Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02

Reichstag was a machine that
could not run. The strikes
went on. Twelve days later
Won Papen rendered his
resignation.
General Won Schleicher be-
came chancellor of the Reich
on December 2. They called
him the Social General
Secret rearming of the nation
with the aid Of the trade
union millions was the gist of
his program.
He sought TO alleviate the
acute factional bitterness in
the country by a sweeping
amnesty of political prisoners.
Thousands Of incarcerated
Communists and storm troop
ers left the German jailS; they
were soldiers Immediately re-
turning TO battle.
away with Schleicher."
ragged the Nazi press.
Down with the Schleicber
govern m EN- &" the Com
munists echoed.
CALLED TO BERLIN
7 was called to Berlin on
Dec. 6, 1882. TO report 10
Georgi Dimitrov. He looked
fat and happy Under the
thunderclouds of July he had
feared that the Western
Secretariat of the Comintern.
which he headed, would be
forced TO evacuate from Ber-
lin. No such precaution, he
thought, was necessary now.
The nervousness which had
invaded Comintern circles had
subsidized somewhat after Hit
ler's election setback in
November. Once more at
tention was turned away from
the Brown Menace and di-
rected toward the chief
enemy" the Social Democratic
forces. Hitler was on the way
out. Dimitrov assured me.
Hitler will never come 10
power" he insisted.
/ met in Dimitrov's office
on the WilhelmstraSse a secre-
tary / had not seen there be-
fore. a girl of athletic build
and mannish gait, who fol-
lowed her master around like
faithful dog. Her name was
Isa. She made coffee for us
on an electric percolator
while I received my in
structions.
do you like to work with
me-" the Bulgarian asked me.
"Yes," / smiled.
Il like to work with YOU,
too. You are going to Scan
dinavia."
Two days I rummaged
through the files of the
Scandinavian countries, which
were kept in a basement
apartment in Berlin-Lankwitz,
10 gain background informa-
ton on my new assignment.
Without further delay i re-
ceived my credentials, fal-
passport and funds, and
boarded the night express
over Warnemuende- Gjedser TO
Copenhagen.
DANE IN CHARGE
Controlling all Comintern
operations in the north of
Europe was Richard Jensen,
a hulking oak of a man, a
native of Denmark. Orders
from Moscow were relayed to
Jensen by way of Berlin, and
Jensen forwarded them to the
chiefs of the central party
committees-Aksel Larsen in
Denmark, Sillen in Sweden.
and Christensen in Norway.
This Dane was an extraor-
binary figure, a rough and
d ON eering Viking, 800
pounds of flesh and bone,
capable of formidable cunning.
yet addicted to gusts of roll
ing laughter. He was z feet
tall and he drank immensely.
He drank beer before break
fast. beer was constantly on
the desk in his office, and at
night, in bed, he drank beer
before he was ready to fall
asleep. All who knew him,
liked him.
Others came and went like
so many shadows over the
Comintern scene, and dis
appeared, burnt out or dis
carded or killed.-but Jensen
endured through the years.
He was a former workingman
who liked TO spend his money
like a lord. and he was one
of that small group of for
eign BolSheviks who seemed
10 enjoy Stains unfiinching
trust.
Ito Be Contlnued)