The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-11
Our Foreign Policy
 Must Be American"
Governor Baldwin Speaks at Honor Roll Dedication in
 MiddletOwn; Unity of Purpose Most Essential

don't expect us to tumble the peace once they have won the war"
 We come here today to dedicate roll of honor for those who have gone forth from Middletown to fight in this war and we bow our heads in silent prayer for the men who fought and died that the world might have peace twenty five years ago. We have not forgot ten them and we haven't forgotten the slogan Make the world safe fol democracy! Many historians say that our statesmen failed us then and the peace was lost at the con- | ference table. If that is true, ther now is the time for every one of us to make certain that we shall not fail second time.
 Tn dedicating this roll of honor let us here at home dedicate our selves to the task of building a united front on foreign policy so that those who now fight for victory on the battlefronts will never witt ness the defeat of our statesmen at the peace conference.
 The only foreign policy which can be successful is the one which the American people and the men in the fighting forces will back up Governor Baldwin said. That for eign policy must express the wishes of the great majority of the people who, even though they may be in- ternationalists, isolationists or of any other group, now want but one thing-that is, that permanent basis for a lasting peace. come out of this war. We must reconcile our differences as political parties and as groups and as individuals to achieve a unity of thought and pur- pose which will provide basis upon which lasting peace may be built
 T believe that Republican and Democratic leaders in the congress should form a bipartisan foreign policy group to work with the pres ident and the secretary of state in the formation of a non-partisan foreign policy to which the great majority of the American people could give their support. I believe that we owe 1t to our men in the war to show the same teamwork and the same unity of purpose as they are showing in beating down our enemies. They are giving their lives. We here at home should be willing to sacrifice some Of our ideas and opinions in order to as- sure them that their sons won't be called upon to fight the same en- emies a quarter of a century from now.
 "The instrument through which we must build a lasting peace is our foreign policy; and that policy must be neither Democratic nor Republican. It must be first, last and alWays-Americanl
 Everyone of us has a stake in this war, but none of us has so great a stake as the men and wom- en who will return some day to take up the threads Of civilian life again in their home town, What will they find here-Work, an opportl- nity for a full measure of happy life in a world at peace? We hope so, because we know that our democ- racy works best in times of peace We are not, and never have been a warlike nation. Perhaps because we have so long been peace loving nation We have failed to fully ap. preeiate the benefits Of peace, If we have. then today that realization has come to us. For each Of us knows in his heart that the dream Of lasting peace can only come true when men and women Of all nations attain the equality of opportunity for life, liberty and the pursuit ~ happiness which has been the American heritage for nearly two centuries"