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WHICH WAY U.N.O.?

Unless there is a sharp change in the course of the United Na tions,. it is going to prove its im- potence more quickly than did the League of Nations. Russia's repeated

has 1136 of the veto climaxed a series of performances by the Security Council which has dampened popular hopes.

STALIN'S CLASSIC CZARIST POLICY

gime in the Straits has been a matter of international agree- menta. It is governed at present by the Montreux Convention of 1936, and can only be lawfully changed with the consent of the signatorios of that Convention.

Whether or not the Russian [ Now, for over a century the re note to Turkey demanding a a share in the control of the Black Sea Straits was deliber- ately timed to have an effect on the atmosphere in the Paris Conference, one can only specu- late. But it certainly has had an effect, and that effect has cortainly not been helpful.

As so often happens, it is not only the matter but the manner of the Soviet demand which is isturbing. It shows again the avident desire, and indeed the dotermination, of the Soviet

BY

W.N. EWER

Government to follow, where- ever it considers its own inter- to be involved. a purely cala Russian line of policy without co-operatios or oven consulta- tion with its allies.

It shows again the strong desire of the Kremlin to mako of all South-eastern Europe a nort of closed area, in the affairs of which Ruasin shall have a completely dorninating influence, and from which all other States shall be as far as possible ex- cluded. It

Straits."

Dangerous Precedent

The Russian demand, in fact, comes very near to a suggestion that Turkey should concert with the Soviet Union in tearing up an International trenty. That is a procedure which, if it were to succed, would, to any the least of it, create a strange and dan- gerous precedent for the future of international law and inter national organisation.

The fifth paragraph demands that the defence of the Straits must be jointly organised by Turkey and the Soviet Union "to prevent their use by other States for purposes hostile to the Black Sea Powers,"

The Turks have no doubt of the real menning of that phrase, It means the establishment of Russian garrisons on the shores of the Bosphorus and the Dar- that danelles; Russian military dom- ination of Istanbul; and the forcing of Turkey into a com pletely dependent relationship with the Soviet Union.

Nor are Turkish anxieties lessened by the fact that the

The peoples of the world had

18 notable been led to look upon the Council as a world policeman, empowered "Pravda" last week, comment- to enforce peace. Under the ing on the Soviet note, called Charter it was designed to give for "an end of the interference the big powers a voice proportion of non-Black Sea Powers in the It was preluded by ate to their strength and special

an intensive campaign of abuse responsibility to maintain peace. of Turkey and the Turkish presentation But the idea of maintaining peace Government, coupled with re- by force was definitely in the pic-newed hints that unleas Turkey ture and the Council was charged with certain executive functions.

The total result of the various manoeuvres to date has been frus-

tration-plus confusion and dis-

couragement of the people. Of

becomes more complaisant to- wards her powerful neighour she may be faced with peremp tory demands for the "libara

their annexation by the Soviet

tion" of Cars and Ardaskan and

Republic of Armenia, course it is not U.N.'s fault. In-

As usual, the Soviet Govern-off from Greece and would have no land connection with Europe deed, the United Nations by its ment does not discuss, it

except through Russian-controll- very name reminds us that it con-demands.

ed territory. sists only of its members and is not

a separate, self-acting entity. And Montreux Convention

it is because the nations are un-

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not really put their hearts into U.N. Each one fears that if the policeman has real power he may enforce the community will upon him.

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WEST END OF THE FAR

moralo must

EAST

Tho

had

a queer feeling when I found

of this Russian demand for control of the

Tens of thousands of men are l'on a voluntary basis. (I was Straits comes at the same stationed on Hong Kong. Most amused to see a colonel pop in moment an Soviet championship of them want to get home, back one day to read the news.) So to Civvy Street but demobilisa- the programmes are chiefly of of Bulgarian demanda for an

records. nexation of Western Thrace and

be maintained, library of disca, used by the. for the establishment of Buigar- tion is a lengthy process. Their gramophone Ian ports on the Arepan. For they must be amused; so the Japanese when they took over, were Bulgaria to secure. this theatrical resources of Britain was left undamaged, and territory, Turkey would be cut and Australia are being drawn

a record of my own voice which upon.

Nips had broadcast. During the past few months the London's leading actor. John Needles are scarce, so the tin la Gielgud as appeared in the kept in the director's safe, and, The whole plan, liks so much Colony with Australian Corp at one crisis, only three days' else in Soviet policy today, is Brown; the Anglo-Polish Ballet supply stood between the stn-

to classic has given a season there; so tion and silence! Yet most of the changes which simply a reversion the Soviet Government wishen Czarlat policy. It is an endea- have the music hall stars, Elsie the Great vour to go right back to the and Doris Waters, to have made in the rules con-

recording gear, cerning passage of shipping days before the Treaty of Berlin. Levante's

are in through the Straits

Old-Fashioned...

and the British Centre Revue but no platters. They hope to themselves quite reasonable, are

Company. likely to find no

initiate a broadcasting service Thinking opposition

Roger Livesey (Colonel either from Turkey or from the

trollors will agree. Singaporo other signatories of the Mon- Nor can

one see any just-Blimp) is scheduled to produce to schools if the finance con-

The Barretts of Wimpole treux Convention, and could ification for the making of Street" there, and, it is hoped Station is doing a significant

such dangerous claims,

that Mary Glynne will appear job of re-educating the Asiatics cially at the present time. The shortly in "Ladies in Retire within its coverage through its schools broadcasts and docu- only argument which the Rus-

mentaries portraying to adduce is that sians, seem Turkey is not in herself strong enough to undertake the rea- ponsibility of safeguarding the WILFRID THOMAS

It is necessary to recognise that the Security Council can perform useful functions in clarifying the certainly have been secured by issura in any situation and in normal and ordinary processes

nations together of negotiation, bringing the around a council table. But too often its sessions are mere shadow-

faith in it.

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It is generally agreed that the Straits should be free for the merchant shipping of all coun- boxing with little relation to vital et penerally agreed decisions which are made by the that, so far as warships. are

Straits against "use by other Foreign Ministers in their meet-concerned, the Black Sea coun-

States for purposes hostile to

ment" and that Tommy Trinder tional plays are still performed ings. And unless the peoples in- tries should have a special and the Black Sea Powers." sist on endowing U.N. with more privileged position; that only That is slightly old-fashioned will bring his variety show up with highly stylised acting. chances of from Singapore. So the lucky gestures, and postures to the power they will themselves lose their warships enjoy unlimited thinking. For the

who patronisc rhythm of an orchestra which and unrestricted right of pas any Power attempting in mod six hundred

Garrison Theatre sits on stage. Much is left to ern conditions to force a pas- Kowloon When the Security Council sage,

It is the two further demands sage through the Straits, and nightly enjoy infinitely better the imagination; the horse the meets this week it will have the which can hardly be acceptable so to send a fleet into the Blacktheatrical fore than anyone. in hero ridea is invisible, he entera Ukrainian protest against Greece either to Turkey or to the mar- Sea, are

the house by stepping over an entirely negligible. Australla. before it and, possibly, the some-itime Powers.

Even with Turkish compliance, For the benefit of personnel imaginary threshold.

When my friend, Mr. Loh For the Russian noto insists no sane admiral would dream of in outlying commando camps, United States and Yugoslavia. that "the responsibility for es committing ships to auch a mad air force bases, hospitals. and Fun Chlew, South China's popu ships, show companies whichlar young actor-manager, fights Either or both these questions may tablishing the regime for the adventure.

comprising it admitted can adapt themselves to im- the enemy army, well be the issue that will deter-Straits must lie with Turkey

But even were mine the United Nations' future, and other Black Sea Powers." that Turkey is, herself, hot able provised conditiona, travel by three acrobats with spears, you are treated to a gymnastle dls- to undertake full responsibility Jeep and truck..

In addition, there are the play of agile grace and precise

characters for custodianship of the Straits, then surely the right thing ubiquitous movies, open to civi- timing, Tho would be to associate with her lians as well as Service people, identified by their exaggerated not one Power but the Security For Chinese patrons whose Eng- make-up and symbolic costumes. The comedian, for instance, Fish a limited, to "cumshaw Counell of the United Nations.

But over and above all this, and "allee 11, and who can't always has a white nose, but with the soundtrack, ours, often has a red one. The the real issue is the manner in copo which any alteration of the pre- translations are projected onto dialogue, in verse of ho high sent international law on the a small screen by the side of the literary quality, is spoken in of a wood-block, and then sung For the first time in 250 years, the assertion of seal subject of the Straits ie to be main sheet, by means of hun- an artificial manner to the beat

brought about. Both Turkey and dreds of slides per feature.

Many dance halls are "in in a constricted falsetto. The power in the Mediterranean rests with a coun- the Western Powera accept the bounda" to the troops, and some property TURN still wanders try other than Britain, writes the influential thesis that a change is desirable. have excellent bands, mainly about the stage during the action; he hasn't been noticed "Sunday Observer," in a leading article in But they must insist that it today's issue.

shall be brought about by free Filipino.

You buy your ticket, sicct yet. The audience enjoys itself "Last April, when the Turks, and continued: "There is much negotiation between all partners your partner from the line-up in obvious fashion, as English were facing encirclement on the Indeed in the

to the present arrangment; and, of damare taxi-dancers. If you ones used to in Shakespeare's East through Russian penetra- American policy to suggest that above all, there can be no ques-are in the chips" you may even time, and if an actor makes a tion of Azerbaijan, they were the isolationist phrase of in-

of coercing Turkey by invite ono to sit at your table. mistake It bombards him with cheored by the ostentatious ter-war years has been eclipsed threats or by the show of force The rate may be 60 dollars an sugar cand.

into any surrender of her in-hour, and some of the “queen” But the Chinose theatre has visit to Istanbul of the United by the older trends of expan dependence or of her sovorelgu | hostesers make a thousand dof-beer slightly modernised sinco

Sea Power Changes In The Mediterranean

States battleship Missouri.

London, Aug. 25.

sionism.

contemporary

"American cruisers in the Dollar Diplomacy

Adriatic have been the main

ftor throughout the summer "The new kind of dollar

seizing Tricate by a violent the old, blending business with

coup, -

tion

rights.

Ints & week (about £75) by hist I was last there. Then, a fow. sitting and looking pretty. simple properties indlented the Although thirty milion Chi- scenery. They were moved wa staving off starvation and off the stage in full view to deter the Yugoslava from diplomacy has the ambiguity of PONTIFF HOPES FOR Brass, bark, and clay, of the audience. Now, nou...

idealism and economic enter- JUST PEACE

there are plenty of others who tain is lowered after each scene, cat afford the luxuries of Hong [and the naturalistic acodery "The United States is play. Prise with moral standards."

Kong, thanks to war-time rac changed in the Western way,

while the band playa. Kots. ing the historic role of British The events of the past week

Rome, Aug. 25,

Most revolutionary of all,. diplomacy and is taking a lead had emphasised the community

From his summor home at

microphones are now installed, In opposing the Russian de- of interest between Britain and Castel Gandolfo, Pope Plus to-

including boom "mikos" which mand for control of the Straits the United States, the "Obser day pressed a button that illu

Tho local broadcasting follow the actors about the of Dardanellca... :

ver" sild, adding: "The iden "A United States,

flest has that Western Europe, led by minated by radio a newly erect station, ZBW, is doing a valinnt stage; and to the gonge and ed cross at Monte Amiata In Job, with programmes in Chi- symbals and squeaky clarinets. just begun a cruise which it Britain and France could be Tuscany,

nese and English, and a shared are pony added saxophones, to be the greatest display of come the balancing factor bo

The cross was destroyed in short-wave service. The equip violins, and trumpets, though tween Amories and Russia was 1944 during the fighting be- ment is tied American naval power aver

together with they still play without harmony. made in the Mediterrangin," much discussed during the and tween the Germans, and the strings and wire, and the power The East is not as unchange the "Observer" wald, er de

ing phase of the war-

of the transmitter officially Bing as the story-books say, but -Tha-Unitéd‹Statom.“forward "Even if auch a disassocía- As the Pontiff pressed the kwa in actually only about somehow one did not expect to policy in the Mediterranean tion between Europe and its button, thousands of poople kilowatt. But the enthusiasts soo change in the traditional recalled me the "United Stater American offspring were de- gathered around the eroes and on the staff are struggling theatre. Como to think of (t policy towards the Dating aitable, it is apparent to us, bogan, to sing, Spanking briefly manfully to tall the British story thora is change on every haul says Not people can experience Amariana dictators under Theo, now that the conception does by radio, the Pope reiterated to thellae Bante dore Roosevelt-and-Woodrow not correspond with reality "his hope for a lust prace. 2BW is short of local talent modern warfare and axerky i ods Wilson,wald the Obwarver" Roufer.

Associated Press.

and fand, The announcers are bupations had stay the same.

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