Evening star., 1921-06-02
|LElVN ECONOMIC. /.
PROGRAM | FAVORED |
Congress- OF Communist
Party Makes Declaration
dApproval.:
Bv tile AsDoeIatell Pre,e,

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RIGA. June The congress Of the
communist party Tcioged. its sessions
At Moscow on Monday, with . adsclara-
don of approval, Of the program ex-
pounded Nfckolai Lenin and hie
lieutenant. Milfutin, minister of asri.
culture the soviet regime, who is
now the: ruling spirit ON economic
questions.. The policy thus approved
ives outlined by Lenin and Milf4tlln. 4.
lduFing the disousslop, and was ae-
cepted in silence sby .Zinovieff. soviet
goye1nor Of Petroxrad, who has here
tofore; been regarded al head of the
Premier Lenin's speech. as officialiy
reported by the soviet ageney.a ex-
planned that previous policies tof
reQuisitton,. etc. had been due to ex-
ternai conditions and to civil war.
which had given no other choice than
i ures. But this necessity now being
ended. he said. the task must be ''the
establishment Of fixed relations be-
tween the workmen- and the pess-
antry.",4 s.4:.x ,.ss..!.
- GraIn, fsrSTax.
The,policy, as outlined by Lenin and
Miliutin., consists mainly In the fol-
sFirss. coiisssson from the peasants
of q fixed amount OF grain bNa sys-
tenn of tax In kind. estimated. by
Milfutin to amount to about one
third Of the crop. The other two-
thirdS OF the crop Is to remain at tine
! through the ewiyrestored co-cpera-
tves. whose power Is to be extended.
The former system Of xequfsitions
which made the peasants the ardent:
and sometimes the fighting, foes OF
communism. permitted the peasant to
for personal consumption, while the
state forcibly took the rest.
| Second. Setention in the hands OF
the state OF the largest industries
and means OF transportation, par
| ticularly the leather. salt and tex
! turning out Manufactured goods now
I most needed by the peasants. They
are to be sped mp in order to satisfy
/! the peasants needs, and the work
| men are to be encouraged by bonus
system, and other Inducements which
/ will increase production. Supervision
II 10 be under the trade unions. who
| will M the rates Of pay instead OF
the government. as heretofore.
l.. small Inaastries Favored.
Third. encouragement of small and
medium co.operatfves and private
industries. FACTORIES Will. De leased
to these smaller industries. and even
financial assistance will be given. The
trades unions will fix the wages. the
] government retaining the right OF
| factory inspection. Personal iEitia'
| tive Of workers will be suitably re-
warded and will supplant equal pay
The chief purpose throughout will bt
:. to increase nroduction.
Besides the foregoink. there will
be general relaxation of prosecution
and Of hindrances to free trade.
In the course Of his speech on Mon.
/ day Lenin said that the development
! Of capitalism, through the small In.
! dustries and agriculture. was not t.
be feared. for the reason that tht
! proletariat always held firmly in 1t.
J hands all the large sources of In.
| dustry. 1t must be remembered. h<
| went on. that the peasants economy
could not be stabilized without Ger.
i tain freedom Of barter and without
those-capitslistic relations connected
J with barter, He therefore urgedtths