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Nostalgia At Geneva,

Emerging Once More As An International Centre

By JOHN SHIPTON

Now that Mr. Trygve Lief

But for a variety of reasons that has formally announced

Geneva will have a special im- the former headquarters of the

portance. One of these is the League of Nations is to All the

transfer of the former Lengus secondary. but Important role clear that those former Geneval of Nations railo-transmitting of European Office of the Unit-ofBelals who are with the Unit station to the United Nations.

radio' listeners ed Nations, Geneva has returned Nations must now be in a Although ed. to some extent to its glory minority, and B very small throughout the world have been of the thirties.

minority. Some of them have able to hear the proceedings at Mr. Lie's plan seems to be now returned to Geneva, part- Lake Success at their fire-siden. mainly to concentrate Unitedly for old-times' sake, partly be these radio transmissions have Nations economic and technical cause they prefer the European been over systems made avail work at the European Office. to the American way of life, able to the Ualled Nations. On Within the inst few weeks there partly because their qualiflen- 9th April, to celebrate the cren- have met, and in some CARER tions are needed there. They tion of the European office, the

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(P. 6) are st meeting, auch bodies na} are nearly ten years older than { GENEVA many

the Economic Commission for when they left there; nome of United Nations made its first ан ехсенни of: broadcast over its own trans- Europe, the Preparatory Com them, through mision on International Trade "looking back," have endowed mitters from Geneva and Full Employment, a confer- Geneva and the Longue with a Control of the only United ence of Experts on Passports romance and a glamour that Nations radio station in one of and Frontier Formalities, and they never possessed; name of the reasons for the special im- the Preparatory Committee of them sigh vainly for the good Borlaner of the Geneva In- the International Refugee Or-j old days. But all of

formation Centre. Another is grubation. The International claim, and with some justice, the fact that, as the European Labour Organization has had a that if the League of Nations Office of the United Nations conference of cont-producing) "failed" in anything it certain Geneve will be the scene of auf- countries, and this mouth holds ly diri not fail in the technical Scient United Nations activity its annual International Labour efficiency of its staff. The Lea- to make it worth while for Conference in Geneva for the gue Secretariat evolved techni-newspapers to maintain per- Arst Ume since before the war. ques of administration and con-manent correspondents there. ference organization with which correspondents specializing in the new methods of Lake Suc- international affairs. This is cess compare unfavourably. an important consideration for

Sweeping Clean

many European editors. It waa one of the arguments against | Headquarters of the United Na the proposal to establish the tions in the United States that newspapers might find it diff-| cult, indeed immossible, to main tain correspondents across the the Atlantic.

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By Dick Turnor

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**Come on, Herkimer! How in the world will we ever got to Aunt Martha's if you keep stopping every few miles toy look at the countryside?"

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities"

CRUCIAL TEST Discussion has begun in the Security Council concerning the disturbances which inths past have afflicted the Neathern frontier areas of Greece, There is involved not merely the elimination of a grave threat prace, but the prestige and se thority the Council itself, for There is a Mrar-cnt test of its con- petence to fulf one of the main purposes for which it exists. The facts are not in dispute, except by Russia and her satellites. At the end if June, the Commission sent out by the Security Council in January to investigate at the spad delivered its reputts, Of the eleven. members, nine, the Russian and Polish alone dissenting, reparted the bugoslavia maintained canips In training refugees in guerrilla Ceella of the League of Nations, and disillusionment that this ex- is disappointment warfare supplied them with me, days. The type of delegates at patience and knowledge should and affed and abetted themi ja

tracted by the work being done be discarded, or so it seems. rossing the Greek border. Bul at Geneva now is drawn more simply for the anke of change; garia and Albania also assisted from the Schools of Economics and the situation is not helped The refugers, but afforded no and the Boards of Trade of the by the assicuity with which the training facilities. Despite Russ world than from the Foreign newcomers sweep clean, with all, sian and Pafish professions of jo- Offices and Embassies, So far the determination appropriate Great Network

„spades solid against him, so bo and credulity, the facts are too well} an Geneva 18 concerned, the to new brooms. There is noth

passed too. Then North, their ing more infuriating to the The great network of organ-

South took every trick except attested by independent inquirers hotellers, and especially

stuffa, seem to welcome this in- young than the sweet superi- izations and agencies which (to be susceptible of any doubt.

n psychic bid the spade A, making a defensive Alux, and not only from a busi- ority of age and Jugoslavia and Bulgaria have also

experience, help to build up the structure of fools the opponents' or not de- small slum. Thus they set Mr. sem point of view; there is an and nothing more aggravating the rapidly developing United pends often on causing a guess fresher nine tricks at 60 a exposed themselves to suspicion evident pleasure and pride in to the ok than the ignoring of Nations clearly cal's for some by each of them as to what trick for more of 150, taking by their obstructive attitude to

the preservation of the tradi-atch hard-won experience by central information service, not player at the table is doing the bottom score and giving him wards the sub-Commission left flan of Geneva ns an interna Linse who follow them.

top. only at the Headquarters of the payching. Frequently it is canya cur

Every other behind by the main Commission | tonal city.

Senior officials of the United United Nations, where their to tell that somebody has made North-South pair bid and made to keep watch on the frontier. The offices in the splendid Nations are very conscious of functions and purposes are per- a psychic bid, as there are not 6-Spades for 980 points, count- League of Nations Palace in the this underlying rivalry, which haps best understood, but at enough cards in the deck for ing the 300 game bonus, or else They are willing instruments in fomenting trouble against the one

Pare Ariana are once more oc- exists mainly in the middle central points such as Geneva, the preceding bidders to have act * 7-Clubs sacrifice four Balkan country still outside the cupied by international civil ranks. They realize that the where to many they are repro had what their calle indicated, tricks doubled for 700. And ho

them re- existence of two orbit of the "Eastern bloc." Both servants, many of

schools of sented by groups of initials to The player doing the guessing did it without risk, as he could cruited in great haste, for Mr. thought whose alogans want to see her disrupted in or

are which few can rapidly and acknows that one of the others have taken out a double into 5- Lie has a constant chicken-and- either "It must be right be curately attach a name. Most has falsified. But which one? clubs, which amart partner |der to gratily their territorial am-

ekk problem-which comes cause it was done this way in of these organizations have a In some situations the clearest should easily bitions. The American delegates Arat. the convening of badly the League." or "It must be liaison representative in the logic will tell him it was his from a psychic, at the Security Council meeting needed international confer- wrong because it was done that Geneva building, and the caller partner, whereas actually. It was (openly charged them with violat

ences, or the recruiting of the way in the League" can only do who strays into one corridor an opponent. Eing the United Nations Charter, { staffs required to organize harm to the Secretariat; and finds himself in a bowi'derment it is not generally appreciated of initialled doors bearing such how much the success of inter- insignia o U.N.R.R.A., the efficiency, co-operation, and 1.0.. national meetings dependa on W.ILO., F.A.0., 1.C.A.O., J.R.O.. E.C.O..

oni S5 loyalty of the officials who or U.N.E.S.C.O.. and

Generally each of these organ-H None knize them

It is expected that the Euro-izations has its own public rela- D974 an office will develop mainly. tions service at its own Head- CQJ98 interference." The quarte: From that he is busy recruiting not! but not entirely, as an outpostį quarters, Eat the purpose of Economic and Social these services is to explain the achievements of their respec- live organizations.

and Mr. Bevin said, in the re- rent foreign affairs debate in the House of Cones, that "if the tip were given—if only the tip were given-then Greer could settle down and carry out her men political settlement witliout

which the tip is required is too manifest 10 need specification. There is plenty of evidence to Justify the Council in peremptori- ly instructing Greece's Northern neighbours to cease further inter- ference, and if necessary to im- Such action, pose compliance. however, is improbable, since

inevitably

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it

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veto. An American proposal is before the Council to set

up a permanent frontier Commission for two

years. Russia has already signi- fied her apposition to this iden on the ground that it would mean an unwarrantable encroachment jon Jugoslav and Bulgarian sover-

eignty. Such a view will

bear examination. It, may be that Russia will not push her o position to the point of veto, and the Commission would be of sine value in keeping the facts before the Council and the world. Ac the same time it must be acknow- ledged that this trouble has al. ready gone on long enough and that what is really needed is not fact-finding but positive more action to enforce the peace..

them?

New Recruits The Secretary-General of the United Nations has many pro- blems which did not bother his predecessor at the League of Nations, and not the least of his preoccupations is the fact

of the

the Arat, but the second inter- Council. national civil service. And nowhere is this difficulty more clearly thrown-into-relief-than

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in Geneva, where the very build-ienal Labour Organization fita

Which First?

(Dealer: South. Neither side ings in which the officials work into the picture remains to be

Reference was made earlier to

vulnerable.) are steeped in the traditions of seen. The 1.L.O.. deriving its the problem of which comes the League. In his recruit-authority and constitution from first--the conference or

West the South

North the Geneva confer- Part XIII of the Treaty of Ver- staff to work it, and here the ment for

1 S 4 S Pass onces Mr. Lie had to throw spilles, had a special position Secretary-General has met with Pass young and old together, and vis-a-via the League of Nations, difficulties which to some extent

Jack Dresner, now one there is a natural but danger- It is true that the 1.L.O. de- are pecullar to the immediate New York's dependable dupli- ous tendency for the latter to pended on the League for its post-war years. The

official cate players, recal's that deal as look back nostalgien!ly on the budget; but in other respects needed for an international his very first against a pair of "good old League days," while it exercised almost complete civil service must possess many famous tournament champions. the former, clearly rather he- autonomy in the sphere of so- of the qualities which go to It was over ten years ago. They wildered by their first inear-cial, industrial, and labour af make up the finest type of na- were the guests of honor at a alons into what is a highly de- faire, based on ita syatum of tonal civil servant to help in social club's Jupilente. When veloped technique, neem deter- tripartite. representation by the national struggle towards he came to the head table, his mined that at all costs no old Governments, employers,

and recovery.

And, as is natural, mind was made up to look for League methods shall blemish workers. This autonomy

en many men and women are re- a chance to put over a psychic the purity of the new United ables the 1.1.0. to survive the lactant to leave their national bid if he could, knowing that Nations systems. The problem war and the liquidation of the service until their countries on straight bridge he and his exists to some extent at Lake League of Nations, to emerge needs are met, Success; it is more apparent

Between the partner would be out-classed, " specialized

agency reluctance of Governments to As soon as he saw his hand, with release, and the reluctance of he noted the probability that Socal individuals to be released, Mr. every other West player in the

The "Flying Saucers" United Trygve Lie has met with extra- game would bid b-Clubs as a have been seen over' the Atlantic if the essential ma- Nations. But there is already ordinary difficulties in his shutout early in the auction or chinery for international discernible ав overlapping of search for recruits.

sacrifice later, After Hong Kong. operation is to run smoothly. functions. The situation is not) There are other practical South opened with 1-Spade, ho

For the past four days made entier by the fact that dimeuities peculiar to the post- got an inspiration. He might sights, whenever weather con- Changed Conditions although the main body of the war years which are encounter scare strong opponents out of ditions permitted, trained ub- It was inevitable that in the 1.L.O's staff is now in Geneva, ed even in a country like a big score by the bizarre call pervers of the "China Mail" tuve Immediate post-war years

the there remains a considerable Switzerland, which has suffered ho actually made 4-Spades. been keeping vigil on the Peak. former members of the League staff in Montreal, where the or so little from the impact of North decided that his own At midnight last night, Welmer of Nations Secretariat shou'd ganization had its war-time war. International conferences partner must have made a deal-Homin, veteran Civil War corres- form the most readily avail- headquarters, and an office has need housing not only so that er perchic and passed: South) pondent and author of the best. able nucleus of the new inter- had to be opened at Lake Suc- they can meet, but so that they then reckoned West had all the seller: "The Bars of Europe," PÅ- national civil service. When ceas where the liaison neces can eat and sleep. The accro-

citedly phoned through to the ol the Preparatory Commissionary between the three points dited representativen of the and, later, the first General As- can be maintained.

United Kingdom Government to delegates and the United Na rombly of the United Nations I.L.O. officials anticipate the Conference on International tions with a serious problem have just nefn nine Flying Balice he' shouted. "Thoy met in London It was mainly that, in due course, when the Trade and Full Employment indeed.

passed overhead about half an former officials of the League, permanent Manhattan quarters number over 200. Over 200 · Too Nomadic

hour ago, flying at a height of begged or borrowed from their of the

completed, hotel beds have to be provided Many delegates with experi,10,251.07 feet and at a speed of A mon numed Chol Afoo sald war-time jobs, who made the what is now the secretariat of for that one delegation alone, ence at the United Nations Gen 1,04753458 miles an hour. There he was sumisioned for keeping machinery work. Many of the I..O. will be absorbed as and Genova, like many another eral Assembly at Lake Success was a father unit, closely follow- pigs. In his house. · Chinese con.

them went to New York when department of social affaire city, is short of hotel and other of travelling sometimes stable 204 said he found the de-

100 od by a mother unit and seven of the United Nations headquart Lake Success, thus bringing accommodation: The Interna- miles a day to and from their the cutest baby units you ever fendant hawking pigs withoui- d

ters were established there; but its work into closer relationship tional Red Cross, which expand work are beginning to feel that saw--all shining ilcense.

Défendant said he did it be.

soon conditions at the new site with the Economic and Socialed greatly during the war to work on international confer- gold, and they whifted as they changed. Rapid local recruit Council, (2) cause he knew he would be or-

handle the tremendous pro ences is becoming too nomadic camogies - ment produced a situation in

A Future Adered to get rid of them out of

blems of a world; war took over, for their tastes. Some of them The telephone line then became which, at the last General As the house.

The new Information Contre several Genova hotels, and al- feel that however engor, the subject to Interference and the His Worship then fined him 25 sembly, there were almost 3,000 of the United Nations has a though thees, or most of them the world may be for the fruita xest of his mosuzo wng Incompre- members of the Secretariat at future which is more clearly to have now been released they are of their labours, the world In hensible, although it appeared Lake Success. When the Lea- be foreseen, and horizons al- not yet fit for occupation. Then singularly fl-equipped to pro that each flying saucer carried an Chow Alook, a servant in the

Nations Palaco at most as wide as those of the during the Occupation many vido them with satisfactory| elephant of somewhat roseate hue. Geneva was built it was design- European employ of a gentleman in Aber.

contre. Present French familles cam over the working conditions, that the Unfortunately, Mr. Hofflin Kas not deen Street, charged a Cook's

ed for a staff of 800. So it is plans provide for a series of frontier, took apartments in wisest course may be to hasten et returned to the office and his male named Chun Achow on the

such information centres; nnel Geneva, and so far show little slowly, and that planning whereabouts are unknown..... promises with; walking of two

exists now in London, others] sign of returning to their na- | should come before "Interna- Partial confrmation has, how. days ago with a box containing went after him. Today he had the are provided for in Paris and tive land. The consequence of tional conferences an wollas over, been received in the shape pi a few pieces of clothing.

impudence to return to the house Copenhagen, and possibly later this la folt mainly by the mem-after them. To that extent the of a news agency message from A witness who mid he was a carrying complainant's fan in Prague. They will all work bers of the Secretariat who are pattern which is emerging in Munchen Gladbach, reporting that servant also in the house, de known to be in the box, A directly under the Assistant faced with the Impossibility of Geneva a year after the liquida- a mother of two there had heard posed to seeing defendant leave Defendant denied the charge Secretary-General for Informa finding homes for themselves tion of the League of Nations that 10 children in Nairobi had the house with the box and ob- but was sentenced to alx weeks tion at Lake Succcan, Mr. Bon- and their families; but the would seem to be progress in scen eight flying saucers serving it was not his own - ho- imprisonment.

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