Russia's Hand In Czech Happenings

Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1948, Page 5

Russia's Hand In Czech Happenings

Tteceivod Wednesdav, 7 p.m. \'K\Y VOKK. April (i. The Necurit y I'oum-il lu-day voted nine votes to nii, with Kussia aiul I'kraine abstaining to iinile ihe now C/.echoslovakian delegate to I'uited Xations, l)r. Vludiiuir Iloudek, to par ; lifijiale in the discussion ul' the Chileau' charge that Kussia ouginerred a Communist niu i in i zerhoslovakia. Moving ihe resolution. Air. Wnrren Austin (i nited Stales) said l)r. lloudek had nt requested the right tu par- : ticipate and in fact indicated he did iioi intend to do >o. Did this strangc' reiuctance niean that tlie t'zech (io\ernment was alraid of a dehate 011 the serioti.s eliarges niade? The rouncil; ad-jpurnod the% discussion until A [iril' l^ hi/eiuthle U>r. llonde.. t . > reply. : B * Seijor Allierto (lonzales Fernnndez ('C'oloM.'iia t [irnpo.sed in the Coi.aniHsion nn l Vinv entional Ai rnaiuents that all I'nited Nations nationalise their arras industries. He said the principal reason lor war was the arms inanufacturers' desire for prolits. Senor Fernandez 's suggest ion v.as niade during a debate on the reduction of arinaments wherein .Mr. (Ironiyko ('Soviet) claimed that the ("nited Stntes wished to luiild a huge war niacliine tudiind the scrcen of reduction „pro-po-als. Mr. Frederick Osborne ( ("nitecl Htates ) said the Soviet was spending one-seventli of its national ineoine on arnts — more tlian twice the aniount the ("nited Stntes was devoting to defence. Mr. Richard Mile.s (Britain) said RnssiaV opinion that till other Oovernuients were wicked, inade it irnpossiblc for the coniniission to move forward :iu incli.