TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1961 Interpreting United Hangs By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst Dag Hammarskjold died under fire from both sides in the cold war. Most of the great names o: were able to grasp the reins o: them, or were picked up and tl But here was a man who sat among the currents of history, trying to deflect them in the di rection desired by large numbers of men, who by his personal and official presence b<~ came a highly coi troversial f i g u r And his absent now seems likely precipitate a fig] over the whole ft ture of the Unit< Nations, a fig! which most mt were happy to pot pone. The Soviet Un- Roberts ion will now intensify its fight not so much for control of the U.N., as for the ability to confine it to the role of a debating society a good place for Soviet propa ganda moves, but a bad place fori any action looking toward peace. l There is one viewpoint that the removal of Hammarskjold— if we may brush aside the hu manities and the decency which | are already taking such a beat- j ing in this world—might just possibly alleviate some of the strain in the U.N. This view is based on the as sumption that some means can be found to produce a less contro versial successor. There has been some talk for the past year that such a succes sor might be found among the emerging nations, a true neutral not bound by ingrained devotion to the promotion of Western cul ture, and therefore more able to act as mediator between East and West, but taking no initiative. The fight over a successor, with the Communist bloc at tempting to hamstring the Gen eral Assembly with a veto sys tem comparable to the one it has used so often in the Secur Aspaturian Predicts - (Continued from page one) 'dent of the General Assembly nist” neutralist and the troika; 31 U.N. representative from Tu proposal in which the West would: nisia. have a veto, it would favor the! Referring to the effects of latter. 1 Hammarskjold's death on the In view of the present situa-, tion, Aspaturian states: "the West will pyobably first try to sponsor a friendly Afro-Asian—a repre sentative from Thailand, the Philippines or Turkey—as its can didate for Secretary-General.” Accordingly, he predicts that We can expect that the interests the Soviet Union will propose as of the United States and the de its candidate for the seat, an Afro- cisions of the United Nations will Asian of Communist leanings suchjdiverge more and more as time as Mongi Slim, the current presi-lgoes on, he adds. • ASK ABOUT OUR $25 SAVINGS BOND PROFIT SHARING PLAN• 4 Make RESERVATIONS Now £ 2 > | BOARD & ROOM ° 1 BEAVER HALL { a. 317 Ea Beaver Ave. » g for < 5 FALL TERM | O . g | Advantages Worth Considering ... z • Rales start at $230.00 for Entire Term tj S • Clean, pleasant rooms O W 3 m • Family-style meals w 5 (no standing in line) 3: V 1- • Convenient to town and campus » O • For your leisure-hours —5 channel television q < A few vacancies now ... 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France has split with the Unit ed States and Britain over ihe approach to negotiations with | the Soviet Union over Germany. The United States has just ac cepted the necessity of a headon fight over the admission of Red China, a fight in which she has little or no real support from her strongest Allies. i This column has always dis counted the “fate of U.N. hangs in balance” assessments of the past, in the belief that there must bo such an organization, lest the shards of world order be scat tered to become of interest only to future archeologists. But now, if the Communists in sist that there be no successor to Hammarskjold, as expected, the organization could be reduced to the status of the Old League of Nations, which blew away so many years ago. like a straw in the wind of gathering storm. internal structure of the United Nations, Aspaturian says: "This further signifies the evolution of the United Nations into an organization which is more and more moving outside the sphere of Western influence." THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Kennedy To Address U.N. Session WASHINGTON (/P) - Pres ident Kennedy will address the United Nations General Assembly, probably on Friday, the White House announced yesterday. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, in making this announcement, de clined to comment on reports that Kennedy will offer an American proposal for full disarmament. The exact timing of Kennedy’s address remains to be fixed, Sal inger said, by the schedule of pro ceedings adopted by the Assem bly, which was scheduled to open today. The tragic death of U.N. Sec retary-General Dag Hammar skjold in a plane crash in Africa strengthened the President's de sire to appear personally before the 99-nalion Assembly, Sal inger said. This disaster had the effect, thej secretary explained, of making! Kennedy feel that “now, at a time; lof crisis for the U.N., would be a’ jgood time to go there and affirm | support of the U.N. and its pur- 1 ‘poses.” The earliest possible date for the President’s appearance would' be Thursday afternoon, Salinger: said, and if that time is selected Kennedy will cancel his scheduled, news conference on that morning.; Friday seems lo be the "like- ! liest day," Salinger said, but the possibility exists that the i appearance may be deferred un- j til early next week. One factor j in the timing is the time con- i sumed by various nations wish- ; ing to eulogize the late Secre tary-General. i The White House expects that; the precise day will be settled to-: day, Salinger added. 'He refused to go into any dis cussion of the substance of the, President’s address, but disclosed that Kennedy has talked by tele-; phone with both Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Ambassador! Adlai Stevenson, chief of the U.S.i delegation to the U.N., in the! course of the day. i Background Sketch- (Continued from page one) ! minister in Sweden and vice, chairman of the executive com-! mittee of the Organization for' European Economic Cooperation, j His task as secretary-general! took him on many and varied in- 1 ternational missions. Hammarskjold was horn July; 29, 1905, the son of Hjalmar Ham-1 marskjold. the Swedish premier; in World War I. i BULLETIN the SC’s of diamond value retin Interi Extent of Crisis In U.N. Analyzed By WILLIAM L. RYAN Associated Press News Analyst UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (/P)—Dag Hammarskjold’s death plunged the United Nations yesterday into the deepest crisis of its history. It could, even spell the beginning of the end of the U.N. as an effective world peace organization. The tragedy in the wilds of central Africa could hardly have happened at a less oppor- : tune moment. The U.N. is open- Assembly next year, ing Tuesday its regular l(jth Gen- To produce a successor the Secu eral Assembly session under rity Council would have to agree ominous storm clouds. on a candidate and recommend Hammarskjold may prove to him to the assembly. A crisis was have been the indispensable rnan more or less certain since the five so far as survival of the U.N. aslpermanent council members, in a world police force is concerned.!cluding the U.S.S.R. and the The depth of the crisis can jUnited States, have veto power, hardly be overestimated. Ap- j The Soviets can be expected parently there is no successor ; now to push this idea once to Hammarskjold as secretary- ! again. If adopted, it would ef general • who would be accept- j fectively destroy Ihe secre able lo ihe Soviet Union and lariat's power to act as police the United States. man in dangerous world crisis. The crisis was coming in any It would be forever paralyzed event, but HammarskjoJd's death by the veto power of one or an advanced it by at least a full other of its members. year. The crisis is all the more deep Hammarskjold’s second five- because there has been no pro year term of office was to expire vision for a line of succession, in April 1963. That meant that the Hammarskjold did not believe matter of his successor would in having an acting secretary have arisen in the 17th General * (Continued on page four) ... in the tradition of good taste! I contemporary trends MO W. College Ave., State College, Pa. Coming Soon . . . 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