The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-06
Dimirofps Heroism in Court Infuriates the Nazi
Gust DirnitrOff
From Court To
Gag His Expose
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paragraph.
Here Dimitroff interrupted to agk
whether Goering knew that the party
with this Criminal leadership" ruled
one-sixth of the world, where 1t had
abolished national hatreds and OPP
preston and by its orders to German
industry provided bread for German
workmen.
The court, in order to protect
Goering frcm Dimitroff's exposing
questions again ordered the removal
of Dimitroff.
The failure OF the General Strike
called by the Communist Party, was
due to his efforts, Goering declared,
and then engaged in an effort to ex~
plain the mass arrests of Communists
on the night of the fire. AS soon as
he heard of the arson in the Reich-
stag he knew by clairvoyant intuition
that the fire had been set by the
Communists. Moreover, the arrests
were due to his February 1 order for
an inquiry into the homes and per.
sons of the Communist leaders. Hence
everything was prepared.
Explaining the unsubstar1tiated
statements he issued to the press d.
rectly after the fire, he said these
were due to the excitement OF the
moment He said it was erroneous to
have accused the Social Democrats
as well.
His first Intention was to hang Van
der Lubbe on the night Of the fire, but
he postponed this, hoping thereby to
discover his accornplices, he declared.
Torgler and Izoenen were the last
to leave the Rsichstag, lie stated,
adding that he knew "clairyoyantly"
that the Communists were the in
cendiaries. He stated, on oath, that
he had commanded Heldorf round up
the Communists that night and that
5000 Communist leaders were arrested
the night of the arson. Helldorf on
oath had previously declared that he
had received no such commands from
his superiors.
Goering concluded his speech ST
court discovers incendiaries, my task
is to discover the culprits and wire
pullers for the whole frightful and
disruptive agitation in the nation.
However, the trial ends Will md
and punished the guilty"
Dimitroff, who was still in the
court room at the time OF this
statement, asked II Karwahne and
Frey, two Nail deputies who testified
against Torgler. had reported per-
sonally TO Goering Goering denied
that they had DinniJroff then de-
manded to know why he had as
serted on the night Of the fire that
Torgler and the Communist Party
were guilty. Goering replied he has
not concerned himself much about
the trial, that he has his policy and
is confident that the officials had
evidence of such statements. Dimi-
troff questioned him about the state
ment that Communist Party card
had been found in van der Lubbe1s
pocket and pointed out that the de-
tectives now state unanimously that
no Communist Party ticket had been
found on van der Lubbe, and that
Goering was responsible for letting
his police issue false statement. Has
Goering inquired Of Police In Hem
ningsdorf where van der Lubbe stayed
overnight on Feb. rs, Din1itroff de-
manded. Goering replied that detec@
tives have followed all clues in this
case and found the right clue i,anne-
diately as only the possible criminals
are the Communists.
Dinitroff here asked SDoes Goe~
ring know that the criminal Com
nlunist Party he speaks of leads In
one-sixth OF the world, Soviet Union,
the greatest and best country in the
world?"
Goering, turned scarlet with rage.
and shouted 1t is unheard OF that
such criminals, such rascals daYe such
impudence here, You viii experience
something on leaving here. Such
scoundrels belong on the galloWs.s