The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-26
By DreSU Pearson

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 As the rwpsssrnsssive fcr the Soviet union." he saic T wish so say shat the sosist gorsnmsns hak a definitely negative atsltnce towards Geneva as possible place for ths United Nsu0ns oFEaniszsten The sssass eovsrnmsni conssdsrs that the United states wUalc be the psupsr place for the United Ns- ssous Organization The United stassa located rtsnily bsswesn AsiA and Europe Ths old vosid has had once. and R h time sOr ths nsw world ts have G.
 Gremyks was fsnswss hy Dr. Rybar of YugO. slAyss T do not think that the past has shown that hy having the seat h Europe you get c reap prochement between the European people he argued There vas cSOord in Europe among the European pcoplaS and the spirit os Geneva did not help to eliminate it"
 Rybsr wAs interrupted by Nosl-BakeE who ven, back to his geographseal point that many more world capitals were closer 10 Europe than to America Bui the Yugosiav brushed him as3ce
 T should like to point out the following advsn- tsges in having the seat in the United States Rybar continued: America vas populated more or less from European peoples. They ! would say. nec from Europe very many for political and economic reasons. to establish there a new home building up also a spirit This new spirit has developed in such a wey that have tand speak from my own experienced in America democracy and freedom such do not think you will find in any country in the world.
 Former Secretary o. State Edward s;ettnius.
  silent up to this point then announced that he fel; very much like someone who was being elected to club and asked to sit with the membership com mittee while his character being discussed
 T wish to make clear the position of the United States" Stettinus said We seeking the site of the United Nations Organization within the boun- dar1es of he United States.
 'If it is the will of the majority of the United Nations to come to the United States and have the headquarters of the Organization within the United States the United States government stancs ready to extend invitation to the United Nations to come there.
 The last point wish to make MT. Chairman continued Stettinus lis this Several delegates have spoken for and against San Francisco. We should all keep in mind that there many possible sites within the United States
 Mexican delegate, Dr. Luis Padillo Eervo, fol- lowed Stettinius.
 "My government" PAoio said, believes that the United Nations Organization ought to have the advantages of fresh start in atmosphere os faith and optimism, freedom and progress. And we believe that at the present moment most of those conditions do prevail in the American continent" Czechoslovakias pr. Kerno also indorsed the United States but urged placing UNO headquarters in an Eastern city. Brazls Freitas-Vallc also said that if his, country had to choose between Geneva and San Francisco they would select San Francisco
 After four hours of wrangling, Gronyko called for vote. The result was to 3 in favor of placing the headouarters in the US.A. Australia, Brazil, Chile China Czechoslovakia Iran, Mexico, Russia and Yugoslavia voted for the US.A. France, the Netherlands and Britain voted against Canada and the United States abstained from voting
 Selection of the actual city in the U. s. to play host to the United Nations was left to the 5O nations meeting in London.