Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
CONDITIONS IN
vOLGA DISTRICT
ARE EXCELLENT
There Is An Abundance of
Fresh Eggs, Butter and
Milk and the Inhabitants
Generally Are Well Fed.
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Moscow, July 4.TThe condition
of the rural population is excellen
in the Volga district, owing to thu
fact that much which was formerly
sold is now consumed, as money i,
valueless, the peasants being unable
to purchase agricultural nipple
ments, seeds, clothing and other
manufactured articles.
This was CLEANED by the Associ-
ated Press correspondent who visit
ed the towns of Nijninovgorod
Simbirsk, Sanar and Saratoff, while
on a tour with the English labor
| delegation to Volga recently.
There is an abundance of fresh
eggs, butter and milk in most
villages and in one town. which was
visited, there was 1000 head of cat
tie for a population of 5000.
The system of land tenure varies
but in the majority of the villages
the peasants are the actual owners
of the land, which has been dis
tributed since the revolution, in
equal shares for each adult inhabi-
tant.
The governments acquisitions
but the peasants are permitted to
retain 80 pools G.154 pounds) IF
flour per capita as yearly ration
and must deliver up 100 liters CLEO
quarts) of milk per COW and ten
eggs per hen per year.
Many of the villages are being
organized on a commune basis,
notably in the governing Ger
man commune, with the capital at
Marxstadt. The population of the
German community is 100000, all
of whom speak pure German after
an absence of $50 years from their
native country.
Well Organized.
The local government of Marx |
stadt is well organized with schools, |
hospitals, social service, admirable !
a administrative offices, and num-
Der of small industries such as
leather factories, flour mills and
turning shops. The Germans have
formed and sent to the front sew
eral regiments of infantry and cav
airy, commanded by their own Of
ficers.
Politically the villages have been
only slightly touched by the revo-
luton, party lines are practically
non existent and the government
seldom interferes in it's local mat
.ers. The rich peasants are dis
with the present situa-
ion owing to the redistribution of
and which has deprived them Of
part of their holdings and which isl
the poorer peasants betterl
,ff than they ever were before.
Evidences of the governments
,fforts to moderni2e the rural
population appear on every hand
~ the establishment of schools for
ldult illiterates, libraries, reading
ooms and instruction in the new
of agriculture.
The food situation in the towns
s fairly good though the lack of
alt, meat and fats is evident, but
he system of food distribution IS
Elective with the speculative prices
ne-third to one-tenth less than
hose in Moscow.
Metal Works i'm Operation.
The metal works at Nijninovgo-
cd are operating with a force of
$500, who are turning out var
Material while the flour min, cam
ing factory and several other in ;
ustries are also being carried on.
The towns of Simbirsk and
amara are still suffering from the
fleets of Czech Slovakian occu-
alton under which the boys UNDER
Military age have been conscriptea
)r service in Siberia. rs
According to Sverdroff, the as
stant commissar of transporta-
on, the resumption of the river
'affic to Volga will enormously in
rease the supply of industrial fuel.
is estimated that 10000, 900
GODS (of 36,d7 pounds) of Baku =
il will be delivered during the !,
resent season, but already 100000 :,
Gods of oil has been received in