The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
soviet IDEAS
IN VALDIVOSTOK
HAvECHANCED

valdivostok, April The funda-
mental principle Of the Bolshevil<i that
the Soviets - organs Of revolution :.
AIRY dictatorship must be the strict ex-
pression Of class government II under
going marked changes. according to
number Of the Moscow All-Russian
Central Cooperative Association. He
summarized the situation when he left
Moscow ~ follows:
Russians Of the intelligent class
were being induced to work in the
Soviets and In other organizations for
= restoration Of the normal course Of
life. The anarchists terror which had
prevailed since October had been stop
Ped and arbitrary executions. in some
cases had given way to preliminary
legal investigations and trials.
Tho intslligentsia and some Of the
omcera. under the influence Of hunger
and want. had relinquished the tactics
OF sabotage. Others who were In
clined to do likewise were vacillating
on account Of doubts as to the dura-
bilfty Of the Soviets and because they
feared the consequences under a new
regime.
The economic policy was essentially
the same as before. Naturalization
OF ammunition factories and Of finan-
cial institutions was continued. For
mer administrators Of factories par
ticipated In the management as MEM
bers Of factory committees. Small
enterprises had been left In the hands
Of their owners who worked in con-
tact with factory committees Of their
districts. Many factories and mills
were closed. life was sustained by
drawing upon wealth previously ac-
cumulated.
It was then reported that the Soviet
army would be increased to three
million men by spring. It was trans
formed into q disciplined army. Army
committees had been abolished and
former officers were being attracted to
service. The system Of election OF of
ficers was being supplanted by ap-
pointments by chiefs who had full
charge OF directing operations. Com
missars represented the Soviet politi-
cal authority.
Public, education was superintendent
by a commissariat and by a special
body composed or Representatives OF
educational sections Of labor organi-
cations. Many new schools were be-
ing opened. Silence and art were being
adapted to the understanding of the
masses. A great deal of ardor and
Temperament were shown but very lit
tie system. The Moscow university
which formerly attracted hundreds OF
working men was attended only by
dozens.
The attitude toward cooperative or
nanixattOns has changed Owing to
the results of disastrous experiences
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cial enterprise and failed to replace
It with something else. the Bolsheviki
have begun to regard the stability
ct the cooperatives with good will.
Special DEGREES have been issued pro :
tecting them from Soviet interference.
They are receiving big orders for the
supply Of various districts with articles
OF necessity. The turnover OF CAPT
tai of the Central Cooperative Asso :
citation for the year exceeded one bill
lion rubles. The Soviet government
has proposed to the association to IN
deretake to supply the whole country.
The workers cooperatives asserted
their right to direct the activities OF
the association and succeeded In elect
ing one third of the directors.
The National Rank. the financial
Sccter of the cooperatives. has been
ma tionalized, but measures have been
taken to render realisation of the re-
form less painful. All employees have
heen retained and the direction Is en-
trusted to u conference of cooperatives.
corresponding roughly to meeting
If stockholders Under such organi-
.ation normal banking operations may
easily be restored.
The relator concludes with sum
mary of the general situation Wnicn
he describes as catastrophe.
Transportation facilities. he said. are
going from bad to worse. Food stuns
are scarce. Articles in store are he
ing consumed and are not being re-
placed. Starvation and epidemics ara
DISCRIMINATING entire villages