The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-19
The Dublin Conference

Despite the fact that editorial comment thus far on the resolutions adopted at the private conference held at Dublin N H. has been rather unsympathetic 1t IS en- trey possible that one hundred years from now, Dublin will have surpassed Teheran Potsdam Or San Francesca in its influence on the worlds history.
 The Dublin group comprised a representative gath erng of able sincere and weinformed leaders in Amer can life While differing as to methods, It's members agreed that only strong world organization superstate offered real promise of continued peace particularly ln view of the terrifying scientific advances in warmaking typified by the atomic bomb.
 Those familiar wrth Clarence Strets Union Now" will recognize the fountanhead from which the Duoln resolutions Sprang In his book Mr. Stre has advanced sound and in many cases conclusive arguments to why Super-state Is the worlds only hope for nterna- tona cooperation and lasting peace He cites the danger ous early years of this country when loose federation which left with each state nearly complete sovereignty and US own armed forces, was all that bound the colonies to- gether in their newly-won independence. Only when strong constitution was adopted which reserved to the na tonal government certain prerogaves which states had ealousy held for themselves previously, only then da America start its trek to prosperity peace ana great ness.
 Now the world finds itself with time barriers well nigh eliminated Economic rvalries promote internatonal emnitieS Wars ensue Unless these are controlled tne atomic bomb and It's frightening parallel weapons threaten the world Only If we establish strong world government ndubitaby at the sacrifice of some Of our own sovereignty can we have security and peace.
 At this point obectors say that the nations of the world unwilling to sacrifice any sovereignty We fear what Russia is thinking Russia is still suspicious of us and of Great Britain Yet all three nations are principally con- cerned with the preservation of peace We cannot but be- HeVe that any plan, however rAulCal WHICH OlleEs promise of lasting peace will find ready and enthusiastic support among the great of peoples the world over
 America, the worlds strongest and richest nation must assume the leadership we wise and unsefsh enough to yield of national privileges in the in tersts of world peace the other great nations Of the world not doubt our good faith and can Ill afford not 10 support our effort
 Radical as the Dublin plan may be 1t can hardly meet with less than has the United Nations Organza ton to date The London Conference seems to have been almost total failure 5ascally we believe that any plan which tries to set up world organization and yet pre- serve to each member nation all its ealouSy-guarded sovereignty IS predoomed to failure.
 Let us therefore aim at a plan which establishes strong bond of common interest among all nations and sets up central strong enough to enforce the peace we all seek.
 Let us not dsspate newly won faith in each other the energies and enthusiasm for peace gained from costly war in crazy quilt pattern for peace which will still fail to reconcile national eaouses because 1t pro-
 notes rivares rather than subugatng them to the com mon interest of all men, lasting peace.