The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-04

date of August 2oth. T shall be on the radio many times during tho campaign, in fact I am already scheduled over station VITO for the evening of october 2Srd and expect that several other stations, includ- ing VERY, will Do joined In c Con- nectlcut network. Under the clr- eumstanceS, I will not be able to participate ct your Forum"
 Under date of September i4th, Mrs. Rlttenband wrote me:--"rhe contents of your letter of August goth was conveyed to the Program ana Policy Committee Of the Water. bury United Nations Association and it was deeply regretted that you find it ineonvenient to speak at our Town Hall meeting on october 2ard."
 Notwithstanding my deellnatlon, Mrs, Rittenband gave to the press, and the Item appeared in the Wa terbury. American for September 23rd, the statement that "on oeto. Der @, the United Nations ASsocias ton will Do host to Senator John A, Danaher, Republican ..." and his opponent,
 It had earlier become obvious to mo that my political opponents were seeking to utilize my announced presence ct the projected meeting in order to try to get on audience for my opponents, and clearly the situation was being misnepr0sented, No better proof could be hNd than the fact that Q group within the State organization of the United Nations had tried to do the same thing in Hartford c few weeks ago and less than fifty people appeared. Interestingly enough, the Waterbury organization he'd already sent me copies of resolutions upon which 1t had agreed and which were directed to Under Secretary Of State, Edward R, Stettlnius, Jr, Moreover, my op. ponent in accepting nomination had said that he would without waver- ing or qualification" support any peace plan which might be sub- mitted by President Roosevelt, Thus, you have an organization which has already made up its mind Rs is in. dieated by the resolutions and Rn opponent who clearly had no ideN of his own worth discussing, for he announced himself as another one hundred per center at 6 time wheIi the public has no idea whatever of the Presidents peace plan. More- over, when the Hartford meeting was held and broadcast, most radio stations announced that the radio time had been bought and paid for by my opponent, clearly indicating the way the organization Is being used,
 Although some of this Waterbury group has been representing itself as nor. partisan" the fact iS that on October 2, by Q vote Of ib to l2, they voted to oppose my reelection and support my opponent,
 I have been back in the state only . few days and am still engaged ID diBposIng of senatorial business ct hand, I intend to speak completely with reference to foreign policy for the United States but the group mentioned chose to take it's vote be. fore the public even heard from me, Even so, it is well known that I took nn active part in the drafting of the Republican Platform at Chi. cago. which contains on excellent statement upon proper foreign policy for the United States, which wholeheartedly endorse, As q mat. ter of fact, ! reported for the adop- ton of the plank before the whole committee on resolutions at the Republican Convention in Chicago. I have long favored international cooperation. believe 1t entirely pos sible to agree with other nations upon effective organization to achieve the American people would not support an unjust peace, nor would they countenance the use of force to maintain on unjust peace I believe in and have argued in years past for the establishment of a strong World Court to decide justlfable dBpautes and thus avoid the frictlons which are among the factors which lead to war l be- lieve the American people want peace and are entitled to 2 program to bring about peace, although I think the American people are uf1- willing to allow the decision as to when they shall go to war to DC vested in any one man,
 The Dumbarton Oaks Conference had been held out nS discussing Q basis upon which the foundations for peace might be laid, and MT. Hull promised that the results would be made known So that the Amer ican people might fully debate the issue. To this date no such program has been released, and Britain's eruly great Prime Minister, MT. Churchill, last Thursday told Par liament that These conversations have been upon an unofiicial level only and do not in any way bind the Governments represented. He also said: T must say I think 1t well to suspend judgment and not try to form or express opinions on what can only be partial or incomplete accounts. I earnestly hope 1t may be possible to bring about such Q meet. ing before the end of the year It Is right to make surveys and preparations beforehand, and many have been made and are being made but great decisions cannot be taken, even for the transition period, with. out far closer, calmer and most searching discussions than can be held amid the clash of arms. More. over, we cannot Dc blind to the fact that there are many factors at pres. ent unknown which will make theri- selves manifest on the morrow of the destruction of the Nad regime.'
 Mfr. Churchill added that he was with exceptional caution upon foreign affairs" and that he trusted his remarks twill be weighed with care and good win not only iEl the Houge and in the country but a4as4 44m @mR a1Ffr4ass mfaa4aa te