The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-25
IN RUSSIA.
The Cavalry On The Labor Front


The Cavalry On The Labor Front.
Budenny, the commander of the
Cavalry Army who mas arrived in
Rostov has made TIE following state
ment. In the Ukraine the cavalry pre-
pared 10000 dessiatins of land for
the poorest peasants and set up and
planted 1000 vegetable gardens. The
wagons and agricultural implements
of the peasants were repaired in the
army workshops. Besides this the po-
litical agitators of the army carried
on an active educational and propa-
ganda work among the peasants.
Inventions in Russia.
In the three years that have elapsed
since the beginning Of its existence
the Committee for Technical Inven-
tions has examined 241O inventions.
Of these 762 were new inventions and
the remainder dated from the former
regime.
" these inventions 20 per cent
came from factory workers and of
this group the number of self-taught
persons was As per cent. SO per cent
of the inventors have submitted their
inventions without reporting their
profession.
Russian Orders for Railway Material
Lomnossov, the foreign representa-.
tive of the Commissariat for Foreign
Trade who has arrived in Moscow in
formed representative of "Rosta'
that the first of the locomotives which
are intended for Soviet Russia will be
completed in the Henschel Factory in
kassel on May 22nd. In March 1922
Russian would receive ITO locomotives
from abroad whose load would be
double that of the ordinary loco
motives. Next Spring the Russian To-
comotive park would have increased
by 25 per cent. For the repair of the
damaged locomotives large orders for
spare parts have been made abroad
and a large portion of these goods
have been already deliverey. For some
of the parts the price was less thar
in 1914. In Sept. shipment of cisterns
will arrive in Novorossijsk which shall
be used for the transport of naphtha
abroad. e
End of the Neutral Zone.
| AS the peace with Russia has beer
concluded and the notifications ex.
changed the neutral zone of Is kilo
metres along the eastern frontier OF
Poland has been abolished. Traffic OF
all kinds is now allowed in this area
Repairing the Commercial Fleet.
On all the seas there are 1906 ship,
available. 1872 have already been sem
out of the repair docks. There arr
946 sailing ships, Of which 5S2 ar,
| undergoing repairs. 356 of these will
be ready in definite time. The repai,
of the Caspian fleet is making goot
progress. Of the oil fleet more hav,
been repaired than was estimated il
the program.
Lace Export.
The Home Industry Secticn of tn,
Province of Vologda is organizing al
exhibition of lace in Moscow in con
nectoin with the hundreth anniversar,
of the existence Of the industry in tn
province. For the exhibition those Pat
terms which are most suited for ex
port are being selected. 10000 peas
ants in the province are employed i
the lace industry.
Health of Young Workers.
'iSvestla reports. In order to as
certain the cases of young worker
who are not in good health and VIII
should be sent to a health resort tn
Siberian section for Health has d,
cided that all young workers, withor
exception, are to be medically examir
| ed The heplth resorts are meant fir,
: Of all for the sick children and III
4 children Of miners and for those wi
are employed in industries which a,
injurious to the health. After th,
come those who work in factories al
finally all young workers.
. "Novij Put" reports that the Ce'
q trial Council for the protection
1 children has taken steps to settle
( many children as possible from II
r Donetz Basin in the crimea whe