Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-14

the reach Of the average Russian
peasant.
Why don't you seize the food and
feed these people," the correspond !
was not able to obtain enough food
to give 10000 orphans a scanty
ration. "' t
THAT would only make food
scarcer," the governor replied. 1t
| would drive all the supplies back UNI
! der cover and the well-to-do would
not be able to bug. Consequently
they would have TO depend on the
government rations and make the
situation worse. When money and
Manufactured articles can he cS-
changed legally for food. tho peasants
bring their supplies into the markets
and tho burden which the govern
mcnt has IN collecting food is les
sened.i' =
Russians who are in the worst
Iplight are the formerly well-to-do
who have not found employment un-
der the soviet government. Employees
Hof the government all get some food.
Consequently all departments are
greatly cverstaffed and the clamor for
positions is deafcning. Salaries are
small and the scale is so varied h a
it is impossible to learn what the
standard is. But employees work for
y AooS CLtll lhieht 81 -. ~ ;" 49,
clerk in the foreign office told the
correspondent thai she received 1000
rubles Z. month. A soldier employed
as guard at a government guest mouse
says his wage is only 1000 rubles a
month, with an allowance OF ono
Lpound OF black bread, two Jumps o.
sugar and a limited amount OF rice
and cassia ,or rough meal made from
:, lnillet and used by the Russians as q
sort of breakfast food. With breac
selling at prices ranging from 3,oo'
to 1000 rubles a pound, according tt
quality, these salaries are ridiculous
Get Million a Month.
Workmen in some of the automo
bile factories are reported to recelVN
from 100000 to 1900. 600 rubles {
month. Others are paid less papeI
!, money and receive ~perquisites in tn
way" or manufactured products, tood
!, trent. etc. Sc. in all tha maze of fig
+ ures, it is impossible to reach an:
q average Wage or salary.
Under, the revised econonli: plan
, fares must be paid o. railways AM
street cars. Charges are also to b.
made for light, telephones, telegraph
and postage. 4ree rent ia also dis
appcaring and renters are to be re
quired to keep up repairs at thel
> OWN expense under the direction .
house committees.
, These charecs are increasing tn
: difficulties Of persons without IN
! cones and forcing gentle folks int
: the street markets with their re
> naming furs. jewelry, s.lverware
china, linen and clothing. However
most of the old-tilne aristocracy ha
long 6 learned the ways of trad
and it is not the hardship 1t once wa
to stand in the streets and barte
away ones personal effects.
Many\of the former members Q
leisure classes have aiken very natur
ally to changed conditions and gon
in for trading on a strictly CONNER
cial basis. The only WI restaurant
in Moscow where satisfactory meal
are served are stated by culture
women who speak German an
French as luentIy as Russian and re
ceive diners with all the courtes
found in better class drawing rooms
The of one of these restau
rants is the wife Of an officer high
a the Bolshevist Red army who wa
: formerly aX colonel in the imperla
Q army. Her husbands salary
wholly inadequate to support her tw
n children and aged parents, Sc 81
8 worked for the government until tn
new economic policy made it tmpos
e sible for her to enter business OF
more remunerative sort.
Cow Engage in Trade.