The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
By EILEEN M. BYRNES

EhhAVA ANs 0AAN tAAC AANSASAAD VA NA+' world must act fast to establish a world federation to solve interna- tlonal conflicts or civilization will destroy itself through the atomic bomb, several leaders of the Wa terbury United Nations Association warned last night during . panel discussion held at the MattaCuck Historical Society.
 Speaking on world Government and National Sovereignty, Edward H. Davis, Scovill StatiStician de- clared that if a group of people working together in perfect co-ordi- nation, from Q symbolic series of blueprints could produce the atomic bomb, there Is no question that the nations of the world, grouped to- gether and working diligently in organization, can achieve lasting peace.
 Pointing to the League of Ma tionS and our international cartelS, the speaker emphasized that evolu- tion of civilization Is slow, but the peoples of the world have learned how to organize and act together.
 An effective world federation is not only pretty picture" MT. Da- wis said, T tell you 1t has been prov en. It Is already reality.
 "The League of Nations may have failed in important disputes in the past. But we have now arrived at a point where we know how to cor- rect those failures. We know today from past errors how to select the people to represent us."
 Stressing the success of govern ment in ridding the city, state, and nation of unlawfulneSs and anarchy, MT. Davis declared that world gov- ernment would operate just as suc- ceSsfully in eliminating conflicts and disputes between nations.
 "Only the establishment of laws to govern nations and enforcement of those laws, will accomplish the great desire of the war-wcary peo- ples of the earth, MT. Davis con- tinued.
 With the discovery of the atomic bomb, an important chapter in the evolution of civilization came to an end. We have the choice now of working for world peace, or civiliza- ton will come to an end. But we cannot waste time. We must wake up now and work now. Should nation decide to make war on arl- other nation, within 24 hours that nation may be destroyed. And it could be the United States.
 The various branches of science throughout the world, the Scovill statistician pointed out, are en- gagged in studying the universe, and are successful through the medium of organization.
 He further asserted that Russia, recognizing the importance of sci- ence to the development and growth of a nation, has not incarcerated the thousands of outstanding Scien- lists she captured in Germany, but has sent them into her laboratories, while America recruited more than 95 900 young scientists for the mil- Itary service, and is continuing to do so.
 If we experience no competition with the atomic bomb. we will ex- perience tremendous struggle in the atomic era, unless this nation at- taches more significance to the work of science within the coming years", Mr. David asserted.
 Fright Is Justifiable
 Intelligent people, recognizing the destructive boyer Of the atomic comb are justiglably frightened that his new discovery will destroy eivi- ization. Lawrence Duryee of the Scientific Research staff Of the Light and Power Conn oany. declared in an address on Men and Atoms"
 Warning that our methods Of war" lare are as obsolete as those used n the Battle Of Hastings in i0ee, he engineer declared that the aye- 'age layman nilnimi9es the power ,f the atomic bomb which will de. stgoy civilization, if e successful method of establishing WOgid peace . nov,