Show W War Action on Indonesia Enhances U.N. Prestige By PAUL HAMMOND After months of playing a thinly-veiled game of power the Security council took two days off in early August to show the world what could be done when the council wanted something A letter was of the sent to representatives with a request Dutch that it also be forwarded to officials of the Republic of Its Security noting with concern hostilities m progress between the armed forces of the Netherlands and the Republic of calls upon the parties to cease hostilities and to settle their depute by arbitration or by other peaceful means and to keep the Security council informed about the progress of the With the formal acceptance of this request by both parties the world had seen the first major success in using the peace-making machinery of the United As was there were and still are technical difficulties to overcome in obeying the Security council's The Dutch claim that the Republican forces have not stopped fighting on all The have countered by accusing the Dutch forces of pressing to after the cease fire some of their campaigns which were already under Undoubtedly no satisfactory peace can be achieved until a neutral commission has taken over its The effect of this recent Security council action has been to enhance the prestige of the Government officials of many countries have been quoted commending this action and expressing optimism over the future of the United There seems to be no over the Dutch claim that the Security council had overstepped its a claim which looks pretty valid upon examination of article paragraph 7 of the which denies the United Nations authority intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any Indonesia has been considered an undisputed possession of the At present no nation affords the Indonesian Republic its diplomatic it would seem that the United Nations has no more jurisdiction over the Dutch-Indonesia dispute than it would over a United States-Hawaii This apparent usurpation of power by the Security council might be hailed by those who hope to see the United Nations develop into a more powerful On the other if the charter is to be ignored or violated on this what is to stop some of the real achievements of the charter from becoming dead It is surprising to see the absence of comment on this possible violation by some of the many which American political has in The voting the Dut council over because it faded to show the usual east-west of an somewhat is hailed as consideration But a close votes were cast of why where they tempers any enthusiasm over the France and Great Britain abstained from apparently didn't want to because they sanction the United Nations interfering with empire matters-something very dear to their AH other members voted for approved because the Russia the retreating Republican which are lead by a man returned from a long who just stay in would benefit by And the United a cease-fire author of the may well be preparing to bargain the Dutch-Indonesia dispute against the Greek Regardless of the question of or of the motives of the Security council in making its settlement of the Dutch-Indonesia dispute can never be considered a great achievement for the United I he league settled disputes among small but it failed to keep peace although the quarrels of small nations are used as excuses for the big powers cause the |