Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30
VOgeler Says Soviet
Union Can Collapse

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who spent II months in a Red pris-
on, told q Chronicle reporter.
Vogeler is now a resident of
Lewes and general manager of the
John w. Rollins electrnnics plant
there.
He explained his contention by
calling attention to the bis differ-
ence now notable in the relaxing
Of the cold war which Yogeler said
was due entirely to the economic
pressures recently applied by the
United States to the Soviet Union.
He said that if sufficient psyche
logical, economic and diplomatic
pressures were applied, the Soviet
Union would have a rebellion just
like the one in Argentina. He de-
plOred previous efforts at appease-
ment.
Some people say that there
couldn't possibly be a rebellion in
the Soviet Union" he continued,
"but the common people must have
at least some small comfort out Of
life or they will eventually rebel.
He explained that rs per cent Of
Soviet production is for military
purposes and only the % per cent
remainder for civilian use. Radios,
teleVisiOn sets. refrigeratOrs,
watches, sewing machines and sim
liar items as are considered almost
necessities in America, hardly ex-
list for the common people in Rus
sia. Not one in 10000 persons owns
an automobile
Mr. Vogeler was at work at his
desk in the Lewes plant when tine
reporter visited him. He was con-
centrating on the needs Of today
and tomorrow as though those ter
rible months had been wiped from
his memory.
He's gained 60 pounds since his
dramatic release from prison and
stated that he now feels just about
as he did before his ordeal. though
for a year and a half he was nerv-
GUS and kept remembering. :"
He has a good coat Of tan, now,
too, from the Lewes Beach, likes
the town, likes Delaware and likes
America which he calls ''the best
country IN the world"
He stated that strangers some
times stop even yet in Lewes and
ask him il he is Robert VOgeleI
and how he feels and how the world
IS treating him now
He's friendly and kindly and
Humble III, spite Of the brigbi
spotlight III which he moved for 50
long.
But though he said he felt just
about as he had always felt before
his experience with the Reds, there
were times when he was talking
about the Soviet Union when the
lines deepened in his face and his
dark eyes seemed to gaze off be-
yOnd the modernistic walls which
surrounded him.
Robert VOgeler spent much 81
the time since his return to this
country iE lecturing writing and
news commentaries. He then de-
cided that it was about time he got
back to his own prOfession-cO
sulting engineer.
He was called several times by
Lieutenant Governor Rollins for
consultation on the electronic plant
and frequently visited Lewes fol
that purpose. When the plant was
reOrganized, he went to Lewes 0n q
permanent basis and took with hin
his associate, Ralph Frolke.
The two men have rented small
house on the beach until VOgeler'i
family joins him. His wife anC
their two sons, Robert, IS, and vii
liam, IA, are still at the famil!
home in BEDFORD Hills, n. Y, bu
thave visited him week-ends ant
the boys are enthusiastic about tn
beach.
Asked how he was able to bea
sup in prison under the seemingl,
thOpeless circumstances Of his con
finement, Vogeler said that h
thought it was his faith that KEEP
him going. He said that he believes
sthat each person is important t
God and that there is some pur
pose for what happens.
In answer to a question, he re
piled that he thought in his Ow
case the purpose was that
brought home to people in Americ
realization of what could reall
happen in the Soviet. Before h
was picked up on the streets an
put into prison without any for
NAL charges, he said that it woul
have been inconeeivable to Amer
leans that such a thing could haI
pen, especially ia a country whic
says it believes in helping tn
common man.
"My arrest disputed the Who'll
contention Of the Communist philC
sophy."
He added that there is a stricte
caste system in the Soviet Unio
today than in many Of the old rOya
regimes and a much greater lin
Of demarkatiOn.
There is no good fellOwshi
there, no democracy"
He said that he thought it woul
do some Communist sympathizeI
a lot of good to see the COmmuni'
system working out at close rang
Describing advances the Soviet
have made In the past 80 years, M
Vogeler admitted that they ha
good scientists and that their lei
oratory work had advanced but sal
lild the Uulleu olaLea enjoys -
ac.Rty to apply knowledge for Il
purpose Of creating goods and SER
ices while the Soviets, because
fear even of their own people, u:
their advancement to control pc,
pie.
He said that a system that exis
by power and force alone is bour
10 collapse He defined the diffe