The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-18

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At the same time, the Fa;
as the final hearings close ton
verdict within the next few days,
perhaps next Saturday morning.
Following the complete Shattering
Of the whole per iuued case Of the
NaSis against the four Communists
on trial for the firing of the Reich
stag, the open threat Of further per-
secution of Dinlitroff comes after
even the Nazi prosecutor has admit
ted his complete innocence, as well
as the innocence Of his Comrades.
The announcement of Hitler's
leading paper thus meets Goering'S,
the leader of the Storm Troopers,
demand for the lives of all the de-
PENDANTS. 1t. was Goering who, I'M
der the relentless prodding of Dsni-
troff's ss-examination in the eip-
zig court, shouted the fo ing
words at the defendants:
''HVait till you are out of this
courts power. Then you will ex-
perience something. Such scoun-
dreIs must be hanged"
Thus, it is not only Torgler's life
but the lives OF Etnjtroff and his
Bulgarian comrades, Popoff and Tan
eff, which are now in the greatest
danger at the hands OF the Fascist
axe executioners.
Trial Sumn,ing-Up
Today, on the 65th day OF the
trial, began the Summing-up pro-
ceilings which bring the trial to a
close. Dimltroff, who has had the
greatest difficulty in obtaining the
right to speak, finally was permitted
to make sumnling-up speech. He
stated that he has defended himself
throughout the trial as a completely
innocent man, with every available
means at his disposal. Had he been
permitted to choose his own counsel,
he would have acted differently, but
this was denied him, he declared.
He thanks Tetchert, the counsel
chosen for him by the court, but
under the present circumstances in
Germany, he boldly declares that he
cannot have any confidence in
Teichert.
Turning to the judge, he remarked
caustically:
Il wanted neither the honey nor
the poison of the defense imposed
upon me-"
TALKS AS REYOLUTIONIST X
Continuing, Dimitroff faced the
entire court and declared: Il am
defending my political convictions
as 4 revoiution,st. That's why nv
language is sharp. My aim has
been to prove that neither myself,
my Bulgarian comrades here, nor
Torgler, nor the Communist move
ment has had anything TO do with
the Reichstag fire.
abroad nobody believes that we
are guilty.
1t is precisely because we are
Communists that nobody can i'm
pute such deeds to us. People re-
preached me for making propa-
ganda in this court, but the
speeches of Goering and Goebbels
are also propaganda
Attacks Fascisn
Continuing, Dinlitroff declared
THE German press rails against ms
as coming from the dark Balkans,
but the Bulgarian masses are polit-
ically and Intellectually IS advanced
as any other country. It is true that
in Bulgaria, fascism is savage and
barbaric, but ask you, in what
country is fascisrn not savage and
barbaric?"
At this point, the presiding judge
rusheS in TO warn Din1itroff against
"tl'is innusndo against Germany"
Dirlitroff, however, goes on: y
remind you OF the many outrsgeS
where Communists were accused, but
where it was subsequently proved
that these acts Of violence were COM
mitted by political opponents. l re-
mind you of the two railway outrages
in Germany, Of the violent acts In
Hungary. and the white guard muir
der of the French President Doumer
by Gorguloff.p
Cites Russian Revolution
Dinitroif refuted Goering's asser-
ton that the Communist Party
wanted to make desperate attempt
to seize power Immediately after the
formation Of Hitler's government.
"Anyone knowing Communists
knows that the German Communist
Party would never dream Of any
such advcnturist game. The Com
murist Party knew that the Hitter
government would prohibit It's ac-
tiyity, but, where Communists Par
ties are prohibited, they continue
to work illegally ae In Poland, italy,
Bulgaria, etc.
Sin Russia, too, the Communists
worked illegally, snd then aeccrn-