The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-22
By Dreso Pearson

Geneva to sit as an observer with the League oe Nations.
 An are was dying, an age of international op- timism goodwill pngrlmages, and Harding normalcy, the aftermath or the war to- end war An ago was dying. and Henry |. stmson struggled almost alone to give N renewed life.
 faavinR A sick-hed In the sprinR of leS2, he sailed for Paris, determined to warn the statesmen of Europe of impending disaster Renting villa at Geneva, he called in Ramsay Mcdonald, Chancellor RruennR Dino Orandi, Andre Tardieu and pointed out that aggresslon in faraway China could be greater threat to peace than the menace Of big guns In Europe.
 There came a time several years later when France was pushed out of fndo-China, when Britain called for American help ct Hong Kongn Singapore and india, But at Geneva in ieSS, Mfr stlmson was branded as naive and ideallstc. The leaders ot Europe were practical men,"
 Those were dark dasy in stimsons villa 9esinge on Lake Geneva. His room looked out on an old Tarden sheltered by high trees, In which roasted flookS of brds And sometimes when he could not sieep and work dragged endlessiy, Stinson stood at his window looking out upon tho trees ana the moon and the shadows they cast upon the garden, ana rec membered tho World War days when he was colonel of artillery In France
 Out among the poplars, he saw again that line of men from the fields the factories, the sea, going forward and the line of women, wounded men, ex- before him then the latter years having been given to rebuilding equity and understanoing among the peoples of the world.
 And he had failed
 stlmuOn saw the world coasting toward the abyss. Every inch of the way he tried to stop it' and no had failed.
 Having failed stmson later accepted Franklin RooSeveits invitation to help prosecute the war which he tried SO desperately to stop He accepted the inv- tation of . man who was lifelong political enemy. but whose views on foreign policy he had come to respect
 And gradually stlmson and Roosevelt were drawn closer together Actually they were very much alike Both New York country squreS both born to wealth and comfort both actually prefeFrlng to spend their time with horses dogs and trees, both believing m taxing themselves and the WoAther classes to the bone both believing that their heritage was to give their lives to public service
 And more than anything else, both believed that this war meant the last try for civilization the last try to preserve freedom of worship, free thinking, freedom to 70 and come, freedom to struggle toward the goal of loving thy neghbor as thysef
 So the two men, political rivals in peace, fought side by side In war, dcAme to respect and revere each other And ct the first hushed and hurried Cabinet meeting called after the death Of the late President Henry L, stimson, then nearly 70 having served In both the Taft and Hoover Cabinets sat shaken and solemn.
 1T am soldier" he said when Truman asked him to remain In tho Cabinet, "and when am called upon to serve, I serve for tho duration"
 His face was white, His eyes were filled With tears,
 Now tho duration is over. Having won the war that he began single.handcd i4 years ago ths week. Henry stinsen has retired