Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-10
LENINE DRAFTS
INTELLECTUALS
FOR BIG JOBS
(BV Associated Press)

Vladvostok, April u (By mail)-
The fundamental principle OF the Bol-
sheviki that the sovietS, as organs OF
revolutionary dictatorship, must be
the strict expression of class gov
ernment is undergoing marked
changes, according to member of
the Moscow All-Russian Central Co
Operative Association. He summar
iZed the situation when he left Mos
COW as follows:
4; Russians of the intelligent class
were being induced to work in the
soviets and in other organizations for
a restoration of the normal course Of
! life. The anarchist terror which had
prevailed since October had been
stopped and arbitrary executions, in
some cases, had given way to pre-
liminary legal Investigations and
trials
The intelligentzia and some of the
ger and want, had relinquished the
tactics of sabotage. Others who were
! inclined to do likewise were vascil-
lating on account of doubts as to the
durability of the soviets and because
! they feared the consequences under
tie new regime.
The economic policy was essential
| ly the same as before. Nationaliza
tiCn of ammunition factories and of
| financial institutions was continued.
Former administrators of factories
participated in the management as
members of factory committees.
Small enterprises had been left III
the hands Of their owners, who worked
in contact with factory committees OF
their districts. Many factories and
milsl were closed. Life was sustained
by drawing upon wealth previously
accumulated.
1t was then reported that the So
Wet army would be increased to
three million men by spring. 1t was
| icing transformed INTO disciplined
army. Army committees had been
abolished and former officers were
being attracted to service The sys
TEN Of election of officers was beng
supplanted by appointments by chiefs,
who had full charge Of directing op
erations. CommiSsars represented the
soviet authority.
Public education was being super
intended by commlssarlat and by a
special body composed Of representa-
tiveS of educational sections of labor
organizations. Many new schools were
being opened. Science and art were
being adapted to the understanding Of
the masses. A great deal of ardor
and temperament were shown, but
very little system. The Moscow Uni
versity, which formerly attracted hun
dreds of workingmen, was attended
only by dozens.
| The attitude toward cooperative or
carnations has changed. Owing to
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which have destroyed private CONNER
cial enterprise and failed to replace
i it with something else, the Bolsheviki
have begun to regard the stability of
the cO-operatives with good will. Spe-
cial decree have been issued protect
ing them from soviet interference.
THEY are receiving big orders for the
. supply of various districts. The turn
over of capital of the Central Coop
erative Association for the year eX
ceeded one billion rubles. The soviet
government has proposed to the as
sociation to undertake to supply the
whole country. The workers coop
eratives asserted their right to di-
rect the activity of the association
and succeeded in electing One-third of
tie directors.
The National Bank, the financial
center of the co-operatives, has been
nationalized, but measures have been
i taken to "render realization of the re-
form less painful" All employees have
been retained and the direction is
entrusted to a conference of cooper
atives, corresponding roughly to a
meeting of stockholders. Under such
organization normal banking opera
tions may easily be restored.
The relator concludes with sum-
mary Of the general situation, which
he describes as "catastrophic.
Transportation facilities, he said,
are going from bad to worse. Food
stuffs are scarce. Articles in store
are being consumed and are not be-
ing replaced. Starvation and epidem-
les are eXterminating entire villages.
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