The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
WacIaw SzuIiewicz in Person, Appears Before
 Senate Committee
STOLEN FROM ITALY
 BY POLISH EXILES
Chief Lacy Met Him in Rio De JaneirO; Got
 Him Back to U. s.

Washington, April 30. (UP) - A tale of interna- tional intrigue, in which a Polish refugee scientist who had a valuable synthetic rub- Der formula was chased across three continents, was told today to a Senate Agri- culture subcommittee. The scientist, Waclaw Szukiewicz, appeared before the sub committee which had been seeking him for months. He was aided in telling his story, which rivaled a spy thriller, by William s. c. Lacy. chief of the Office ci Price Administration Foreign I'm formation Unit.
 SMikiewicz's formula for process ing synthetic rubber may save the government $415 100000 yearly on the basis of a 700,000-ton annual program. It provides an improved method of utilizing grain alcohol instead of petroleum as the basie substance for the manufacture of Boutadiene rubber. The formula now Is in possession of the War Production Board.
 Chairman Guy M. Gillette, D., la said the scientist, who at one time worked in Peoria, H.. research plant, had received a telegram from a. government official in Washing ton telling hiln to keep your mouth shut" about the synthetic rubber problem. Gillette said he previously had suspected foul play.
 Lacy told of government efforts to obtain the formula and rescue the scientist from Italy, get him to Rio De Jariero, and thence into the United States.
 Formula Value Determined
 Lacy said the patent adviser Of the old Office of Production Man. agement sent a telegram to Szukie- wicz and . select group of others who knew about he formula af- ter its true value had been deter mined.
 A secrecy ban was imposed or everyone 'in the know after tho scientist had filed patent applica- tions in the United States, Lacy said. This procedure was to in sure this nation first chance at knowledge, which, according to Gii- lette, may solve completely olil rubber situation and save us mil. lions of dollars"
 As Lacy unfolded his story, Gil lette interrupted frequently with questions, but at the conclusion, ne said that you men. particularly you MT. Lacy, down at the OPA have done a marvellous piece of work. You are to be congratulated and highly complimented."
 According to Lacy, in the earlS spring of l940, before Italy entered the war, he was approached by [ Polish refugee, who asked: "Woult your country be interested ifl a synthetic rubber formula7" Lacy replied in the affirmative, and was informed that if he would go tr New York city, and contact another Polish refugee, count, that he would turn over the formula to the United States.
 Part of Fornauln Missim1
 q went to New York, met the count. and he turned the formula over Lacy related. "But on return. ing to Washington. and placing 4 in the hands of our research chem, ists, 1t was discovered that certail portions of the process, dealing will various catalysts, were missing He continued that he again con, tacted the refugee, and was tolg that the only person who could sup ply the missing information wa Szuklew!cz, who then was in Italy.
 "When inquired as to why hA was in Italy, I was told that b was offering the forfnula to tIa Italian government as q part Of tll appeasernert policy besaR soiloN (cyontiyallad m RmRe al