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TEH MEDI-OHB (OHESON) MAIL TRIBUNE Mondr. April 14. I (SO Desperately III UN Observes Fifth Anniversary Tomorrow By Bruce W. Munn United Press Staff Correspondent Lake Success, N. Y., Apr. 24 U.R) The United Nations, five years old tomorrow, is desper ately ill while its chief physician speeds half-way around the world seeking an east-west agreement, the only medicine that can save it. In an operation as delicate as any ever performed in an anti- septice amphitheater, Trygve Lie, UN secretary-general, is en route to the capitals of western Europe and to Moscow. Seeks to Restore Unity His task is to restore a senv blance of the five-power unity on which the UN was founded when diDlomats from SI nations gath ered in the opera house at San Francisco on Apr. 25, 1945, to draft the charter of the world organization. Secretary of State Edward R Stettinius told that initial gathering: "The prayers of the people of the world are with us as one voice, rising from the tragedy and suffering of war, in prayer tor lasting peace. Five years later, diplomats from the 5B nations now mem bers of the UN still are seeking peace. But despite four general assemblies with three special sessions thrown In and more than 400 meetings of the security council, the UN's pattern for peace is as shaky as when its ill-starred predecessor, the League of Nations, was blown into limbo by the guns of World War II. Dabaies Pointiest The UN'i endless debates have been made almost pointless by the cold war between Russia and the west, the national aspirations of its members, and mutual sus picion on both sides of the iron curtain. Its activities have been danger ously crippled by the walkout of Russia and her cominform partners, who have vowed to boycott the world organization until nationalist China, whose right to its seat is supported by the United States, is ousted. On the infrequent occasions since 1945 when the Big Five or more precisely, Russia and the United States have been able to work together, the world or- ' ganization has achieved results, East-west cooperation, gener ated and nurtured in talks be gun between U. S. Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and Chief Soviet Delegate Jacob A. Malik at the UN eased the most critical phase of the cold war and brought an end to the Berlin blockade in the spring of 1949. East and west worked together to bring peace to the Holy Land and end the Arab-Jewish war that threatened to engulf the middle east in 1947 and held the potential of a third world war. Civil War Ended Civil war was ended in the Dutch East Indies, and the threat of a communist coup averted when The Netherlands, under pressure from the security coun cil, granted independence to the United States of Indonesia at The Hague round-table confer ence in 1949. War between India and Pak istan has been averted as the UN seeks mediation of their dis pute concerning the princely state of Kashmir. A communist push in oil-rich Iran fell flat in 1946 when, de- spile Russia s first walkout staged by "No" Man Andrei Gromyko, the security council probed ancient Persia's prob lams in exhaustive debate. The UN s critics thought its end had come when Gromyko kept his delegation out for two weeks. The current Soviet boy cott is now months old but the UN, although admittedly missing on several cylinders, still is an operating machine. Central Figures Central figures in the UN im passe, as always, are the U. S. and Russia. The U. S. has given strong indications that it wants the Russians and their satellites to come back. Russia has given no indication that it has any de sire to stay away permanently. ine two countries, nowever. are engaged in a power struggle watched anxiously by the world's lesser powers, and neither can risk losing face by an abrupt change of position on the ques tion of communist China, the log gerhead issue. If agreement can be brought about on the Chinese issue. Lie hopes to hold a midsummer peace session of the security council, probably at Geneva, Switzerland, at which foreign ministers or even heads of state can discuss tha world's prob lems. If an atmosphere approaching cordiality can be achieved at such a meeting, the UN can go ahead with Lie "20-year pro gram for peace" and can press a myriad of less publicized proj ects. 6,000 Expected at June Elks Convention Corvallis, Apr. 24 Corvallis Elks are expecting 6,000 Oregon Elks and their ladies at the an nual Elks convention to be held here June 9. 10 and 11 and a long list of dignitaries attending will include Gov. Douglas Mc Kay, Secretary of State Earl T. Ncwbry, Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea and the present grand ex alted ruler, Emmett T. Ander son, Tacoma, Wash. The Elks parade to be held Friday, June 9, will boast color ful marching units from all over the state units of the 41st divi sion and their band, Portland Elks bands, Corvallis, Albany, Eugene, Toledo and Newport high school bands; Ashland Kilty band, Oregon State college band. Grants Pass Cavemen. Benton County Sheriff's posse, Coos Bay pirates and the governor's guard. 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