Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-23
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. ZZ.-1 he Label,
a British Roman Catholic weekly
declares Hungarian Communists
plan to administer will-deStroying
drug to Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
before his trial on charges Of high
treason.
The magazine printed an article
which it said was drawn up on in
structions of the Hungarian cardinal
primate/ before his arrest. The
article is entitled Trial by Acte-
,dron" The weekly says actedron is
The will-destroying drug.
The Hungarian Medical journal
Orvosi Hetilap reported in 1887
that the drug actedron is a
brain stimulant. It's chemical
name is beta phenylisopropyla-
mine.
(The drug was said to stimu-
late functions of the cerebral
cortex and produce a sense of
we'll being. Hungarian doctors
later were reported using the
drug in mixtures with others.
A copy of the magazine is on
file at Columbia University in
New York;
Article to Be Read.
The article is to be read from the
pulpits of all Roman Catholic
churches tomorrow in the dioceses
of Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
The article says it is essential ito
draw the attention of Hungarian
and foreign public opinion to the
methods of the Communist police
and the utter defenSelessnesS OF the
victims"
The article cites two previous
Hungarian trials, one of a priest.
1t says both defendants denied in
dictments against them but after
some time in their cells appeared
listless in court and accepted the
charges made.
Behind the full confessions, the
self accusations and brokenly hang
ing heads" the article says, turks
the dread weapon of Communist
tyranny against which there is nc
ADMINISTRATION.
To-day in the Soviet occupied
countries it is common knowledge
that any person arrested by the
political police is starved for few
DAYS. Then for a week or two the
prisoner receives sailed fish but no
water.
When the unfortunate prisoner
is on the verge of dying OF thirst,
the article continues. when he has
lost his power of taste and is in a
state of collapse, he is given drink
ut makes no difference whether
it is water or soup; the prisoner no
longer tastes anything and he does
not notice that a small tablet has
been dissolved in this liquid-a tab
let of the potent Notwithstanding
actedron.
"Actedron destroys the nerve CEN
tiers; it does not kill, only paralyzes. "
Strength is First Effect.
The article says the drug at first
gives immense strength and raises
the prisoners self-conldence.
He does not feel hunger" it con-
tinues. his courage is superhuman.
Next day the reaction sets in. 1t
begins with strong headache and
vertigo. Then a steadily increasing
sense of uncertainty overcomes him.
Then the prisoner begins to feel
frightened. Finally he becomes semi
conscious. He is paralyzed as though
he we're in hypnotic trance. Mel
Their his judgment nor his memory
functions any more. He has the
impression of having a deadly vacu-
UNI in his head.
He has an urge blindly to obey
the slightest orders and is psyche
logically incapable of saying no to
anything.
The victims are led to the trial in
this condition"
The article asks:
rs it likely that the cardinal
prince primate will be spared the
actedfon cure?
BY no other means can the
agents of Moscow justify their &C
tons. Already it has been reported
that the Hungarian radio will