The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-25
President
President Vice-PreS Baruch PIan Lauded By Laurence Duryee

"The United States State Depart ment has offered the world the greatest document in human history in the Baruch Plan for information al control of the atom bomb, stat ed Lawrence M. Duryee of the Connecticut Light and Power com pany in an address last night at St. Johns Episcopal Church.
 MT. Duryee reviewed the physlcai characteristics of the atom bomb. He referred to the 100 million de- grees of heat it develops. He said this man-killing heat is four times the temperature of the center of the sun. He said that the radioactive effects of a few pounds of uranium 235 are more deadly to human lie than thousands of tons of radlum. He referred to the "f1asco" at Bl- kini, where we rattled our atomic sword before all the nations ot the world. Then he said, "T'he pathetlc struggle going on at the Paris Peace Conference is evidence of old-tlme methods of power politics-the methods used in the horse-ano- buggy age. Power politics ana strong nationalism inevitably bring conflict. Conflict in the age of the Absolute Weapon spells the end o1 civilization as we have known 1t. The international shadow boxing must cease if we are going to sur- vive.
 "In its place, the United States State Department has offered to the world the greatest document in hu- man history. I refer to the Barucn Plan for international control Of the atom bomb. Never in the hls- tory of man has major nation offered to transfer its national soV- ereignty to a world organization for the security of all mankind. It is precisely this which MT. Barucn offered to the United Nations Atom ic Energy Committee June IA. lhls proposal provides for the transfer 10 the International Atomic Develop ment Authority of all matters per taining to the manufacture Of ns- sionable materials, by all nations including the United States. The document is unique.
 World Authority Urged
 Tt is obvious that If we are tc enjoy the ultimate fruits of atomic energy for the benefit of man, we must first set up world authority to enact and to enforce world law
 MT. Baruchs plan calls for own ership, operation, and management of all atomic activities. It provides for an inspection system In all countries to insure that no Domn material is manufactured anywhere in the world. It provides for i'm mediate and "condign punishment of individuals who violate worlo law. It provides for denaturing all atomic materials so that they can be licensed for peacetime applica- tions, so that this fundamental en- ergy of the universe can be maoe available for mankind.
 VA significant report to the Unit ed Nations Atomic Energy Commit tee, made three weeks ago, outlined the first practical study of applying atomic energy to the generation ot power. This authoritative report stated that power from this source can now be generated at an in- creased cost of only 25 percent above present methods, using coal or oil.
 This, in the beginning of Year Two of the Atomic Age, is Of ut most importance. It indicates that in those vast and backward coun- tries of the world where transporta- ton of old fashined fuels is diftl- cult and expensive, atomic-energy mower plants can, in the foreseeable