. I do not intend to answer at present any of the charges made." British officials, who decliued to be quoted by name, bitterly criticised the uddress. A spokesman said: 'It was a disappointment to all people who hoped we were entering a new phase of conciliation and trust among the Allies. As far as Mr. Molotov }s remarks abo.ut the Big Five's unanimity are concerned, one nation which -is out of step cannot

go on forever calldng on the other four to get into step." j Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (India) said it was a most courageous speech. j ' ' Mr. Molotov dealt with problems on j everybody 's mind but which everybodv j hesitates tb mentipn openly. It was the speech of a nation very sure of itself and its future. We welcome his reference to India. It is a sign of friendship between the two countries. " Canada's Secfetary for External Affairs, Mr. LoUxs St. Laurent, comniented: "It was a most impressive speech. It may be that more than was suggested by Mr. Molotov in his resolution, will be neeessary to lead to disarmament but the Objective which he holds out is one for which tliere is a very large number of supporters throughout the world. ' ' Field-Marshal Smuts saicj: "I airi not surprised by the disatiriament pro-

posals. Wliy should I be? , It is in Uuited Nations Charter." . Mr. Molotov 's speech is generally interpreted as the most deeply disturbing oue delivered at United Nations i since the organisation 's inceptiou, says ' the New York Times correspondent, Mr. | James Preston. It jvas, of course, j applauded by the delegates of, .those states which usually remained! ' hloof from the East-West alignments in United Nations. "I believe the speech has wiped out the more couciliatory atmds1 phere of the past few days aud widened j the gulf that has confounded United ! Nations- for the last ten months. The ! proposal for disarmament" is generally 1 approved but the offer is surrouilded with such a distorted attac-k against the American atomic. energy plan and against those who proposed- tlie, abolition of Ihe .veln, . that tlelogales foar

Mr. Molotov has produced an atmosphere detrimental to disarniameiit. ' ' The Herald Tribuue, in an editorial, says: "In quiek succession the sphinx of the Ivremlin has answered another questionnaire and Mr. Molotov, the l flinty hammer of United Nations, has made another. fulldress speech. It will lake time to analyse all the possible implieations of these two texts but together they leave a general impression that is perhaps not altogether without signiilcance. Botli through Generalissimo Stalin 's answers and Mr. MoloI tov's speech ending with its. sweeping new proposal for an attack on the dis- ' armanxexit problem, there runs the sug- , gestion that the stateimen of the 1 Kremlin are feeling to vards a resurvey of the world problem and some wider 'and sounder solution for it than the barreu prol)lem and some wider and

■ I — >^3— I i' n ■.■■■■■ ,an ■■■ I. ■ I.. n r i iriw n ■ , mi—wy sounder solution for it than the barreu altercatioiis of the past months."