Evening star., 1953-06-22
sConfirm
Sabotaging Of
Uranium Mines
Also Admit Violence
In Eastern Germany
Is Still Continuing
BY the AssceIofed Press


BY the AsseeIofed Press
BERLIN, June 22.-Commu-
mist East Germany admitted to-
day sabotage had occurred in the
Soviet-mnaaged uranium mines
and violence continued elsewhere
against the Red puppet regime.
The Communist Party leader
ship hurled new face-Saving
charges that Western agents had
parachuted into East Germany
to spread havoc after the work.
ers' revolt flared last Wednesday.
United States officials derided
the accusations as fantastic.
ADM, the Soviet-controlled
German news agency, confirmed
reports that the anti-Red mu-
tiny had struck in the Saxony
uranium fields, which have been
exploited by the Russians since
1947 in the atomic weapons race.
ADM quoted statements of 10y
atty by uranium miners saying
they would expand their efforts
to make up for lost production
"and to reconstruct the areas de-
stroyed by the Fascist provoca-
teurS."
No Estimate of Damage.
No estimate of damage was
given. A West Berlin newspa-
per, Telegraf. reported yesterday
that 100000 Germans went on
strike Thursday in the Saxony
uranium mines after a Soviet
firing squad executed IL anti
Red demonstrators. The strik-
erS represented more than a one
third of the men in the mines.
ADM said Aue, heart of the low
grade uranium ore fields, was
hard hit.
Accusations that American and
West German money and effort
supplied paratroop Saboteurs to
keep the flames of revolt alive
were contained in a Socialist
Unity (Communist) Party dec
laration which pleaded with East
Germans to get back to work and
support the Red government.
The party declaration said a
great number" Of the para
chutiStS had been captured but
admitted that in the sixth day
Of Sovet martial law quiet is
not yet entirely secured"
United States officials in Ber-
lin in denying the paratroop ac-
cusation said the Russians had
recorded only one violation of |
the east zones air sovereignty
outside the allied corridors this
month and that was 10 days ago. |
1t involved an American Jet
fighter plane. Said q senior
American official:
THE idea of parachuting un-
derground Saboteurs into the So
Wet zone is ridiculous. They'd
better realize as long as this
Communist gang is in power
there are already 18 million
there"
Trains Barred at Border.
The sealed-of Soviet sector
released trains for West Berlin'S
elevated system, which carries
a million passengers daily, but
none of the five operating lines
was permitted to cross the bor-
der dividing East and West Ber-
lin. Lack of trains had compelled
the working population in the
Western sector to limp along on
foot. bicycle. overcrowded bus
and street car lines.
From Bonn, meanwhile, West
German Chancellor Konrld
Adenauer telegraphed President
Eisenhower, Prime Minister
Churchill and Rene Mayer, head
of the caretaker French govern
ment. asking them to do all they
could to free East Germany by
securing unification of the divid-
ed country.
Mr.. Adenauer said only with
a unified Germany governed by
freely elected alderman gov
ernment could enduring peace
be brought to Europe.
GrOtewOhl Regime Threatened.
AS reports few that the Rus
slams were about to throw out
the satellite East German gov
ernment of Prime Minister Otto
Grotewohl. the party declaration
atteSted to the Still-continuing
strikes with frantic appeals to
the 18 million captive East Ger
mans to go back to work.
Throwing OF restraint, the
statement made clear the mag
nitude of the workers rebellion
the most gigantic rebuff from
a captive civilian population in
the history Of Moscow directed
communism.
The enemy" the Commu-
nistS said. melted millions" of
East Germans to take to the
streets in wild disorder and
Threatened the security and
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