The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-01
MAN ACCUSED OF
ARSON IS COP SPY
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ruthiesSiy against all spies, agents
proyocateurs and similar elements
who penetrate their ranks. The
Dutch Communist Party has or
ganiZed mass meetings in all cities
and big towns for this evening to
protest against the fascist attempt
to make the Communist Party of
Germany and the Communist In
ternationaI responsible for the Grim
mai activities of an exposed, ex-
PEELED agent provocateur.
Press Is Banned.
The whole Communist press
throughout Germany was suppressed
Tor four weeks by drastic "enerv
geney" decree issued by the govern
ment today. The whole Socialist
press is suppressed for IA days. To-
days editions of the left wing news
papers, welt Am Bergen" and the
Berlin Am Morgen," were confis-
Gated and their editorial offices oe-
cupied by the police. All Communist
and Socialist election campaign post
ers were confiscated.
Wholesale Arrests.
Orders were issued for the arrest
OF all Communist deputies in the
Reichstag Diet and Town Council
Twelve members of the Reichstag
Diet we're arrested so far. One hun
dred and thirty persons were arrested
i'll Berlin, including Wilhelm PECK, a
member of the central committee of
the Communist Party, Remmele and
Ludwig Rem, author of War and
many other nom Communists inelud-
ing OSsietzky, Hodmann, Muehsam,
etc.
Raids and mass arrests were car
ried out in many other cities. One
hundred forty are reported arrested
in Hanover.
Ernst Torgler, leader of the Com
nnupist fraction in the Reichstag, is
charged with direct connection in the
Reichstag fire, the police alleging he
was seen" talking with the arsonist
Immediately preceding the outrage,
Torglcr appeared before the Police
Presidium today Indignantly denying
these lying charges.
Widest Anti-Red Lies
The fascist and nationalist press
are conducting terrific campaign of
vicious Indictment against the Com
munist Party, publishing the widest
stories concerning alleged Communist
plans, including poisoning Of reser-
yoirs, foodstuffs and attacks on the
children of political opponents. The
hectic atmosphere of 1914 has been
revived.
Today's Cabinet session decided to
issue an emergency decree against
the Communist movement, contain
ing the severest measure without,
however, according to the bourgeois
press, directly suppressing the Party.
Related organizations, like the Labor
Defense, etc., are likely to be sup
pressed, according to the bourgeois
press, although details are as yet I'M
available. In q statement issued to
the bourgeois press, the government
declares direct connection of the
Communist leaders with the Reich
stag outrage has been proved but
offers no proof. 1t repeats the SLAM
der that Communist 'provocators"
are operating in police and fascist
uniforms, thus attempting to placate
the Catholics for the attacks on them
by armed uniformed fascists. The
statement further says that the AR
rested Dutch Communist" admitted
relations with the Socialist Party.
not the slightest shred of
proof is offered to support any of
these contentious. The statement
further alleges the discovery" of q
Communist plan to institute a reign
Of terrorist acts eliminating in An
armed revolt