The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-02

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further testimony regarding the all
legged arson conversations Binge.
a prosecution witness, while detained
in prison by the Nazis from March
10 to July IL, made statements which
he now withdrew on the stand.
He admits talking to van der
Lubbe, but denies the utterance
ascribed to him: This boy is all
right; we can use him Judge
Buenger insinuatingly asks: Perhaps
you forget, but didn't you really hear
revolutionary talk?"
Witness Denies Nazi Charge.
Binge states that van der Lubbe
did not give the impression of being
a Communist. Incensed at Binge's
refusal to testify as the Nazi court
wishes, the attorney general threat-
ems him with legal prosecution.
Jahnicke. another prosecution wit
ness, states that he is a Communist.
but left the Communist Party in
June 1882 for personal reasons. He
describes details of the Neukoelln or
ganization of the Communist Party
where terrorist acts we're never dis
cussed. Jahnicke adds that "eles
ments inclined to terrorism were lrl-
structed that the Communist Party
was opposed to individual terrorism"
Van der Lubbe mot Communist
Jahnicke says that he. had asked
van der Lubbe, if he was a member
of the Communist Party. Van der
Lubbe answered: Not of the Com
munist Party but of the A. A. U.
(Allgeneine Arbeiter- Union)." Judge
Buenger asks: What organization is
thatP" Torgler explains that the
A. A. U. is an neutrality-suspicious.
group.
Jahnicke declares that van der
T1,bbe differed from the Communists
in being undisciplined and foggy IN his
ideas. In reply to Torgler's question
as to the Communist Party's attitude
toward terrorism, Jahnicke states
that the Party rejected terrorism
during the latter half OF 1857 ana
in January February, 1888.
Panknin, the next witness, wearing
a storm troopers badge, confirms
Jahnicke's testimony. Din1itroff then
asks Panknin why as "a good Ger
man" he didn't inform the police
after hearing this incendiary talk.
Panknin replies: Il didn't take the
conversation seriously.
Van Der Lubbe On Stand
The third phase of the trial begins
with van der Lubbe's examination on
the stand, with the prosecution ask
ing him how he entered the Reich
stag and set fire to different parts
of the building.
Judge Buenger begs van der Luboe
to talk frankly Van der Luooe
grins and mods. He says that on
Sunday, Feb. 26, he strolled through
Berlin, reaching Hennigsdorf In the
evening, where he registered under
his right name with the police. He
stayed overnight in the police night
lodgings.
This is obviously a clumsy police
alibi to prove that van der Lubbe
did not spend the night with NaN
friends of his. Van der Lubbe adds:
st went to Spandau early next morn
ing, and left Spandau at am"
Judge Buenger:: do you admit
firing the Reichstag ON that very
day?" Van der Lubbe only mods.
Judge Prompts Dutcnman
Though van der Lubbe had told
his story up to this point con-
nectedly and clearly, the judge fears
he will fails to continue in that role
and returns to the Old method of
presenting detailed questions requir-
ing only Eyes" or mo" answers. He
tells van der Lubbe to interrupt him
if the description he reads is 'incor-
rect" but van der Lubbe never in
terrupts as the presiding judge de-
scribes van der Lubbe's second-story
entrance into the Reichstag through
a window.
The judge adds that van der Lubbe
set fire to the building all alone, ap~
plying the match at ten different
spots within 20 minutes. Van der
Lubbe confirms the judges whole
statement, and Buenger adds that
the description read by him tallies
Will pOliCc Icpolbo VI JIG -iuC
Prosecution Drops Arson Charge
The prosecution thus taoitly drops
the arson indictment against Torg-
Ter, Dimitroff, Popoff and Taneff and
now accuses van der Lubbe alone Of
the actual firebug act.
Police Threaten Dimitroff
Dimitroff rises and tries to speak
to the newspaper men covering the
trial, but policemen drag him back
and threaten to beat him up is he
doesn't shut up.
Judge Buenger then announces
that the trial stands adjourned until
Wednesday, Oct. a. II