New Britain herald., 1921-09-23
SOV|ETS UNLOADING
 BURDEN CN PEOPLE
Officials Stepping Aside While
 Peasants Work Harder

Moscow. Sept. 23.-(By the Asso- eiated Press sa1-Everywhere through out Russia the soviet government ls unloading responsibilities it is unable to meet. Factory workers are bcinG urged to obtain their own materials run their own affairs and obtain their own food.
 ''DecentraIize: do it yourselves. and do not depend upon the central gov ernment for everything" is the burd en of instructions bPoadcasted by the government since domestic free trade was instituted and the new economic policy of the Bolshiviki was declared. Provincial officials labor unions, CO operative societies. and famine relief committees are all told the same thing.
 M. Kalinin. chairman of the Russian general committee for famine relief chose this admonition as the text fl his speeches during his recent tour of the famine areas. He berated local officials for turning their eyes toward Moscow. and urged them to go out and get food, themselves, in districts where it is obtainable.
 Many Out Of Employment
 Departments are being reduced and large numbers of men are being thrown out of employment. Those who have been receiving food have been placed on reduced rations and work ment in naionalized factories are be- ing paid in manufactured products or in money instead' of food so that the food responsibilities of the government may be frightened.
 It seems however that Russians with the exception of the extreme communists are pleased with the gov ernment's change of policy. Attempts ~ NI.g proved so disastrous for three years that 1t is probable anything new would be welcomed as possibly promising relief for the average citi- zen.
 Blockade is Blamed
 Communists stoutiy insist that tho war and tho blockade were wholly re- sponsibie for the breakdown of the communicate plans and are explaining that the new system adopted is really modified communism and not capital ism. rt is impossible however to And peasantS holding land who will admit the government owns the soil.
 Apart from the ardent communists there seems to be a general opinion that tho scheme of granting conces- sions to operate industries Is only camoufaged capitalism. The military control that is being exercised and communist party discipline are so strong that the soviet government ap- parently has not been weakened by it's change of policy and it is probable it has been strengthened. as the general public tired of strife is hopeful that further changes in the economic policy of the government will be made.
 Pcasants' Lot Is Better
 Outside the famine area the condi- ton of peasants is much easier under the new plan which fixes a definite amount which must be paid in pro- uctA and guarantees the peasants against acquisitions above that amount It also enables growers to sell or ex- change their surplus footstuffs without violation of the law.
 The unemployment problem with winter at hand and little fuel available threatens to become acute however. IL is far moro serious in Russian tn- dustrial centers than in countries avowediy canitalistic where the food situation in country districts is easier and transportation Is under less rigid control than in Russia.