Veto Power
Question Vexes
Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23—</P)
—Last minute division appeared
among the Big Five in the United
Nations conference over the veto
power that should be wielded in
the world organization intended
to keep peace.
British diplomats are urging
other powers to renounce their
claim to the right to veto, but
only in so far as it applies to the
investigation of international dis
putes.
No single vote could block any
steps toward peaceably settling
any dispute. Heretofore the top
countries insisted upon keeping
intact their individual veto control
over peace keeping decisions.
Some within the United States
delegation are leaning toward the
new British stand, but there is no
indication thus far it will be ac
ceptable to the Russians. The
whole veto issue is rapidly coming |
to a head and there is a possibility]
Churchill Resigns
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ignation at noon as Prime Minis
ter and First Lord of the Treasury
and Minister of Defense. The res
i ignation was precipitated by the
Labor party’s refusal to continue
the coalition government. In the
last election in 1935 it returned
Churchill as leader of the Conser
vative party. The Labor party is
led by Deputy Prime Minister
Clement Attlee.
that in a showdown the small na
tions might outvote the Big Five
in the conference.
Committees are trying to force
changing which one or more of
the major nations will find unac-'
ceptable. Most speculation in this
conection centers around Russia.
Also some American authorities
doubt if the United States Senate
would ratify any world league
chapter which didn’t preserve to
the United States the authority to
prevent other nations taking a i
hand in western hemisphere af- J
fairs without American consent.
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j President Truman
To Address
Conference
WASHINGTON, May 23—OP)—
| President Truman will go to
San Francisco to address the final
! plenary session of the United Na
lions world organization confer
ence. Secretary Stettin:us made
the announcement after confer,
ring with the President.
The conference was of matters
which he described as “a wide
range of subjects dealing with;
world affairs.” Secretary Stettin- j
ius said no date had been set but*
expects the President will go to
San Francisco early in June.
Secretary Stettinius predicted
the conference would ‘‘successful
ly conclude” early next month. {
He said he expected to leave for
San Francisco again tonight or to
morrow.
Charles Ross, White House press
secretary told reporters the Presi
dent plans to make occasional
trips to his old home at Independ
ence, Mo., where his family will
go early in June to spend the sum
mer.
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LEAVES FOR CANDLE
Pilot Maurice King of the Arctic
Exploration Co., left for Candle
Tuesday afternoon, with a load of
freight.
There are more tham 3,707
nurses with the Canadian armed !
forces.
Crusade Victory ;
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CHICAGO. ILL. - Bishop 4
Ralph Magee (left) prepares to
run the victory banner up the flag
pole atop the Chicago Temple
where -he has his office. He has
been the leader of the nation’s
Methodists in raising a $25,000,000
fund for postwar relief and recon*
structioh. It has just been over*
subscribed by more than $1,000,*
000. The Bishop believes- this is
the largest sum ever raised by any
church for a comparable purpose.
Assisting him is Dr. 4. Manning
Potts, who came from Roanoke,
Va., to become associate director of
“The Crusade for Christ.” In the
background is part of the world’s
highest church spire
Proclamation
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public loss and personal grief do
hereby call upon all persons with
in the Territory of Alaska in
both public and private life to
lower all flags to half staff be
tween sunrise and sunset for a
period of three days from the date
of th s proclamation as a mark of
respect to Bishop Crimont.”
President Farrell
Of Argentina
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MONTEVIEDO, May 23-^/Pl—
Wholly unconfirmed reports from
Argentine exiles who declared
they had private information from
Buenos Aires which said President.
Farrell had resigned.
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