Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
WIFE HELD BY SOVIETS.
Professor Says Mate Kept to Induce
His Return.

Professor Says Mate Kept to Induce
His Return.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, July "a
Prof Dmitri p Krynine of Yale Uni
versity, who in cablegrams to George
Bernard Shaw and Lady Astor has
asked that they help his wife in Mos
COW lin the name of humanitarian
the appeal in the hope Russian officials
might be influenced to permit his wife
to join him and his son in America.
Expressing the opinion his wife was
being held practically as hostage in
Russia so he might be forced to return
to that country. Prof. Krynine said
he had made numerous futile appeals
to Russian officials to permit his wife
to join him Before coming to this
country in August, 1929, he was pro-
fessor OF highway transportation at
the Technical University of Moscow.
He said Russian officials considered
him a valuable man and were anxious
that he return to Russia.
Wife Lives in Poverty.
During the past few days Prof. Kry-
nine had made inquiries here concerning
the British consuls in New York and
Moscow. At the time he did not reveal
his wife's plight.
Mrs, Krynine, her husband said, Il
living in poverty in Moscow. With an
other family she occupies a single room
where she is forced to cook over kero-
sene burner placed on window sill.
Prof. Krynine, who has arranged with
the State Department to permit his
wife to enter the country as perma
nent resident. revealed that two years
ago royalties on book which he wrote
ceased coming from Russia.
Royalties withheld.
He received royalties for the first and
second editions of the book. Principles
Of Highway Transportation, but he
said he had received nothing for third
and fourth editions.
Prof. Krynine Is in this country on q
permanent visa. He came to Yale In
December. 1929. as research professor
of highway engineering. His son. Paul
D. Krynine, graduate Of the Unlver-
sity of California, is a candidate for
the Phi. D. degree at Yale.
Mrs. Krynine, the professor said. re-
ceives a food card on which she is al
lowed slight rations. She is not
worker" he pointed out. She does
not support herself, so she received only
small portions,
IT have written everybody" he said
outlining his efforts to get his wife tc
this country. Il have written the
government offlcials, the department
Of education, even the secret police
Never have 1 received an answer" Hi;
wife, he said, has applied for a pass
port to leave that country, making
considerable deposit Of money. as re-
quired by the government regulations
four different times.
His cable to the British embassy In
Moscow read:
Allow me to transmit to Mr.. George
Bernard Shaw my following request
Out of humanitarian considerations
please intervene in my awful family
conditions and ask the Soviet govern
ment to grant permission to my wife
Raisa Efremovna Krynine, to leave
Russia. I served Soviet govern
ment in responsible technical positions
as we'll as could during IL years Now
I have been in America two years. MY
health and my age do not permit me tc
return to Russia. I do not take part
in any propaganda against the Soviet
Only thing 1 wish is to have my wife
with me. We have been married fol
80 years. I leave to Soviet government
my library and do not require the money
that Gosizdat Soviet publishing house)
did not pay me for puonsning my
works"
His cablegram to Lady Astor wa.
similar, but shorter.