The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
Atomic Age
 Realized
(Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D former Prime Minister Winston Churchill signalized what the War Department called mans entrance into a new physical world.'
 The new bomb, the War Depart ment said, may be "the instrument tality to end all major wars"
 In any event, it means that the basic power of the universe, the power which binds the atoms in- finitessimal solar system" together the power which is the source of all the suns radiation. is now in a measure mans.
 The present trustees of this power are the Anglo-American Allies. Their pooled science and $2,000, ,000,- 900 of Americas wealth accomplish ed in three intense years of secret research and Herculean effort what decades of previous effort by the worlds greatest physicists had failed to achieve.
 Harnessed Energy
 They broke into the atom, extract ed it's power, and placed it under restraint at mans service.
 In SO doing they beat the Axis by a matter of perhaps only a few months. Had the European war lasted a little longer, the Ger mans might have won the race.
 But the British and Americans won. So long as they only possess the key to the atoms powerhouse they are in position to enforce the peace of the world.
 So vast are the prospects now opened up that use of atomic power to defeat Japan appears by com parison to be merely a. short-range goal, although the paramount one for the present.
 President Truman saw the long, range goal as use of atomic energy for industrial power, and as "a powerful and forceful influence to- wards the maintenance of world peace"
 He will ask Congress to establish a commission to control the pro- duction and use of atomic power and will himself make recommends tions for its wise employment. New Control Power Stimson said that i've are at the threshold of a new industrial art" He announced appointment of a committee which will make recommendations to the President for ''both national and international control" of atomic power.
 The menace of such vast power was obvious. It poses the most fate full question ever asked: Can man be trusted with 1t or will he use it to destroy his world? Even now, President Truman said. science is searching for methods of protecting us and the rest of the world from the danger of sudden destruction.
 The test will come in years ahead flor it will be years, Stimson and Truman agreed, before atomic power can be harnessed economical ly to replace the power now supplied by coal, oil, and water.
 In 1889, the late President Roose- welt appointed a committee to study the possibility of capturing atomic energy for war. Two years later the decision was made to try it.
 In December, 1922, the order went out to start construction of large scale plants. In August, 1943, British scientists joined in the project, which proceeded under combined policy committee
 Populace of Workers
 Brand new cities sprang up. One at a place IS miles west of Knox vile, Tenn. became known as Oak Ridge, with population of about 78,000 fifth largest community in the state. Another at a site IS miles northwest of Pasco, Wash, became Richland.
 A special laboratory was set up in 8 New Mexican desert 30 miles northwest of Santa Fe. Other smaller plants were established else- where in the United States and Canada.
 Congress took the word of Stim- son and Gen. George c. Marshall, Army chief of stan, that the project was worthwhile, and appropriated 41 .oso GOO, 900 for 1t. The climax came July l6.
 1n e .@5 4 le. {. tt..<.a,s,.. .t.<.,..