Evening journal., 1921-02-21
DYEEXPERTS
DENY BETRAYAL
dupont Chemists, From Ger
many, Scoff at Warrants
Being Issued
SAY THEY USE OWN
KNOWLEDGE ONLY

Issuance OF warrants in Cologne.
Germany for the extradition Of four
chemical and dye experts. two Of
whom are now employed in this city
by the +. /. DUPONT de Nemours and
Company, is not regarded as at all
likely to have any material effect.
As was pointed out today. Ger
many and the United states are still
in "A state OF war. There are no reg
ular diplomatic channels through
which the warrtnts for the German
chemists may be served. and it is
doubtful II the State Department at
Washington will receive the war
rants or recognize their Validity.
The four chemists. according 10
dispatches from Cologne, are accus-
'd by Frederick Bayer and Com
pany OF Leverskursen. by which
they formerly were employed, OF
breach Of contract and betrayal OF
commercial secrets. Two OF them.
Dr. Joseph Flachslander and Dr.
otto Runge. have been in Whining
ton for "a month. They are engaged
by the duPonts, at salaries said TO be
more than s25. 900 a year each as
dye experts. The men have been
staying al the Hotel DUPONT.
According to the Cologne dis
patches, a fifth expert. DR.. Kunze
resident Of Zurich. is said 10 have
made the arrangements with the
quartet Of chemists to come TO Amer.
lea and was instrumental in securing
Tie transit across the German Dutch
frontier Of trunk containing inn
portant documents. drawings and
other scien ifc material This trunk
it further is averred. was barred by
Dutch from Ter authorities and or.
iered return TO the prosecuting at
tornoy az Cologne. upon the latter'i
requisition.
Drs. Fiachslander and Runge sail
I'd for New York on the steamship
Ryndam. December 2l. They weri
permitted TO land. The whereabout
7f Or. Heinr9h Jordan and DR.. Ma
Engelmann, who also are said {,
have ben engaged by the duPonts
are not known. according TO IN
dispatches.
Germany also is said TO have Join
"a Holland in opposing the admis
sion to this country OF DR.. Flach
slanger and DR.. Runge, but the mel
had regular passports properly Wis
"a by American consular officers.
DR.. Flachslanger said last nigh
he believed DR.. Engelmann was still
in Eberfeld. Germany. but did no
know DR.. Jordon's whereabouts.
DR.. Flachslanger denied emphati
cally any papers or chemical for
mulae had been brought into tn
United States by himself or his asso
ciate. DR.. Runge. He declared re
ports that Dr. Kunze. OF Zurich
had smuggied a trunkful OF docu
ments across the Dutch frontie
were "all lies" DR.. Flachslander ais
asserted he had in no way broke
faith with his former employers. an
declared he regarded the knowlede
he had gained in that company
employ as having been contribute
by the research work Of himself an
associates and that he had brougi
u all with him "in his head" Tn
knowledge. he maintained. he wa
entitled 70 use In any way he sa'
nt
The charge or breach OF contrac
Dr. Flachslander branded as "al
surd." asserting his contract wit
the Bayer Company expired befol
he left Germany. He said he und'
no circumstances would return
Germany TO face any charges b.
cause his duties with the duPoi
Company were too pressing. Il
added, however. he might answ'
them in fun in this country at =
distant time.