The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16

AAG SVAAoNANA~ feet document, and neither is this first draft of the proposed United Nations charter. But the charter draft Is Q start, and 1t deserves a chance,
 ''The Federal Convention which was assembled for the purpose of making Q nation out of the IS as- Soelated states" says w, F. WoodA ward In his new American History, twas the culnllnAtlon of q spon- taneouS movement which had been gathering strength for years So the delegates ., proceeded to devise a new system of government"
 Similarly, the movement for Q United Nations organization has been gaining strength for years, and so too the delegates have proceeded to devise Q new system of interna- tonNl security, THERE WAS SECRECY
 THEN, TOO
 "AS all the meetings of the con. vention were held behind closed doorS," Woodward continues, with the delegates pledged to secrecy, very few people outside the con- vention hall knew what was really going on, In the end, when the doors were opened and the beaming delegates announced a new Constl- tutlon, there was considerable sur prise throughout tho land, to say the least.
 Most extraordinary measures were taken to prevent publicity. The aged Benjamin Franklin was sonle- what garrulous at dinner parties, In fear that he would hlab out an account of the doings of the cons ventlon, the delegates had e olose- mouthed member accompany Franklin to the evening gatherings, SO that the old mans elbow might be gently nudged when he became too tNlkative,"
 All this has Q certain familiarity with tho background of Dumbarton oakS-the secrecy, military police ct the gates, and some member as yet unidentified who was garrulouS -and without an elhow-nudger to prevent leaks of American, British, Russian and Chinese plans.
 But now that the heRming dele- gates to the four-power conference have announced their finished work after seven weeks, there is no doubt surprise throughout the land,
 Tn mid-SeptembeF, l767," says Woodward, the Federal convention adjourned after having been in ses- sion four months. The Constitu-, ton was completed, Thirty-nlne gentlemen In knee brooches, silk stockings and ruftied shirts signed the document one by one and stood around in leave.taking conversa- tional groups, towing tremendously and snifilng pinehes of snuff from tiny boxes of gold and enamel, Tho next duty was to sell the Constitu- ton to the American people, It was not m easy job," ATTIRE DIFFERENT,
 BUT NOT THE JOB
 We'll, la mid.Oetoher l9a4, the stockings are not silk, but rayon, the trousers arc full length but have no cuffs, the shirts have taken . beating in wartime laundrieS, and Q shot of war-quAlity whisky or vodka replaces the snufi, But "sell- ing'' the United Nations charter to the people and government of the world Is still not an easy Job,
 It took nine months for nine states to ratify the Constitution and 1t was two years more before Rhode Island, under threat of eco. homie sanctions, was brought into line, While the issue was before the country, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison apd John Jay wrote Q ser- les Of 94 newspaper articles under the pen.name of "Publius" explain Ing the Constitution. Reprinted later aS "The Federalist", these papers rank as one of the clearest and most forceful exposltlons of constitutional government ever written.
 Maybe what's needed now is on. other Federalist, another Publius, to explain what the United Nations charter is Rll about and sell 1t to the American Congress and the American people,