Show world peace hopes converge on conference in san francisco an organization with responsibility power envisioned by planners by JOHN E JONES released by western newspaper union out of the yalta conference of the big three came the electrifying news that san francisco had been selected for the coming united nations conference we have agreed they said that a conference of united nations should be called to meet at san francisco in the united states on april 25 1945 to prepare the charter of such an organization along the line proposed in the informal conversations at dumbarton oaks official announcement came to san Francis cos mayor lapham from acting secretary of state joseph C grew with the further advice that representatives of the department of state will get in touch with you in a day or so with regard to hec necessary essary arrangements for the conference and so san francisco most western of our american cities founded in 1776 the same year as our declaration of independence becomes the focal point of mens hopes from all parts of the world for enduring peace san francisco the golden gate of the becomes now the new golden gateway to future security for all mankind if you take fake a map of the world and draw lines from russia to south africa from egypt to china from central europe to india aror from the philippines to the scandinavians from greenland to australia and from canada to new zealand all of these lines will cross or converge at san francisco so san francisco becomes the world peace center no world war III HL indicative of the importance of this meeting are some of the statements made by statesmen and pressmen veteran newsman mark sullivan the greatest present need of the world is to see that there shall be no world war III this is the beginning of everything and the objective of everything lt cedr harold stassen delegate 1 I hope that san francisco may mean for the world of tomorrow what constitution hall at philadelphia meant for the united states of america anthony eden foreign secretary of the british empire this may be the worlds last chance to create an effective peace organization combining responsibility with power attendance at the meeting bears out this importance forty four nations from all continents of the earth are represented it has been estimated that delegates and their attendants secretaries advisers experts on all matters of government total some 1500 persons news gatherers press and radio number upwards of 1000 san francisco is host to from 2500 to persons our state department has had representatives in san francisco since march preparing for the big meeting which taxes every facility of the coast city hotels which have already been full to overflowing for the last two years or more have to take care of several thousand more the department of state has reserved rooms in the larger hotels taking over entirely several of the largest the san francisco chamber of commerce has advised people not directly connected with t the he conference to stay away from the city during april and may no one knows how long the conference will remain in session first plans were for approximately four weeks it may last eight weeks or longer for a big job has to be done east meets west and all of the dif ferencek feren ces between them must be ironed out in order to build an organization that will be effective and enduring everything arranged early experienced protocol officers have had to work out in advance details of seating arrangements at meetings both general and committee as well as at banquets and dinners and hotel room assignments transportation from air fields to hotels and from hotels to meeting places had to be provided san francisco is a cosmopolitan city with a population made up of persons from all parts of the world many of its taxi drivers speak other languages in addition to english each taxicab carries a sign indicating the languages that its driver speaks so that foreign delegates may pick out a driver conversant in his own language headquarters for the united nations convention ate are in one of the large hotels on knob hill meetings are being held in several of the large public buildings in san fran ciscoe civic center such as war memorial opera house veterans auditorium and the civic auditorium rules governing the press and the public follow in general the pattern established at the chapultepec conference in mexico city where the press had admittance to all general meetings and information sources from committee meetings many of the general meetings are open to the public so far as space makes that possible it is a privilege long to be remembered to sit in on a session where a constitution of the united nations is being created details to committees much of the actual business of the convention of necessity is done in committee meetings where plans claps and details are formulated discussed changed and worked up into a cohesive program to be presented to the general conference here differences come up necessitating reference back to committee often time and time again it is no easy job to c reate create an instrument to govern international relations acceptable cep table to people from every continent of the earth but present day transportation and communications have erased the barriers of distance and isolation there is no isolation we are a part of a family of nations kipling wrote east is east and west is west and neer the twain shall meet but kipling was probably wrong the twain are meeting where the east and the west come together geographically and spiritually in san francisco at the golden gateway to future peace and security i among the n nations of the earth the peoples of the united nations look to san fran francisco ci austra australians I 1 ia ns europeans africans americans north and south all have their hearts and hopes in the convention beginning on april 25 who knows but that in their hearts the common people of our enemy both european and asiatic ar are e putting their hopes in this world meeting for an end to the catastrophe which they started but could not finish atop mt davidson feet above the city of san francisco is a huge cross here annually some of the cites diverse population have gathered on easter sundays to worship at the foot of this cross here all forget their differences of of race and creed in a common reverence never before has this cross been lighted at any other time than holy week and easter now however it is illuminated during the entire international ter national conference that it i may be a guiding light to bring together the east and the west and in the spirit for which it stands make brothers of us all in the united nations of the world NORT S CISCO 1 ICA because of its central loc ti CA san francisco was a wise choi f 11 a world conference site |