The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-25
German Fascists Admit Their Crimes

fascists. Later he became a watch
commander of the separatists.
The O. c. had direct front line in
the Ruhr district which ran from the
Dutch border over Geilenkirchen, Du-
rem and Stellberg on the Mosel. This
line was provided with eight arsenals
from which IA regiments could be
armed. The arms were hidden in
factories and land estates. The artil-
lery depot was in the brown coal
mine Future in Rothberg near Esch-
weller.
Feared the Workers.
All the munition dumps were under
mined with electrically exploded dy-
Mantle as the o. c. feared occupation
of the dumps by the workers. The
organization regularly held weapon
and field exercises.
Blew Up Railroad-Blamed Com
munists.
1t carried out the blowing up of
the line Cologn-Aachen Nangerwehe)
which the bourgeois press blamed on
to the Communists. 600.
Leading O. c. members stood in d.
rect connection with the French oc-
cupation authorities, Won Week, Won
Darsquen.
French and o. C. Against Workers.
Baumann declares that an agree
ment was made between the French
occupation authorities and the o. c.
to act together against the workers
in case of any movement from the
left. The o. C. member Won Week
was murdered by Baumann personally
acting under the instructions of the
organization in Munich on account
of treachery.
Entered Communist Party as Spy.
In the autumn of 1923, he received
instructions of the o. c. to enter the
Communist Party of Germany. In or.
der to achieve this he took part in
the emergency work as a worker in
the district of Aachen-Heilen. He
there succeeded in becoming chair
man of the shop committee of the
emergency workers colony.
In accordance with his orders he
had carried on a provocative activity
in the shop committees conference
in Honningen in the beginning OF
I August. The success of this activity
was the demonstration of the emer
gency workers on the following
Monday before the police presidium il
Aachen which led to blood batl
with many wounded.
Baumann declares that on this oc
casion he saw the police fling hanC
grenades from the windows of thu
Aachen police presidium upon the de
monstrators. After this demonstra
ton he succeeded in entering the mid
die Rhinish organization of the Com
munist Party of Germany. The or
ders of the o. G. were to discover al
particulars of the proletarian factor!
hundreds and their arms and to Sc
up as close a relation with the lead
ers of the c. p G., above all will
the Central Committee. as possible.
Formed Terrorist Group.
Baumann let it be known in the {
P. circles that he was prosecuted b
the o. c. and with this excuse he tray
eled to Berlin. There he carried o
provocative activities amongst the re
evolutionary fugitives. Under order
of the o. c. he formed a terroris
group to murder Ebert and Sesckt.
The attempts were not to be Cal
ried out, but the arrest of the tel
rorist group was to lead to the con
promising Of the Communist Party
The Central Committee of the Con
munist Party however, removed hir
from the Berlin party circles.
Arrested in Moscow.
In all his travels, he remained 4
permanent connections with the o.
Later on he travelled to Leningra
and after a short time he was ares
cd in Moscow. In Leningrad he worn
ed his way into the Smolny In orde
according to his instructions, to max
observations there.
The instructions of the o. G. di
not include attempts, but were TO
the observation and Investigation RI
lating to leading politicians, Stair
Trotsky, Kamenev. Baumann declal
es to have felt that he was sent a
the advance post and pioneer of
terror group. He declares that h
has often met Captain Ehrhardt pei
sonally in the Munich Hayrische Ho
under the name of Hans Herbert vo
lNickinger.