The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-28
All Communists
 .' to Be Arrested
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which left the main hall of the legislative building mass of charred ruins, but which spared the library of the historic edifice, was deliberately set by Dutch communist named Marinus Van Der Luebbens, acting in concert with a number of other conspira- tors.
 Police reported that after the fire was discovered, men were seen rushing through the building with lighted torches in their hands.
 Van Der Luebbens said he had no confederates in his attempt to destroy the government buildings.
 "We are ready to fight to the utmost any aattempt against the states authority" Goering's official communlque said to-day.
 Ut can be stated now that the first attack (of the communists) has been parried. The entire Ber- lin police force is in readiness, and Warrants for the arrest of two communist reichstag deputies have been issued for complicity in hte reichstag fire.
 "The prohibition of the social democrat press includes periodicals, posters and handbills.
 "The fact that Van Der Luebbens confessed his connection with the social-democrats establishes the united front of the socialists and communists"
 Goerings name was signed to the cJmmunique.
 Simultaneously, police revealed that a raid, on Liebknecht house, communist headquarters, last Fri day uncovered instructions" for the beginning of widespread reign of communist terrorism throughout Germany, with the hope of civil war to follow.
 Goering's communique said that the plot disclosed in the Lieb- knecht house raid included plans for the destruction of all govern ment buildings, museums, castles, and modern power plants through out Germany.
 A significant paragraph of the instructions was quoted as follows:
 For attacks on police, women and children, preferably belonging to the families of police officers, should be used to march in front of the attacking rioters"
 The cOmmunique states that soon after Goering arrived at the burn ing reichstag building to find its famous dome threatened by the flames, he sat down and wrote his drastic orders.
 The investigation, according to the minister, already had disclosed beyond a doubt that the fire was incendiary. Torches made out of kn. leather bags, hidden in reichstag cellar to the top garrets.
 The first alleged incendiary cap- tured was a man 24 years old who gave his name as Wan Der Lueb- bens." The young man had Dutch passport and papers idcn- tifying him as member of the Dutch communist party.
 An immediate roundup of sus- poets in connection with the SUD- posed plot was started and before morning more than 80 prisoners were held incommunicado in Ber- lin cells, mos of them were lead CTS of the communist party. Some of those arrested were said to be deputies, but the police refused to reveal their identity.
 One of the first acts of the police was to raid the premises of the newspaper Vorwaerts; confiscate the morning edition and put its editors under surveillance.
 The parliament, 1t was believed to-day, would meet in the now va- cant state opera house in Berlin, or in some hall outside the city, pending restoration of the buildings which will cost millions.
 Amsterdam, Feb 2S-CUP)-. Marinus Van Der Luebbens, held in Berlin as the fncendiary who at- tempted to destroy the reichstag building, is we'll known here as a fanatical communist, according to the police.
 Van Der Luebbens obtained a pass- port to Russia in 1891 and has not been in Holland since, the police reported.
 Although police refused to pub- fish the names of prisoners already taken in the government raids, 1t was known that one of them is the communist deputy, Hermann Rem- mele.
 The highest leader of the com munist organization, Ernest Thael- mann. the Hamburg longshoreman, who once tramped the highways of the United States as a hobo, was reported under arrest. Thaelmann has been the perennial communist candidate for president of the re- public.
 Wilhelm Pieck. communist lead CT of the Prussian diet, Ernest Torgler, communist whip in the Reichstag, and many minor func- tionaries also were reported jailed. In Hanover. 140 communists were arrested.