Evening star., 1947-03-25

he described as Russia's "all out
,er-America's mighty secret, the
cluding the American and particu-
larly the Russian, 'by Russian off,
GERS and by Germans sent back to
convince former colleagues para
disc is awaiting them"
3. The German scientists have
everything they need for their re-
search-and are treated equally, il
not better than Russian physicists
They work in Moscow, In the great
spaces of Southern Russia and ir
Siberia, beyond the Urals."
4. Rare German cyclotrons an6
other high-yoltage equipment usec
in atomic and radiation expert
ments" have been moved from the
Russian zone of Germany to the
Soviet Union"
S. Some 10000 engineers ano
miners, Russian and German, are
hunting pitchhlende-the source Of
uranium-in utmost secrecy in Rus
sian-occupied Germany. eff they
escape and are caught-they are
punished IN the Russian way" he
said.
Unwilling to Work in Russia.
The German said he worked in
Russia many months. He said he
was one of several scientists brought
back under escort in an attempt to
recruit others. He said he escaped
because I was not willing to work
in Russia on problems of atomic
energy"
IT feel" he said, that the atom
bomb in the hands of the United
States is the only means of secur-
ing world peace and the freedom
of scientists to continue their work
in liberty"
The physicist said. he was "de-
ported" from the Russian zone To
Moscow late in 1945. Long before
that, he asserted, German scien-
fists already were working in Rus
sia."
I'm March, 1945-before the END
of the war-valuable German
equipment used In nuclear research
already had been packed by Ger
man scientists who had made up
their minds to go to Russia. They
left for Moscow right after the
Russian occupation" he declared
"These men, he went on, "have
been working on the most i'm
pcrtant nuclear problems of the
present time, and they can be a
danger to the United States, for
they will surely help Russia de-
velop an atom bomb"
Life in Russia Described.
The scientist described his life
and work in Russia like this:
"A Russian officer came tome one
day and said, You come to Moscow
with us. You know about the atom
bomb and have worked on it's prob
lems.' I replied, No, I am not
willing to work in Russia
IT told him I wanted to continue
my work with my colleagues or
studying the effects of radiation or
cancer cells. But the Russians
knew 1 had written some papers or
rare elements and they ordered me
You come
"They promised, We give you a
great institute, we give you plenty
of pay, everything you want and
Moscow is wonderful
German scientists" he con-
tinued, get everything they want
for their work and their persona.
needs. But in reality they live ir
golden cage.
You get paid from $4,000 to $685.
900 year.
They give you big houses and al
the personal servants you need. Il
you want cigarettes. you get all you
can smoke If you want luxury
foods, you get them. But you are
trapped in the golden cage. Yor
can't leave Russia, for the Russians
have a proverb, Those who know
much are our friends, but those wht
know too much are our enemies.
Organized in Collectives.
German scientists, he said, are or.
ganized into collectives. Each ha'
his or its own project.
Some are evolving the know.
how of separating the explosive
Iisotope, U-235, from uranium, ant
others are working on construction
of production plants, of the effect
of radiation on life and of laying
the techniques of the necessary in
dustrial effort" the scientists de
Eclared.
The Germans, he said, exchang'
lectures, telling one another wha
they are doing
They are organized into littl
universities" he said, "but so ia
the auditors are German. The Rus
sian scientists are engaged on thei
own projects. One reason the Ger
mans don't instruct the Russians i
the language difficulty.
"I think another reason is tina
no German scientific worker know
what the total knowledge is. 1t i
like a mosaic Somebody is col
lecting all the information and put
1See ATOMIC, Page A-4)
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