J. D, Bernal Sws Leave It to the Russians

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The polemic about the Soviet writers"' trial has continued in the Morning Star. What must be surely one of the strangest contributions has come from J. D. Bernal, the well known scientist and FRS, He was, until he resigned through ill health, the chairman of the World Council for Peace, an crganisation which usually supports the Moscow line in foreirgm affairs Professcr Bernal admits that it was wrong in the 'thirties to disriss criticisr of the trails as capitalist proparanda, He makes some valid criticisms of the Soviet authorities' donduct of this latest trial, but concludes that 'we ought not to make' the task of the yo:th of -the Soviet Union who are defending their rights 'more difficult by protests'!